ARD stands for “Association of Public Broadcasting Corporations in the Federal Republic of Germany”. This consortium includes nine self-governing regional broadcasters serving Germany’s 16 federal states and airing approximately 250 hours of television and 1,500 hours of radio programming per day. It also provides online services and teletext. The tenth consortium member is Deutsche Welle, Germany’s state-funded international broadcaster.

ARD members are independent public service institutions, providing diverse content, promoting social discourse, and ensuring freedom of opinion through all of their radio, television and online programmes.