Evangeliums Rundfunk (ERF)
Founded1959
TypeEvangelical Media Distributor
Area served
Germany, European countries
Key people
Jörg Dechert, president
Websiteerf.de

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]

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

  1. ↑ "ERF GlobalHope – Hoffnung in die Welt senden | ERF.de". ERF Medien.
  2. ↑ "ERF Medien Deutschland zieht positive Bilanz". GLAUBE.at.
  3. ↑ "ERF 1 - Satellite TV from Germany". www.satellit-key.ru. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
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