Bayerischer Rundfunk

Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) is the public broadcaster for the German Freistaat (Free State) of Bavaria, with its main offices in Munich. BR is a member of the ARD.

Legal foundation

BR is a broadcaster for the general populace. In order to fulfill its functions, there exists a legal foundation, in which the broadcaster, its principles and its internal organization are fixed. These regulations are contained in the Bavarian Broadcasting Law (Bayerischen Rundfunkgesetz), originally passed in 1948, and in effect until 1993. At that time, it was comprehensively amended to more current media and political needs. This broadcast law is supplemented by the Broadcast State Contract (Rundfunkstaatsvertrag), which regulates the relationship of public and private broadcast in the dual broadcast system and which contains fundamental regulations particularly for financing. Just as important for the work of Bavarian Broadcasting is the cooperation of the Alliance of the Public Broadcasters of Germany (ARD), consisting of nine other regional broadcasting corporates as well as Deutsche Welle. The broadcasting service is further backed by the relevant European legal bases as well as the media service convention, which contain regulations for the on-line offerings of Bavarian Broadcasting.

Related Topics:
Alliance of the Public Broadcasters of Germany - Deutsche Welle

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