Das Erste

German public-service television channel

Key facts

Country: Germany
Broadcast area: Europe
Headquarters: Munich , Germany
Language: German
Picture format: 1080p HDTV , (downscaled to 720p for digital satellite and cable )
Owner: ARD
Sister channels: One , Tagesschau24 , ARD-alpha
Launched: 25 December 1952 ; 73 years ago ( 1952-12-25 )
Former names: NWDR-Fernsehen (1952–1954), Deutsches Fernsehen (1954–1984), Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen (1984–1996)
Website: www .daserste .de
Digital terrestrial television: Channel slots vary on each city
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Canaldigitaal live app: Live

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: generalist television channel
Official name: Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen
Country: Germany
Founded by: Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk
Headquarters: Munich
Owned by: Q49653
Industry: television
Operator: Q49653
Country of origin: Germany
Official website: www.daserste.de
Significant event: high-definition television

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Commons category: Das Erste
inception: 1952-12-25
language used: German
streaming media URL: play.waipu.tv/ard
short name: Das Erste
licensed to broadcast to: Germany
phone number: +49 (0) 89 59003344
social media followers: 680111
fax number: +49 (80) 59004070
described at URL: www.kek-online.de/medienkonzentration/mediendatenbank/#/profile/media/5be1a6b1-eb9b-4933-816a-1e7f4f50346d
operating area: Germany
product or material produced: television program
email address: mailto:[email protected]

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Encyclopedic overview

Das Erste ( German: [das ˈʔeːɐ̯stə]; "The First") is the flagship national television channel of ARD, an association of public broadcasting corporations in Germany, jointly operated by the nine regional public broadcasting corporations that are ARD members.

The channel was launched on 25 December 1952 as NWDR-Fernsehen and renamed Deutsches Fernsehen in 1954. Since 1996, the official brand is Das Erste; the full name Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen (First German Television) is still used before every major news edition. In colloquial speech, the station is usually called Erstes Programm ("First Channel"), or by its metonym, ARD.

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