Deutsche Welle
Headquarters in Bonn | |
| Type | Broadcasting news and discussions |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Affiliates | World Radio Network |
| Headquarters | Bonn, Germany |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | German, English, Bengali, Spanish, Hindi, Tamil, Russian, Arabic, Persian, Dari, Pashto, Urdu, Albanian, Amharic, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Mandarin Chinese, French, Greek, Hausa, Indonesian, Kiswahili, Turkish, Macedonian, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Urdu |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Federal Government of Germany[1] |
| Key people |
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| History | |
| Launched | 3 May 1953 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| YouTube | DW News |
| Livestream | DW English |
Deutsche Welle (pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃə ˈvɛlə] ⓘ; 'German Wave'[3][4]), commonly shortened to DW, is a German state-funded television network, and public service[1] international broadcaster funded by the Federal Government of Germany.[5] The service is available in 32 languages. DW's satellite television service consists of channels in English, Spanish, and Arabic.[6] The work of DW is regulated by the Deutsche Welle Act,[7][8] stating that content is intended to be independent of German government influence. DW is a member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).[9]
DW offers regularly updated articles on its news website and runs its own centre for international media development, DW Akademie. The broadcaster's stated goals are to produce reliable news coverage, provide access to the German language, and promote understanding between peoples.[10] It is also a provider of live streaming world news, which, like all DW programs, can be viewed and listened via its website, YouTube, satellite, rebroadcasting and various apps and digital media players.
DW has been broadcasting since 1953. It is headquartered in Bonn, where its radio programmes are produced. However, television broadcasts are produced almost entirely in Berlin. Both locations create content for DW's news website. As of 2020, Deutsche Welle had 1,668 employees (annual average).[11] In total, over 4,000 people of over 140 nationalities work in DW's offices in Bonn and Berlin, as well as at other locations worldwide.[6]
- ^ a b Johnson, Ian (21 August 2014). "German Broadcaster Fires Chinese Blogger". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
Deutsche Welle is owned by the government, much like the British Broadcasting Corporation or the Voice of America.
- ^ "Who finances Deutsche Welle?". Deutsche Welle. 18 November 2021. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ Rinke, Eike Marke (31 March 2022). "Deutsche Welle". In Borchard, Gregory A. (ed.). Deutsche Welle. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Journalism (2nd ed.). pp. 459–462. doi:10.4135/9781544391199.n115. ISBN 9781544391199. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ Vaughan, Don; Schepp, David (20 March 2025). "Deutsche Welle". Encyclopædia Britannica. Britannica Money (Online ed.). Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. ISSN 1085-9721. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ "What kind of company is Deutsche Welle?". Deutsche Welle. 25 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ a b "About DW". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ Gesetz über die Rundfunkanstalt des Bundesrechts "Deutsche Welle" (Deutsche-Welle-Gesetz – dwg) [Deutsche Welle Act (DW Act)] (in German)
- ^ "DW Act: Foundations for independent journalism". Deutsche Welle. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ "Members". EBU.ch. European Broadcasting Union. 28 February 2019. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Profile". DW.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ Notes to the annual financial statements for the financial year from 01 January 2020 to 31 December 2020 (PDF) (Report). Bonn: Deutsche Welle. 7 May 2021.