ARD (Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten Deutschlands, Consortium of public broadcasting services of Germany) - public, Germany, consisting of the following local public stations (which also provide regional programming in separate channels):
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
Bayern 3
BR-alpha
Hessischer Rundfunk (HR)
Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR)
Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)
Radio Bremen (RB)
Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB; fused on May 1, 2003 from the former Sender Freies Berlin and Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg)