European Broadcasting Union
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The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; ) is a confederation of 74 broadcasting organisations from 56 countries, and 49 associate broadcasters from a further 25. It is unrelated to the European Union
.
or privately owned stations with public missions. Full active Members are based in countries from Iceland
to Russia
, including almost every European nation. Associate members include countries from outside Europe such as Canada
, Japan
, Mexico
, India
and Hong Kong
. Associate Members from the United States
include ABC
, CBS
, NBC
, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
, Time Warner
, and the only individual station, Chicago-based classical music station WFMT
.
Active members are those whose states fall within the European Broadcasting Area
, or otherwise those who are members of the Council of Europe
.
The EBU's highest profile production is the Eurovision Song Contest
, organised by its Eurovision Network
. The Eurovision Network also organises the Eurovision Dance Contest
, the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
, the Eurovision Young Dancers
competition, and other competitions for young musicians and screenwriters, which are modelled along similar lines. The countries in the EBU have also often worked together to create documentaries and (animated) children's programming.
Radio collaborations include Euroclassic Notturno – an overnight classical music stream, produced by BBC Radio 3
and broadcast in the United Kingdom
as Through the Night – and special theme days, such as the annual Christmas music relays from around Europe.
Most EBU broadcasters have a group deal to carry the Olympics and FIFA World Cup
(particularly, the games of their country and the Final). Another annually recurring event which is broadcast across Europe through the EBU is the Vienna New Year's Concert
.
The theme music played before EBU broadcasts is Marc-Antoine Charpentier
's Prelude to Te Deum
. It is well known to Europeans as it is played before and after the Eurovision Song Contest
and other important events.
It was formed on 12 February 1950 by 23 broadcasting organisations from Europe
and the Mediterranean at a conference in the coastal resort of Torquay
in Devon
, England
. In 1993, the International Radio and Television Organisation
(OIRT), an equivalent organisation of broadcasters from Central and Eastern Europe, was merged with the EBU.
The first co-production was the animated series The Animals of Farthing Wood from 1993 based on the books of the same title by Colin Dann
. The second animated collaboration was Noah's Island
from 1997 and more recently, Pitt and Kantrop. Another important EBU programme is Jeux Sans Frontières
.
The EBU also encourages active collaboration between its Members on the basis that they can freely share their knowledge and experience, thus achieving considerably more than individual Members could achieve by themselves. Much of this collaboration is achieved through Project Groups which study specific technical issues of common interest: for example, EBU Members have long been preparing for the revision of the 1961 Stockholm Plan.
The EBU places great emphasis on the use of open standards. Widespread use of open standards (such as MPEG-2
, DAB
, DVB, etc.) ensures interoperability between products from different vendors, as well as facilitating the exchange of programme material between EBU Members and promoting "horizontal markets" for the benefit of all consumers.
EBU Members and the EBU Technical Department have long played an important role in the development of many systems used in radio and television broadcasting, such as:
The EBU has also actively encouraged the development and implementation of:
), which provide a radio and/or television service outside of the European Broadcasting Area, are permitted to submit applications to the EBU for Associate Membership. Countries which have this status also pay an annual fee to maintain this status, if a fee is not paid, then their Associate Membership is revoked. It was also noted by the EBU that any country that is granted Associate Member status does not include any access into the Eurovision system.
The following table, gives a list of Associate Members of the EBU.
The following table provides a list of European Broadcasting Union (EBU) 'Approved Participants'.
, Switzerland
, on 24 May 1956. Seven countries participated – each submitting two songs, for a total of 14. This was the only Contest in which more than one song per country was performed: since 1957 all Contests have allowed one entry per country. The 1956 Contest
was won by the host nation, Switzerland. In this competition, only Countries that are members of the EBU can participate.
, Denmark
, on 15 November 2003. Sixteen countries participated – each submitting one song, for a total of 16. The 2003 Contest
was won by Croatia
.
The televised competition is held every two years, with some countries holding national heats. Since its foundation in 1982 the Eurovision Young Musicians competition has become one of the most important music competitions on an international level.
The first competition was held in Manchester
, United Kingdom
on May 11, 1982.
) was an international dancing competition that was held for the first time in London
, United Kingdom on 1 September 2007.
The first competition was held in Reggio Emilia
, Italy
on 16 June, 1985.
It uses a format similar to the Eurovision Song Contest, every country that is a member of the EBU has had the opportunity to send a dance act to compete for the title of "Eurovision Young Dancer". The act can be either a solo act or a dance couple, and all contestants must be between the ages of 15 and 21 years and not professionally engaged. The winner is chosen by television viewers across the EBU through a real-time, electronic and onscreen voting mechanism.
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
.
General Description
Members of the EBU are radio and television companies, most of which are government-owned public service broadcastersPublic broadcasting
Public broadcasting includes radio, television and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service. Public broadcasters receive funding from diverse sources including license fees, individual contributions, public financing and commercial financing.Public broadcasting may be...
or privately owned stations with public missions. Full active Members are based in countries from Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
to Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, including almost every European nation. Associate members include countries from outside Europe such as Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. Associate Members from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
include ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
, CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
, NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a non-profit corporation created by an act of the United States Congress, funded by the United States’ federal government to promote public broadcasting...
, Time Warner
Time Warner
Time Warner is one of the world's largest media companies, headquartered in the Time Warner Center in New York City. Formerly two separate companies, Warner Communications, Inc...
, and the only individual station, Chicago-based classical music station WFMT
WFMT
WFMT is an FM radio station in Chicago, Illinois, featuring a format of fine arts, classical music programming, and shows exploring such genres as folk and jazz). The station is managed by Window To The World Communications, Inc., owner of WTTW, one of Chicago's two Public Broadcasting Service ...
.
Active members are those whose states fall within the European Broadcasting Area
European Broadcasting Area
The European Broadcasting Area is defined by the International Telecommunication Union as such:The western boundary of "Region 1" is a line drawn west of Iceland down the centre of the Atlantic Ocean....
, or otherwise those who are members of the Council of Europe
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...
.
The EBU's highest profile production is the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
, organised by its Eurovision Network
Eurovision Network
The Eurovision Network is part of the European Broadcasting Union, itself founded in 1950 as a system of international broadcasting cooperation...
. The Eurovision Network also organises the Eurovision Dance Contest
Eurovision Dance Contest
The Eurovision Dance Contest was an international dancing competition that was held for the first time in the United Kingdom on Saturday 1 September 2007....
, the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest , is an international song competition which has been organised by the European Broadcasting Union annually since 2003 and is open exclusively to broadcasters that are members of the EBU. It is held in a different European city each year.The competition has many...
, the Eurovision Young Dancers
Eurovision Young Dancers
The Eurovision Young Dancers is a biennial dance showcase broadcast on television throughout Europe. Since 1985, using a format similar to the Eurovision Song Contest, every country that is a member of the European Broadcasting Union has had the opportunity to send a dance act to compete for the...
competition, and other competitions for young musicians and screenwriters, which are modelled along similar lines. The countries in the EBU have also often worked together to create documentaries and (animated) children's programming.
Radio collaborations include Euroclassic Notturno – an overnight classical music stream, produced by BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3 is a national radio station operated by the BBC within the United Kingdom. Its output centres on classical music and opera, but jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also feature. The station is the world’s most significant commissioner of new music, and its New Generation...
and broadcast in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
as Through the Night – and special theme days, such as the annual Christmas music relays from around Europe.
Most EBU broadcasters have a group deal to carry the Olympics and FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
(particularly, the games of their country and the Final). Another annually recurring event which is broadcast across Europe through the EBU is the Vienna New Year's Concert
Vienna New Year's Concert
The New Year's Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic is a concert of classical music that takes place each year in the morning of January 1 in Vienna, Austria...
.
The theme music played before EBU broadcasts is Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Marc-Antoine Charpentier, , was a French composer of the Baroque era.Exceptionally prolific and versatile, he produced compositions of the highest quality in several genres...
's Prelude to Te Deum
Te Deum (Charpentier)
Marc-Antoine Charpentier composed his grand polyphonic motet Te Deum in D major probably between 1688 and 1698, during his stay at the Jesuit Church of Saint-Louis in Paris, where he held the position of musical director...
. It is well known to Europeans as it is played before and after the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
and other important events.
History
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and the Mediterranean at a conference in the coastal resort of Torquay
Torquay
Torquay is a town in the unitary authority area of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England. It lies south of Exeter along the A380 on the north of Torbay, north-east of Plymouth and adjoins the neighbouring town of Paignton on the west of the bay. Torquay’s population of 63,998 during the...
in Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. In 1993, the International Radio and Television Organisation
International Radio and Television Organisation
The International Radio and Television Organisation The International Radio and Television Organisation The International Radio and Television Organisation (official name in French: Organisation Internationale de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision or OIRT (before 1960 Organisation Internationale de...
(OIRT), an equivalent organisation of broadcasters from Central and Eastern Europe, was merged with the EBU.
The first co-production was the animated series The Animals of Farthing Wood from 1993 based on the books of the same title by Colin Dann
Colin Dann
Colin Dann is an English author. He is best known for his The Animals of Farthing Wood series of books, which was subsequently made into an animated series....
. The second animated collaboration was Noah's Island
Noah's Island
Noah's Island was an animated TV serial made by the creators of The Animals of Farthing Wood and commissioned by the European Broadcasting Union. It was directed by Philippe Leclerc and Alan Simpson and written by Elphin Lloyd-Jones and John M. Mills. Each episode, of which there were 39, ran for...
from 1997 and more recently, Pitt and Kantrop. Another important EBU programme is Jeux Sans Frontières
Jeux Sans Frontieres
Jeux Sans Frontières was a Europe-wide television game show.In its original conception, it was broadcast from 1965 to 1999 under the auspices of the European Broadcasting Union and featured teams from different European countries in outlandish costumes competing to complete bizarre tasks in funny...
.
Technical activities
The objective of the EBU's technical activities is simply to assist EBU Members (see below) in this period of unprecedented technological changes. This includes provision of technical information to Members via conferences and workshops, as well as in written form (such as the EBU Technical Review, and the EBU tech-i magazine).The EBU also encourages active collaboration between its Members on the basis that they can freely share their knowledge and experience, thus achieving considerably more than individual Members could achieve by themselves. Much of this collaboration is achieved through Project Groups which study specific technical issues of common interest: for example, EBU Members have long been preparing for the revision of the 1961 Stockholm Plan.
The EBU places great emphasis on the use of open standards. Widespread use of open standards (such as MPEG-2
MPEG-2
MPEG-2 is a standard for "the generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information". It describes a combination of lossy video compression and lossy audio data compression methods which permit storage and transmission of movies using currently available storage media and transmission...
, DAB
Digital audio broadcasting
Digital Audio Broadcasting is a digital radio technology for broadcasting radio stations, used in several countries, particularly in Europe. As of 2006, approximately 1,000 stations worldwide broadcast in the DAB format....
, DVB, etc.) ensures interoperability between products from different vendors, as well as facilitating the exchange of programme material between EBU Members and promoting "horizontal markets" for the benefit of all consumers.
EBU Members and the EBU Technical Department have long played an important role in the development of many systems used in radio and television broadcasting, such as:
- The AES/EBU digital audio interface, formally known as AES3;
- Serial and parallel interfaces for digital video (ITU-RITU-RThe ITU Radiocommunication Sector is one of the three sectors of the International Telecommunication Union and is responsible for radio communication....
Recommendations 601 and 656); - RDSRadio Data SystemRadio Data System, or RDS, is a communications protocol standard for embedding small amounts of digital information in conventional FM radio broadcasts. RDS standardises several types of information transmitted, including time, station identification and programme information.Radio Broadcast Data...
– the Radio Data System used on FM broadcasting. - The EBU Loudness Recommendation R 128 and 'EBU Mode' meters (EBU Tech 3341)
The EBU has also actively encouraged the development and implementation of:
- Digital Audio BroadcastingDigital audio broadcastingDigital Audio Broadcasting is a digital radio technology for broadcasting radio stations, used in several countries, particularly in Europe. As of 2006, approximately 1,000 stations worldwide broadcast in the DAB format....
(DAB) through Eureka Project 147 and the WorldDAB Forum; - Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) through the DVB Project and DigiTAG;
- Digital radio in the bands currently used for AM broadcasting through DRMDigital Radio MondialeDigital Radio Mondiale is a set of digital audio broadcasting technologies designed to work over the bands currently used for AM broadcasting, particularly shortwave...
(Digital Radio Mondiale); - Standardisation of PVRDigital video recorderA digital video recorder , sometimes referred to by the merchandising term personal video recorder , is a consumer electronics device or application software that records video in a digital format to a disk drive, USB flash drive, SD memory card or other local or networked mass storage device...
systems through the TV-Anytime Forum. - Development of other content distribution networks on the internet through P2PTV; EBU Project Group D/P2P, from November 2007 to April 2008, with a trial of selected member channels, thanks to OctoshapeOctoshapeOctoshape is a proprietary streaming media platform. It uses throughput optimization technology to deliver HD quality streams and to break through congestion in the last mile to provide more resilient delivery...
's distribution platform. The EBU is also part of the European P2P-Next project.
European members
| Country | Broadcasting organisation | National script | Abbr. Abbreviation An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase... |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania |
Albanian Radio and Television Radio Televizioni Shqiptar Radio Televizioni Shqiptar is the public broadcaster of Albania, founded in 1938 in Tirana.... |
Radio Televizioni Shqiptar | RTSH | 1962 |
 Armenia |
Public Radio of Armenia Public Radio of Armenia Public Radio of Armenia , is Armenia's public radio station.It also has its separate feed for international listeners called "International Public Radio of Armenia" in English and other languages.-External links:***... |
Հայաստանի Հանրային Ռադիո | ARMR | 2005 |
| Public Television of Armenia | Հայաստանի հանրային հեռուստաընկերություն | ARMTV | 2005 | |
 Austria |
Austrian Broadcasting ORF (broadcaster) Österreichischer Rundfunk, ORF, is the Austrian national public service broadcaster.Funded from a combination of a television licence fees and revenue from limited on-air advertising, ORF is the dominant player in the Austrian broadcast media... |
Österreichischer Rundfunk | ORF | 1953 |
 Azerbaijan |
Public Television and Radio Broadcasting Company | İctimai Televiziya və Radio Yayımları Şirkəti | İTV | 2007 |
 Belarus |
Belarusian Television and Radio Company | Нацыянальная дзяржаўная тэлерадыёкампанія Рэспублікі Беларусь | BTRC | 1993 |
 Belgium |
Flemish Radio- and Television Network Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep The Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie , or VRT, is a publicly-funded broadcaster of radio and television in Flanders .... |
Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep | VRT | 1950 |
| Belgian Radio and Television of the French Community RTBF Radio Télévision Belge Francophone is the public broadcasting organization of the French Community of Belgium, the southern, French-speaking part of Belgium... |
Radio-Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française | RTBF | 1950 | |
| Radiotelevision of Bosnia & Herzegovina | Radio-televizija Bosne i Hercegovine, Радио-телевизија Босне и Херцеговине | BHRT | 1993 | |
 Kingdom of Bulgaria |
Bulgarian National Radio Bulgarian National Radio Bulgarian National Radio is Bulgaria's national radio broadcasting organization. It operates two national and seven regional channels, as well as an international service – Radio Bulgaria – which broadcasts in 11 languages.-National:... |
Българско национално радио | BNR | 1993 |
| Bulgarian National Television Bulgarian National Television The Bulgarian National Television or BNT is the public broadcaster of Bulgaria. The company was founded in 1959 and began broadcasting on December 26 of the same year. It began broadcasting in color in 1970... |
Българска национална телевизия | BNT | 1993 | |
 Independent State of Croatia |
Croatian Radiotelevision Croatian Radiotelevision Croatian Radiotelevision is a Croatian public broadcasting company. It operates several radio and television channels, over a domestic transmitter network as well as satellite... |
Hrvatska radiotelevizija | HRT | 1993 |
 Cyprus |
Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation ) or CyBC is Cyprus's public broadcasting service, transmitting island-wide on four radio and two television channels. CyBC is a non-profit organization that utilises its entire income for the promotion of its main mission, which is the objective provision of... |
Ραδιοφωνικό Ίδρυμα Κύπρου \ (Turkish) Kıbrıs Yayın Kurumu | RIK/ CyBC | 1969 |
 Czech Republic |
Czech Radio Ceský rozhlas Český rozhlas is the Czech Republic's publicly funded radio broadcasting organization.It offers the following radio channels:*ČRo 1 – Radiožurnál: news and information*ČRo 2 – Praha: talk and family programmes... |
Český rozhlas | ČRo | 1993 |
| Czech Television Ceská televize Česká televize is the public television broadcaster in the Czech Republic, broadcasting four channels.- Czechoslovak Television :Television in Czechoslovakia started to take its first steps before World War II. However, before visible results could be achieved, all activities were interrupted by... |
Česká televize | ČT | 1993 | |
 Denmark |
Denmark's Radio Danmarks Radio DR – officially rendered into English as the Danish Broadcasting Corporation – is Denmark's national broadcasting corporation. Founded in 1925 as a public-service organization, it is today Denmark's oldest and largest electronic media enterprise... |
Danmarks Radio AS | DR | 1950 |
| TV2 TV 2 (Denmark) TV 2 is a publicly owned television station in Denmark based in Odense. The station began broadcasting on 1 October 1988, thereby ending the television monopoly previously exercised by the Danmarks Radio .... |
TV2 AS | DK/TV2 | 1996 | |
 Estonia |
Estonian Public Broadcasting Eesti Rahvusringhääling Eesti Rahvusringhääling – Estonian Public Broadcasting – is a publicly funded radio and television organisation created in Estonia on 1 June 2007 to take over the functions of the formerly separate Eesti Raadio and Eesti Televisioon , under the terms of the Estonian National... |
Eesti Rahvusringhääling | ERR | 1993 |
 Finland |
- Finnish Broadcasting Corporation - Swedish Broadcasting of Finland |
Yleisradio OY / (Swedish) Rundradion AB | YLE/FST5 | 1950 |
| Commercial Channel 3 MTV3 MTV3 is a Finnish commercial television station owned by Bonnier. It had the biggest audience share of all Finnish TV channels until Finnish Broadcasting Company’s YLE1 took the lead. The letters MTV stand for Mainos-TV , due to the channel getting its revenue from running commercials... |
Mainostelevisio 3 | MTV3 | 1993 | |
 Early Modern France |
||||
| Groupement des Radiodiffuseurs Français de l'UER | GRF | 1950 | ||
| Europe 1 Europe 1 Europe 1, formerly known as Europe n° 1, is a privately owned radio network created in 1955. It is one of the leading French radio broadcasters and heard throughout France... |
Europe 1 | E1 | 1978 | |
 Georgia (country) |
Georgian Public Broadcasting Georgian Public Broadcasting Georgian Public Broadcasting is the national public broadcaster of Georgia. It started broadcasting radio in 1925, and Georgian TV started broadcasting in 1956. Today, 85% of the Georgian population receive the First Channel , and 55% receive the Second Channel... |
საქართველოს საზოგადოებრივი მაუწყებელი | GPB | 2005 |
 Germany |
German National Broadcasting ARD (broadcaster) ARD is a joint organization of Germany's regional public-service broadcasters... |
Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland |
ARD | 1952 |
| Second German Television ZDF Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues... |
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen | ZDF | 1963 | |
 Greece |
Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation | Ελληνική Ραδιοφωνία Τηλεόραση | ERT | 1950 |
 Hungary |
Hungarian Radio | Magyar Rádió | MR | 1993 |
| Hungarian Television Magyar Televízió Magyar Televízió is the Hungarian national public service television company, with three TV channels, called m1 , m2 and m3.... |
Magyar Televízió | HU/MTV | 1993 | |
 Iceland |
National Broadcasting Service RÚV Ríkisútvarpið is Iceland's national public-service broadcasting organization.Operating from studios in the country's capital, Reykjavík, as well as regional centres around the country, the service broadcasts a variety of general programming to a wide audience across the whole country via radio... |
Ríkisútvarpið | RÚV | 1956 |
 Republic of Ireland |
Irish Radio-Television Raidió Teilifís Éireann Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making... |
Raidió Teilifís Éireann | RTÉ | 1950 |
| Irish Language Television TG4 TG4 is a public service broadcaster for Irish language speakers. The channel has been on-air since 31 October 1996 in the Republic of Ireland and since April 2005 in Northern Ireland.... |
Teilifís na Gaeilge 4 | TG4 | 2007 | |
 Italy |
Italian Broadcasting RAI RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy... |
Radiotelevisione Italiana | RAI | 1950 |
 Latvia |
Latvian Television Latvijas Televizija Latvijas Televīzija is the state-owned public service broadcasting television company in Latvia.The company is funded by grant-in-aid from the Latvian government , and gaining the rest from showing television commercials . Although moving LTV to licence fee funding has long been debated, this has... |
Latvijas Televīzija | LTV | 1993 |
| Latvian Radio Latvijas Radio Latvijas Radio is a public service broadcasting network of Latvia. The organisation was founded 1 November 1925 and is situated in the Latvian capital Riga... |
Latvijas Radio | LR | 1993 | |
 Lithuania |
Lithuanian National Radio and Television Lithuanian National Radio and Television Lithuanian National Radio and Television is the national public broadcasting company of Lithuania. The company operates the two national public television channels LTV, LTV2 and LTV World . LRT also broadcasts three national public radio stations... |
Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija | LRT | 1993 |
 Luxembourg |
CLT Multi Media | Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion | RTL | 1950 |
| Radio 100,7 Radio 100,7 Radio 100,7 is a public-service radio station in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.Established under the provisions of Luxembourg's Electronic Media Act of July 1991, the station began broadcasting on 19 September 1993 as honnert, 7: de soziokulturelle radio... |
Radio 100,7 | ERSL | 1996 | |
| Macedonian Radio-Television Macedonian Radio-Television Macedonian Radio Television is the public broadcasting organization of the Republic of Macedonia. It was founded in 1993 by the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia... |
Македонска радио телевизија | MKRTV | 1993 | |
 Malta |
Public Broadcasting Services Public Broadcasting Services Public Broadcasting Services Limited is Malta's public broadcasting company, responsible for the TVM television channel and the Radio Malta and Radju Parlament and Magic radio stations. PBS is funded by government grant and the sale of commercial airtime... |
Public Broadcasting Services | MT/PBS | 1970 |
 Moldova |
Teleradio-Moldova TeleRadio-Moldova TeleRadio-Moldova is the state-owned national radio-TV broadcaster. It owns the TV channels Moldova 1 and TVMI and the radio channels Radio Moldova and Radio Moldova Internaţional... |
Teleradio-Moldova | TRM | 1993 |
 Monaco |
Radio Monte-Carlo | Groupement de Radiodiffuseurs Monégasques | TMC | 1950 |
 Kingdom of Montenegro |
Radio Television of Montenegro RTCG Radio Television of Montenegro is the public broadcasting organization of Montenegro... |
Radio televizija Crne Gore/ Радио телевизија Црне Горе | RTCG | 2001 |
 Netherlands |
Netherlands Public Broadcasting | Nederlandse Publieke Omroep | NPO | 1950 |
 Norway |
Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation | Norsk Rikskringkasting AS | NRK | 1950 |
| TV2 TV 2 (Norway) TV 2 is the largest commercial television station in Norway. Over 30% of the time Norwegians spend watching TV is spent watching TV 2. The station has 65% of the market for TV commercials in Norway.... |
TV2 AS | NO/TV2 | 1992 | |
 Poland |
Polish Television Telewizja Polska Telewizja Polska Spółka Akcyjna is Poland's public broadcasting corporation... |
Telewizja Polska | TVP | 1993 |
| Polish Radio Polskie Radio Polskie Radio Spółka Akcyjna is Poland's national publicly funded radio broadcasting organization.- History :Polskie Radio was founded on 18 August 1925 and began making regular broadcasts from Warsaw on 18 April 1926.... |
Polskie Radio | PR | 1993 | |
 Portugal |
Radio and Television of Portugal Rádio e Televisão de Portugal Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, S.A.,commonly known as RTP, is Portugal's public service broadcasting organization. It operates four terrestrial television channels and three national radio channels, as well as several satellite and cable offerings.... |
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal | RTP | 1950 |
 Kingdom of Romania |
Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company The Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company , informally referred to as Radio Romania , is the public radio broadcaster in Romania. It operates four national radio channels, and, under the Radio România Regional umbrella, eleven regional radio stations. The four national radio channels are: Radio... |
Societatea Română de Radiodifuziune | ROR | 1993 |
| Romanian Television Romanian television Romanian television may refer to:* Communications media in Romania* Televiziunea Română, TVR, the national television network* List of Romanian language television channels... |
Televiziunea Română | TVR | 1993 | |
 Russia |
Channel One Russia Channel One (Russia) Channel One is the first television channel to broadcast in the Soviet Union. The channel was renamed Ostankino Channel 1 in 1991, after the Soviet Union broke up and the Russian SFSR became the Russian Federation. According to a recent government publication, the Russian government controls 51%... |
Первый канал | C1R | 1993 |
| Radio Dom Ostankino | Радиодом Останкино | RDO | 1993 | |
| All-Russia State Television and Radio Company All-Russia State Television and Radio Company The All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company is a Russian state-owned unitary enterprise which operates several television and radio channels. It was founded in 1990.-Operations:... |
Всероссийская государственная телевизионная и радиовещательная компания | RTR | 1993 | |
 San Marino |
Radio-Television of San Marino | Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino | SMTV | 1995 |
 Serbia |
Radio Television of Serbia Radio Television of Serbia Radio Television of Serbia or Serbian Broadcasting Corporation is the public broadcaster in Serbia. It broadcasts and produces a variety of news, drama, and sports programming through radio, television and the Internet. RTS is, since July 2001, a member of the European Broadcasting Union. RTS is... |
Радио-телевизија Србије | RTS | 2001 |
 Slovakia |
Radio Television of Slovakia | Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska | RTVS | 2011 |
 Slovenia |
Radio-Television Slovenia Radiotelevizija Slovenija Radiotelevizija Slovenija – usually abbreviated to RTV Slovenija – is Slovenia's national public broadcasting organization. Based in the country's capital, Ljubljana, it has regional broadcasting centres in Koper and Maribor and correspondents around Slovenia, Europe and the world... |
Radiotelevizija Slovenije | RTVSLO | 1993 |
 Spain |
Spanish Radio-Television RTVE The Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española, S.A. or Corporación Radiotelevisión Española is the state-owned public corporation that assumed the indirect management of the Spanish public radio and television service from Ente Público Radiotelevisión Española in 2007... |
Corporación Radiotelevisión Española | RTVE | 1955 |
| Spanish Society of Radio Cadena SER La Cadena SER is Spain's premier radio network in terms of both seniority and audience share... |
Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión | SER | 1982 | |
| People's Radiowaves of Spain Cadena COPE COPE, an acronym for Cadena de Ondas Populares Españolas is a private, right wing, commercial, Spanish radio network owned by a series of institutions within the Spanish Catholic Church... |
Cadena de Ondas Populares de España | COPE | 1998 | |
 Sweden |
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| Sveriges Television och Radio Grupp AB | SVT | 1950 | ||
| TV4 | TV4 AB | TV4 | 2004 | |
 Switzerland |
Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR idée suisse SRG SSR is the Swiss public broadcasting organisation, founded in 1931 as SRG-SSR. Headquartered in Bern, SRG SSR is a non-profit organisation, funded mainly through radio and television licence fees and making the remaining income from advertising and sponsorship.Switzerland's system of direct... -Schweizer Fernsehen Schweizer Fernsehen Schweizer Fernsehen is the German language division of SRG SSR, in charge of production and distribution of television programmes in German for German-speaking Switzerland... -Schweizer Radio DRS Schweizer Radio DRS Schweizer Radio: Radio der deutschen und rätoromanischen Schweiz is a company of SRG SSR idée suisse. - Broadcasting :SR DRS own six radio stations, which in German-speaking Switzerland has a market share of over 60 percent.... -Radio Télévision Suisse Radio télévision suisse Radio Télévision Suisse is a Swiss public broadcasting organisation, part of SRG SSR idée suisse. RTS handles production and broadcasting of radio and television programming in French for Switzerland... -Radiotelevisione svizzera di lingua italiana Radiotelevisione svizzera di lingua italiana Radiotelevisione svizzera di lingua italiana is a Swiss public broadcasting organisation, part of SRG SSR. RSI handles production and broadcasting of radio and television programs in Italian for Switzerland... -Radio Television Rumantscha Radio Television Rumantscha Radiotelevisiun Svizra Rumantscha is a Swiss broadcasting company which offers programming to Romansh-speakers in Switzerland and around the world.-History:... |
SRG SSR idée suisse / Schweizerische Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft (German) / Société suisse de radiodiffusion et télévision (French) / Società svizzera di radiotelevisione (Italian) / Societad svizra da radio e televisiun (Romansh) | SSR SRG | 1950 |
 Turkey |
Turkish Radio and Television Corporation Turkish Radio and Television Corporation The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, also known as TRT , is the national public broadcaster of Turkey and was founded in 1964. Around 70% of TRT's funding comes from a tax levied on electricity bills and a sales tax on television and radio receivers... |
Türkiye Radyo-Televizyon Kurumu | TRT | 1950 |
 Ukraine |
National Television Company of Ukraine National Television Company of Ukraine National Television Company of Ukraine is the national television broadcaster in Ukraine. It is state-run, and operates the television channel Pershyi Nazional'niy, the only Ukrainian TV channel that has a coverage over 97% of Ukraine's territory. It is the only state-owned national channel. Its... |
Національна телекомпанія України | NTU | 1993 |
| National Radio Company of Ukraine Radio Ukraine The National Radio Company of Ukraine is the publicly-funded radio broadcaster in Ukraine.- Current broadcasting :The National Radio Company of Ukraine broadcasts 97.5 hours daily on its three home channels and "Radio Ukraine International"... |
Національна радіокомпанія України | NRU | 1993 | |
 United Kingdom |
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| British Broadcasting Corporation | BBC | 1950 | ||
| - Independent Television ITV ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK... - Channel 4 Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel... - Sianel Pedwar Cymru S4C S4C , currently branded as S4/C, is a Welsh television channel broadcast from the capital, Cardiff. The first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speaking audience, it is the fifth oldest British television channel .The channel - initially broadcast on... |
United Kingdom Independent Broadcasting/ (Welsh Welsh language Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa... ) Darlledu Annibynnus Deyrnas Gyfunol, previously the Independent Broadcasting Authority Independent Broadcasting Authority The Independent Broadcasting Authority was the regulatory body in the United Kingdom for commercial television - and commercial/independent radio broadcasts... |
UKIB, IBA |
1959 | |
 Vatican City |
Vatican Radio Vatican Radio Vatican Radio is the official broadcasting service of the Vatican.Set up in 1931 by Guglielmo Marconi, today its programs are offered in 47 languages, and are sent out on short wave , medium wave, FM, satellite and the Internet. The Jesuit Order has been charged with the management of Vatican... |
Radio Vaticana | RV | 1950 |
Non-European members
| Country | Broadcasting organisation | National script | Abbr. Abbreviation An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase... |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria |
National Television Company Entreprise nationale de télévision ' is the Algerian national public television network. The group manages the television channel with the same name, Canal Algérie, Algérie 3 and Tamazight TV.-Programs:... |
المـؤسـسـة العمومية للتـلـفزيـون | ENTV | 1970 |
| National Sound-broadcasting Company Entreprise nationale de Radiodiffusion sonore Entreprise nationale de Radiodiffusion sonore is the state-owned public radio broadcaster of Algeria.... |
الإذاعة الجزائرية | ENRS | 1970 | |
| Television of Algeria | تلفزيون لجزائر | TDA | 1970 | |
 Egypt |
Egyptian Radio and Television Union ERTU The Egyptian Radio and Television Union , Ittihād al-Idhā‘ah wal-Tilīfizyūn al-Miṣrī), is the public broadcaster of Egypt, operated by the Egyptian government... |
إتحاد الإذاعة و التليفزيون المصري | ERTU | 1950–1958, 1985 |
 Israel |
Israel Broadcasting Authority Israel Broadcasting Authority Israel Broadcasting Authority is Israel's state broadcasting network.It grew out of the radio station Kol Yisrael, which made its first broadcast as an independent station on . The name of the organisation operating Kol Yisrael was changed to Israel Broadcasting Service in 1951... |
רָשׁוּת השׁידוּר | IBA | 1957 |
 Jordan |
Jordan Radio and Television Corporation JRTV Jordan Radio and Television is the state broadcaster of Jordan. It was formed in 1985 from the merger of Jordan Radio and Jordan Television.... |
التلفزيون الأردني | JRTV | 1970 |
 Lebanon |
Télé Liban Télé Liban Télé Liban became the first Lebanese public television network, owned by the Lebanese government. Télé Liban was a result of the merger of two privately-owned stations, CLT and Télé Orient in 1977. Currently, it mainly broadcasts terrestrially throughout Lebanon. TL is the current Lebanese... |
تلفزيون لبنان | TL | 1950 |
 Morocco |
Société Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision Société Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision Société nationale de radiodiffusion et de télévision is the public broadcaster of Morocco. It was formerly called Radio-Maroc, Radiodiffusion Marocaine from 1956 and Radiodiffusion-Télévsision Marocaine from 1961... |
الشركة الوطنبة للإذاعة والتلفرة | SNRT | 1950–1960, 1969 |
 Tunisia |
Êtablissement de la Radiodiffusion-Télévision Tunisienne | إنشاء محطة الإذاعة والتلفزيون التونسية | ERTT | 1950 |
Associate Members
Any group or organisation member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITUItu
Itu is an old and historic municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2009 was 157,384 and the area is 641.68 km². The elevation is 583 m. This place name comes from the Tupi language, meaning big waterfall. Itu is linked with the highway numbered the SP-75 and are flowed...
), which provide a radio and/or television service outside of the European Broadcasting Area, are permitted to submit applications to the EBU for Associate Membership. Countries which have this status also pay an annual fee to maintain this status, if a fee is not paid, then their Associate Membership is revoked. It was also noted by the EBU that any country that is granted Associate Member status does not include any access into the Eurovision system.
The following table, gives a list of Associate Members of the EBU.
| Country | Broadcasting organisation | Abbr. Abbreviation An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase... |
|---|---|---|
 Australia |
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Australian Broadcasting Corporation The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster... |
ABC Australia |
| Australian Fine Music Network | AFMN | |
| FreeTV Australia FreeTV Australia FreeTV is the industry body that represents the Free-to-Air Australian TV networks. It is unique in that it is an industry body that has all the companies in the industry as members.... |
Free | |
| SBS Australia Special Broadcasting Service The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect... |
SBS | |
 Bangladesh |
National Broadcasting Authority of Bangladesh | |
 Canada |
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster... (Societé Radio Canada) |
CBC/SRC |
 Chile |
Canal 13 (Chile) Canal 13 (Chile) Canal 13 , is the second oldest television station in Chile. It is owned by Luksic Group associated with the Papal Catholic University of Chile. Its inaugural transmission took place on August 21, 1959... |
UC13 |
 Cuba |
Cuban Television | ICRT |
 The Gambia |
Gambia Radio & Television Service | GRTS |
| Georgia (country) |
Teleimedi Imedi Media Holding Imedi Media Holding is a private television and Radio Company in Georgia. The stations were formerly owned in part by the late Georgian media tycoon Badri Patarkatsishvili, and Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.-History:... |
TEME |
| Rustavi 2 Rustavi 2 Rustavi 2 Broadcasting Company , better known as Rustavi 2, is the most successful private television broadcasting company in Georgia. The Rustavi, based in Tbilisi, was founded in 1994 in the town of Rustavi. It is a privately owned free to air terrestrial broadcaster that currently reaches around... |
RB | |
 Greenland |
Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa is the national public broadcasting corporation of Greenland, based in the country's capital city, Nuuk.... |
KNR |
 Hong Kong |
Asia Television Limited Asia Television Limited Asia Television Limited is one of the two free-to-air television broadcasters in Hong Kong, the other being rival Television Broadcasts Limited . It launched in 1957 under the name Rediffusion Television as the first television station in Hong Kong... |
ATV |
| Radio Television Hong Kong Radio Television Hong Kong Radio Television Hong Kong is a public broadcasting organisation in Hong Kong that is operated as an independent department in the government under the Broadcasting Authority. RTHK operates seven radio channels, and produces television programmes that are then broadcast through local television... |
RTHK | |
| Television Broadcasts Limited Television Broadcasts Limited Television Broadcasts Limited, commonly known as TVB, is the second over-the-air commercial television station in Hong Kong. It commenced broadcasting on 19 November 1967... |
TVB | |
 India |
All India Radio All India Radio All India Radio , officially known since 1956 as Akashvani , is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati. Established in 1936, it is the sister service of Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, the national television broadcaster. All India Radio is one of the largest radio networks... |
AIR |
 Iran |
Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcaster, or IRIB, , formerly called the National Iranian Radio and Television until the Islamic revolution of 1979, is a giant Iranian corporation in control of radio and television which is among the largest media organizations in Asia and Pacific region, and a regular... |
IRIB |
 Japan |
Fuji Television Fuji Television is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the .... |
FTN |
| National Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan | NACB | |
| Nippon Hoso Kyokai | NHK | |
| Tokyo Broadcasting System Tokyo Broadcasting System , TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named .... |
TBS | |
| Tokyo FM Tokyo FM Tokyo FM Broadcasting Co., Ltd. is a radio station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is the flagship station of the Japan FM Network .-Program:*Countdown Station** DHC Countdown jp** cosmo Pops Best 10... |
TFM | |
 Malaysia |
Radio Television Malaysia | RTM |
 Mauritania |
TV de Mauritanie TV de Mauritanie The TV de Mauritanie is the national broadcaster of the West African state of Mauritania. TV de Mauritanie currently broadcasts 24 hours a day in Arabic and French.... |
MR/TVM |
 Mauritius |
Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation The Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation is the public broadcaster of the Republic of Mauritius, formed on June 8, 1964. Its funding comes from the levying of a television licence fee and commercials . However, the amount of funding received from commercials has come under pressure since the... |
MBC |
 New Zealand |
Radio New Zealand Radio New Zealand Radio New Zealand is a New Zealand public service radio broadcaster and Crown entity formed by the Radio New Zealand Act 1995. It operates news, current affairs and arts network Radio New Zealand National and classical music and jazz network Radio New Zealand Concert with full government funding... |
RNZ |
| Television New Zealand Ltd | TVNZ | |
 Oman |
Oman Directorate General of Radio and Television | ODGRT |
 Qatar |
Al Jazeera Children's Channel Al Jazeera Children's Channel Al Jazeera Children's Channel is a Pan-Arab edutainment channel addressing an audience between 7 and 15 years old. With the mission to encourage the love of learning and discovery, JCC is dedicated to create & provide quality programs that enlighten the child’s mind.This goal is realized by... |
JCC |
 South Africa |
South African Broadcasting Corporation South African Broadcasting Corporation The South African Broadcasting Corporation is the state-owned broadcaster in South Africa and provides 18 radio stations as well as 3 television broadcasts to the general public.-Early years:Radio broadcasting began in South Africa in 1923... |
SABC |
 South Korea |
Korean Broadcasting System | KBS |
 Syria |
General Organisation of Radio and Television | RTV |
 United States |
National Broadcasting Company NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... |
NBC |
| American Broadcasting Company American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... |
ABC | |
| CBS Broadcasting Inc. CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of... , formerly Columbia Broadcasting System |
CBS | |
| National Public Radio | NPR | |
| American Public Media American Public Media American Public Media is the second largest producer of public radio programs in the United States of America after NPR. Its non-profit parent, American Public Media Group, also owns and operates radio stations in Minnesota, California, and Florida. Its station brands are Minnesota Public Radio,... |
APM | |
| WFMT 98.7 FM WFMT WFMT is an FM radio station in Chicago, Illinois, featuring a format of fine arts, classical music programming, and shows exploring such genres as folk and jazz). The station is managed by Window To The World Communications, Inc., owner of WTTW, one of Chicago's two Public Broadcasting Service ... , Chicago, Illinois |
WFMT | |
Approved participant members
Any groups or organisations from a country with International Telecommunication Union (ITU) membership, which don't qualify for either of the EBU's Active or Associate memberships, but still provide a broadcasting activity for the EBU are granted a unique Approved Participants membership, which lasts approximately 5 years. An application for this status may be submitted to the EBU at any given time, providing an annual fee is paid.The following table provides a list of European Broadcasting Union (EBU) 'Approved Participants'.
| Country | Broadcasting organisation | Abbr. Abbreviation An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase... |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium Canada Early Modern France Switzerland |
TV5 Europe TV5MONDE TV5MONDE is a global television network, broadcasting several channels of French language programming. It is an approved participant member of the European Broadcasting Union.-History:... |
FRI/TV5 TV5MONDE TV5MONDE is a global television network, broadcasting several channels of French language programming. It is an approved participant member of the European Broadcasting Union.-History:... |
 European Union |
Euronews EuroNews Euronews is an international multilingual news television channel.It covers world news from what it claims to be a 'European' perspective.Criticisms are that the perspective is in fact that of the European Commission - a major and growing funder of Euronews.... |
Euronews EuroNews Euronews is an international multilingual news television channel.It covers world news from what it claims to be a 'European' perspective.Criticisms are that the perspective is in fact that of the European Commission - a major and growing funder of Euronews.... |
| Early Modern France Germany Franco-German |
ARTE GEIE | ARTE Arte Arte is a Franco-German TV network. It is a European culture channel and aims to promote quality programming especially in areas of culture and the arts... |
 Republic of Macedonia |
JP MRD (Macedonian Broadcasting) | JPMRD |
| Hungary |
Duna Television Duna TV Duna TV or Duna Televízió is one of two public television services in Hungary. "Duna" is the Hungarian name for the Danube. Duna TV operates two channels: Channel 1 and Channel 2-Autonómia.... |
Duna TV Duna TV Duna TV or Duna Televízió is one of two public television services in Hungary. "Duna" is the Hungarian name for the Danube. Duna TV operates two channels: Channel 1 and Channel 2-Autonómia.... |
 Palestinian territories |
Palestine Radio and TV Corporation Palestine Radio and TV Corporation Palestine Radio and TV Corporation is the current Radio and Tv broadcaster in the Palestinian territories. In 2009 it was approved as a member of the EBU with hopes of entering Eurovision Song Contest 2010. It however didnt manage to enter that years Eurovision.... |
PRTV Palestine Radio and TV Corporation Palestine Radio and TV Corporation is the current Radio and Tv broadcaster in the Palestinian territories. In 2009 it was approved as a member of the EBU with hopes of entering Eurovision Song Contest 2010. It however didnt manage to enter that years Eurovision.... |
| Spain |
Abertis Telecom S.A. Abertis Abertis Infraestructuras, S.A. is a Spanish corporation. The company runs 6,713 kilometres of motorways in Europe and operates more than a dozen airports in cities including London, Stockholm and Orlando... |
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| Catalunya Música | CAT | |
| Russia |
Russian TV and Radio Broadcasting Network | RTRN |
Past active members
| Country | Broadcasting organisation | Abbr. Abbreviation An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase... |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|
 Andorra |
Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra, S.A. , is the public service television and radio broadcaster in the Principality of Andorra. It operates a television channel, ATV, and a radio station, RNA; both of which broadcast in Catalan.-History:... |
RTVA Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra, S.A. , is the public service television and radio broadcaster in the Principality of Andorra. It operates a television channel, ATV, and a radio station, RNA; both of which broadcast in Catalan.-History:... |
2002—2011 |
 Czechoslovakia |
Československá televize | CST | 1991—1992 |
| Italy |
Telemontecarlo Telemontecarlo Tele Monte Carlo was the Italian language television channel from the Principality of Monaco.-History:... |
TMC Telemontecarlo Tele Monte Carlo was the Italian language television channel from the Principality of Monaco.-History:... |
1981—2001 |
| Libyan Jamahiriya Broadcasting Corporation Libyan Jamahiriya Broadcasting Corporation Libyan Jamahiriya Broadcasting Corporation was the state-run broadcasting organization in Libya. It distributed news in coordination with the Jamahiriya News Agency in accordance with state laws controlling Libya media.... (الجماهيرية اللّيبيّة) |
LJBC Libyan Jamahiriya Broadcasting Corporation Libyan Jamahiriya Broadcasting Corporation was the state-run broadcasting organization in Libya. It distributed news in coordination with the Jamahiriya News Agency in accordance with state laws controlling Libya media.... |
1974—2011 | |
 Serbia and Montenegro |
Alliance of Public Radio and Television Udruženje javnih radija i televizija Udruženje javnih radija i televizija was the union of public broadcasters of Serbia and Montenegro. It served as a full member of the European Broadcasting Union .... |
UJRT | 2001—2006 |
| Spain |
Antena 3 de Radio, S.A. | A3R | 1986—1993 |
 Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
Yugoslav Radio Television | JRT | 1950—1992 |
Pending EBU membership applications
| Country | Broadcasting organisation | Abbr. Abbreviation An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase... |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan-1 | K-1 Media of Kazakhstan Kazakhstani Media are relatively free by Central Asian standards. However, despite press freedom being enshrined in Kazakhstan's constitution, monitors report that privately owned and opposition media are routinely harassed and censored. In 2004 the International Federation of Journalists... |
State Television Company awaits of satisfaction of request for Pending or Approved EBU membership since 2008. |
 Republic of Kosovo |
Radio Television of Kosovo | RTK Radio Television of Kosovo Radio Television of Kosovo is the public service broadcaster in Kosovo.It consists of the television service, broadcast on the terrestrial transmitter network and digital satellite , and two radio stations, Radio Kosovo and Radio Blue Sky... |
RTK Radio Television of Kosovo Radio Television of Kosovo is the public service broadcaster in Kosovo.It consists of the television service, broadcast on the terrestrial transmitter network and digital satellite , and two radio stations, Radio Kosovo and Radio Blue Sky... has shown interest into obtaining active EBU membership. However, they have yet to fulfil all the criteria set by the EBU for admission. |
 Liechtenstein |
1 Fürstentum Liechtenstein Television | 1FLTV 1FLTV 1FLTV is Liechtenstein's first television broadcaster. It began operation on 15 August 2008 in the German language.... |
Liechtenstein's only television broadcaster which began broadcasting on 15 August 2008. In July 2009, Peter Kölbel, broadcaster's managing director officially announced its intent to apply to join the EBU by the end of July 2009. |
| Morocco |
2 Morocco Television | 2M TV 2M TV 2M TV is a Moroccan television service. It was established by the largest Moroccan economic conglomerate, ONA, before being sold to the Moroccan state. It is based in Casablanca... |
The second commercial channel of Morocco has asked for membership to the EBU. |
| Qatar |
Qatar Radio | Qatar Radio Qatar Radio - Eurovision Song Contest :Qatar Radio is currently an associate member of the European Broadcasting Union , while all competing countries of the Eurovision Song Contest must be active members of the Union. The broadcaster first revealed on 12 May 2009 that they were interested in becoming active... |
Recently shown interest at Eurovision 2009, by sending delegates in the hope of applying for active membership. |
EBU competitions
The EBU holds competitions in which it Members can participate, if they wish to do so.Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest is an annual international song competition, that was first held in LuganoLugano
Lugano is a city of inhabitants in the city proper and a total of over 145,000 people in the agglomeration/city region, in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, on 24 May 1956. Seven countries participated – each submitting two songs, for a total of 14. This was the only Contest in which more than one song per country was performed: since 1957 all Contests have allowed one entry per country. The 1956 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1956
The Eurovision Song Contest 1956 was the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Teatro Kursaal in Lugano, Switzerland on 24 May 1956...
was won by the host nation, Switzerland. In this competition, only Countries that are members of the EBU can participate.
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Junior Eurovision Song Contest , is an annual international song competition, that was first held in CopenhagenCopenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, on 15 November 2003. Sixteen countries participated – each submitting one song, for a total of 16. The 2003 Contest
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the first Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged eight to fifteen. It was held on 15 November 2003, in Copenhagen, Denmark...
was won by Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
.
Eurovision Young Musicians
Eurovision Young Musicians is a competition for Europeans younger than 19 years old. It is organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and is a member of EMCY.The televised competition is held every two years, with some countries holding national heats. Since its foundation in 1982 the Eurovision Young Musicians competition has become one of the most important music competitions on an international level.
The first competition was held in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
on May 11, 1982.
Eurovision Dance Contest
The Eurovision Dance Contest (not to be confused with the Eurovision Young Dancers CompetitionEurovision Young Dancers
The Eurovision Young Dancers is a biennial dance showcase broadcast on television throughout Europe. Since 1985, using a format similar to the Eurovision Song Contest, every country that is a member of the European Broadcasting Union has had the opportunity to send a dance act to compete for the...
) was an international dancing competition that was held for the first time in London
London
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, United Kingdom on 1 September 2007.
Eurovision Young Dancers
The Eurovision Young Dancers is a biennial dance showcase broadcast on television throughout Europe.The first competition was held in Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia is an affluent city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 170,000 inhabitants and is the main comune of the Province of Reggio Emilia....
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
on 16 June, 1985.
It uses a format similar to the Eurovision Song Contest, every country that is a member of the EBU has had the opportunity to send a dance act to compete for the title of "Eurovision Young Dancer". The act can be either a solo act or a dance couple, and all contestants must be between the ages of 15 and 21 years and not professionally engaged. The winner is chosen by television viewers across the EBU through a real-time, electronic and onscreen voting mechanism.
Let the Peoples Sing
Let the Peoples Sing is a biennial choir competition, the participants of which are chosen from radio recordings entered by EBU radio members. The final, encompassing three categories and around ten choirs, is offered as a live broadcast to all EBU members. The overall winner is awarded the Silver Rose Bowl.See also
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