ERF Medien e. V. is a German evangelical media corporation, based in Wetzlar, Hesse. The Corporation is producing Radio- and TV as well as online content with Christian-evangelical messages. The organization was founded in 1959 as Evangeliums-Rundfunk (ERF) (gospel broadcast). Theologically, ERF Medien is close to the Evangelical Alliance in Germany. ERF is partner of Trans World Radio.[1]
Founded | 1959 |
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Type | Evangelical Media Distributor |
Area served | Germany, European countries |
Key people | Jörg Dechert, president |
Website | erf |
The funding is almost exclusively through donations from listeners, viewers, online users and friends with annual revenues of 17.3 million euros (as of 2018).[2] In addition, there is an ERF Foundation since 2001, whose statutory purpose is to provide financial support to the broadcaster.
The TV program ERF1 is distributed via Satellite (DVB-S at Astra 1M),[3] Live-stream and since 1 April 2009 also in some digital cable networks in Germany (DVB-C).
References
edit- ^ "ERF GlobalHope – Hoffnung in die Welt senden | ERF.de". ERF Medien.
- ^ "ERF Medien Deutschland zieht positive Bilanz". GLAUBE.at.
- ^ "ERF 1 - Satellite TV from Germany". www.satellit-key.ru. Retrieved 2021-04-08.