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Also known as German Wave

international German public radio and television channel

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Deutsche Welle, also known by the acronym DW, is an organization established in 1953. It is located in Bonn, Germany, and maintains an active status. The entity is categorized under the "other" type within organizational classifications.

The organization operates through official websites at dw.com and www.dw.com. It provides a web feed available at rss.dw.com/rdf/rss-en-all and can be contacted via the phone number +49 2284290. Deutsche Welle has a presence on social media with 612,000,000 followers. Its content is archived in the Commons category "Deutsche Welle."

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Type
Other
Founded
1953
Location
Bonn, Germany
Also known as
DW
Status
Active

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Encyclopedic overview

Deutsche Welle ( German: [ˈdɔʏtʃə ˈvɛlə] ; lit. 'German Wave'), commonly shortened to DW, is a German state-funded television network and public service international broadcaster funded by the Federal Government of Germany. The service is available in 32 languages. DW's satellite television service consists of channels in English, Spanish, Arabic and Russian. The work of DW is regulated by the Deutsche Welle Act, stating that content is intended to be independent of German government influence. DW is a member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

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. 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Deutsche Welle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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