Broadcasters

Broadcasting participants in Germany was the designation in the State Treaty on Broadcasting Fees for natural and legal persons who can at least theoretically receive broadcasts as a result of owning radio equipment. From this, until 2013, in accordance with the State Treaty on Broadcasting Fees, these broadcasters were obliged to pay fees , which varies according to the type and number of radio devices owned. For natural persons in need, an exemption from the license fee obligation is possible on request. Since January 2007, the owner of an internet-enabled computer has also been defined as a radio subscriber.

In the current State Treaty on Broadcasting Subsidies , from January 1, 2013, the term contributor will be used in a comparable sense. The background to a possible contribution obligation is now solely an existing radio reception option, which in Germany exists in almost all apartments and business premises even without radio receivers. The starting point for a contribution obligation is then the ownership of an apartment or business premises, regardless of whether the existing option is used or not.

Owners of apartments and business premises in which there is no possibility of radio reception, such as e.g. B. is consequently excluded by all owners jointly, are therefore no broadcasting fee debtors. There is currently no obligation in Germany that the owner of an apartment must also allow radio reception there.