Das Erste
Das Erste (German: [das ˈʔeːɐ̯stə]; "The First") is the flagship national television channel of the ARD association of public broadcasting corporations in Germany. Das Erste is jointly operated by the nine regional public broadcasting corporations that are members of the ARD.[1]
Country
Munich, Germany
25 December 1952
NWDR-Fernsehen (1952–1954)
Deutsches Fernsehen (1954–1984)
Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen (1984–1996)
Channel slots vary on each city
Watch live (Germany only)
ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only)
Horizon.tv (Switzerland only)
The channel was officially launched on Christmas Day, 25 December 1952 as NWDR-Fernsehen and renamed to Deutsches Fernsehen in 1954.[2] 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.
1970–1984
1984–1996
1997–2003
2003–2015
2003–2015
2015–present
2015–present
2015–present
