State Media Act

State media laws regulate the approval and supervision of private broadcasters as part of media law and exist in every German federal state, in some cases through the amalgamation of several states (e.g. Berlin / Brandenburg, Hamburg / Schleswig-Holstein).

overview

State Media Act Baden-Württemberg (LMedienG)
Bavarian Media Act (BayMG)
State Treaty on Cooperation between Berlin and Brandenburg in the Field of Broadcasting (MStV)
Bremen State Media Act (BremLMG)
State Treaty on Media Law in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (State Media Treaty HSH) of June 13, 2006 with amendments in accordance with the First State Treaty on Amendment of February 13, 2007 (not yet ratified)
Law on Private Broadcasting in Hesse - Hessian Private Broadcasting Act (HPRG)
Broadcasting Act for the State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ( Landesrundfunkgesetz - RundfG-MV)
Lower Saxony Media Act (NMedienG)
State Media Act North Rhine-Westphalia (LMG NRW)
State Media Act (LMG) of February 4, 2005 Rhineland-Palatinate
Saarland Media Act
Law on private broadcasting and new media in Saxony (Sächsisches Privatundfunkgesetz - SächsPRG)
State Broadcasting Act Saxony-Anhalt Media Act of the State of Saxony-Anhalt (MedienG LSA)
Thuringian State Media Act (ThürLMG)

The state broadcasting agreement in its current version forms the basis for the state media laws.

Review: The First Private Broadcasting Laws

country	law	Execution	Reference	first private radio broadcaster	begin
SL SL	Act No. 806 on the organization of radio broadcasts in Saarland (GVRS) Act No. 1174, Broadcasting Act for Saarland (State Broadcasting Act)	1964-12-02 1984-11-28	Official Journal p. 1111 Official Journal p. 1249	Europe 1 Radio Salü	1955-04-01 1989-12-31
RP RP	State law on an experiment with broadband cable	1980-12-04	GVBl. P. 229	Radio Weinstrasse u. a.	1984-01-01
NI NI	Lower Saxony State Broadcasting Act	1984-05-23	Nds. GVBl. P. 147	radio ffn	1986-12-31
BE BE	Law on the implementation of the cable pilot project Berlin (KPPG)	1984-07-17	GVBl. P. 964	Listen 1	1985-08-28
BY BY	Law on the testing and development of new broadcasting offers and other media services in Bavaria (MEG)	1984-11-24	GVBl. P. 445	Radio M1	1984-03-30
SH SH	Broadcasting Act for the State of Schleswig-Holstein (LRG)	1984-11-27	GVOBl. Schl.-HS 214	R.SH	1986-07-01
HH HH	Hamburg Media Act (HmbMedienG)	1985-12-03	HmbGVBl. P. 315	Radio Hamburg	1986-12-31
BW BW	State Media Act Baden-Württemberg (LMedienG)	1985-12-16	Journal of Laws p. 539	City radio Freiburg Hochrhein R. Ant. 3	1984-10-01 1987-04-01
NW NW	Broadcasting Act for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (LRG NW)	1987-01-19	GV. NW. P. 22	Radio YOU	1990-04-01
HE HE	Law on Private Broadcasting in Hesse (HPRG)	1988-11-30	GVBl. I p. 385	Radio FFH	1989-11-15
HB HB	Bremen State Media Act (BremLMG)	1989-02-14	Brem.GBl. P. 77	Bremen antenna	1999-07-14
ST ST	Law on private broadcasting in Saxony-Anhalt	1991-05-22	GVBl. LSA p. 87	Radio SAW	1992-09-08
SN SN	Law on private broadcasting and new media in Saxony (SächsPRG)	1991-06-27	SächsGVBl. P. 178	Radio PSR	1992-07-01
MV MV	Broadcasting Act for the State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (RGMV)	1991-07-09	GVOBl. MV p. 194	Antenna MV	1993-05-31
TH TH	Thuringian Private Broadcasting Act (TPRG)	1991-07-31	GVBl. P. 255	Antenna Thuringia	1993-02-01
BB BB	State treaty on cooperation between Berlin and Brandenburg in the field of media (MStV)	1992-02-29	GVBl. I p. 142	BB radio	1993-12-31

literature

Alexander Gauland : The Hessian Private Broadcasting Act . In: Martin Schindehütte , Otmar Schulz (Hrsg.): Private broadcasting in Hessen. Perspectives of the Hessian Private Radio Act. [Documentation of a conference of the Evangelical Academy Hofgeismar, November 14th to 15th, 1988] (= Hofgeismar Protocols . 260). Evangelical Academy Hofgeismar, Hofgeismar 1989, ISBN 3-89281-167-9 , p. 7 ff.

Web links

All state media laws can be downloaded from the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Landesmedienanstalten (ALM)

Individual evidence

↑ concession decision: Official Gazette 1989 S. 1477th
^ Draft and justification: Drs. 9/687
^ Draft and justification: Drs. 10/1120
^ Draft and justification: Drs. 9/1718
^ Draft and justification: Drs. 11/3769
^ Law on private broadcasting in Hesse (GVBl. II 74-13) of November 30, 1988 . In: The Hessian Minister President (Hrsg.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1988 No. 28 , p. 385 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1.7 MB ]).
↑ Tender for terrestrial VHF radio frequencies for an all-day nationwide full radio program from May 11, 1989 . In: State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1989 No. 22 , p. 1226 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 4.5 MB ]).
↑ Announcement: ThürStAnz No. 13/1992

[1] ssion decision: Official Gazette 1989 S. 1477th

[2] Draft and justification: Drs. 9/687

[3] Draft and justification: Drs. 10/1120

[4] Draft and justification: Drs. 9/1718

[5] Draft and justification: Drs. 11/3769

[6] Law on private broadcasting in Hesse (GVBl. II 74-13) of November 30, 1988 . In: The Hessian Minister President (Hrsg.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1988 No. 28 , p. 385 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1.7 MB ]).

[7] Tender for terrestrial VHF radio frequencies for an all-day nationwide full radio program from May 11, 1989 . In: State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1989 No. 22 , p. 1226 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 4.5 MB ]).

[8] Announcement: ThürStAnz No. 13/1992