Bibel TV
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Bibel TV is Germany's first Christian Television channel. Since October 1st 2002 it has been broadcasting 24 hours/365 days per year all over Europe. It can be received by digital satellite dish (Astra
SES Astra
Astra is the name for the geostationary communication satellites, both individually and as a group, which are owned and operated by SES S.A., a global satellite operator based in Betzdorf, in eastern Luxembourg. The name is sometimes also used to describe the channels broadcasting from these...

 satellites), most digital cable systems in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, a number of (old) analogue cabel systems and on terrestrial DVBT (Hamburg, Berlin/Brandenburg, Rhein-Main-Gebiet, Leipzig, Saarland, Kiel/Lübeck, Nürnberg and München) as well as on the web by continuous streaming on Bibel TV's website.

Bibel TV is free to air TV.

Bibel TV is Germany's first not-for-profit charitable Television channel. It is financed by support from more than 32,000 Christian who voluntarily donate. It is a charitable not for profit foundation (Stiftung) in Hamburg
Hamburg
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 in the north of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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16 Christian organizations were a part of the founding of Bibel TV: among them are a subsidiary of the television arm of the Evangelical Church in Germany
Evangelical Church in Germany
The Evangelical Church in Germany is a federation of 22 Lutheran, Unified and Reformed Protestant regional church bodies in Germany. The EKD is not a church in a theological understanding because of the denominational differences. However, the member churches share full pulpit and altar...

, a subsidiary of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...

 in Germany, the association of Free churches (including Baptist
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...

, Methodist, Mennonite
Mennonite
The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after the Frisian Menno Simons , who, through his writings, articulated and thereby formalized the teachings of earlier Swiss founders...

, Pentecostal, Salvation Army
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....

), the German Billy Graham Association, Campus Crusade for Christ
Campus Crusade for Christ
Campus Crusade for Christ is an interdenominational Christian organization that promotes evangelism and discipleship in more than 190 countries...

 in Germany and the German Bible Society
Bible society
A Bible society is a non-profit organization devoted to translating, publishing, distributing the Bible at affordable costs and advocating its credibility and trustworthiness in contemporary cultural life...

, called Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft
Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft
The Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft is a religious foundation regulated by public law. It is involved in publishing and in spreading the message of the Bible....

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Director of Bibel TV is Henning Röhl.

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