ZDF

n; -(s), kein Pl.; Abk. (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen) etwa channel two, the second German public-service television channel

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I [tsEtdeː'|ɛf] ZDF – short for Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen – is the second public service television station in Germany and the largest in Europe. In contrast to ARD, it broadcasts exclusively on television. It was established in 1961 and has its headquarters in Mainz. Since 1984 ZDF – together with ORF and SRG – has been running the international channel 3sat, and since 1994 it has also been involved in the European television channel ARTE. Both these channels focus on cultural programming. ZDF is financed through licence fees and strictly controlled advertising. See: → ARD, ORF, SRG II

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See:

von Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen

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ZDF

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nt kein pl Abk von Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen second public service television station in Germany

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das; ZDF Abkürzung = Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen Second German Television Channel

•• Cultural note:

ZDF - Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen

The second German public TV channel, which was founded in 1961 and broadcasts the Zweites Programm with entertainment, news, information, and a limited amount of advertising

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ZDF n; -(s), kein pl; abk (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen) etwa channel two, the second German public-service television channel

zweit… num second;

zweites Kapitel chapter two, second chapter;

am zweiten Juli on the second of July, on July the second;

2. Juli 2nd July, July 2(nd);

Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (abk ZDF) Second Channel of German Television;

ein zweiter Napoleon another Napoleon; → Geige, Hand¹ 2, Wahl 4 etc

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das; ZDF Abkürzung = Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen Second German Television Channel

•• Cultural note:

ZDF - Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen

The second German public TV channel, which was founded in 1961 and broadcasts the Zweites Programm with entertainment, news, information, and a limited amount of advertising