Deutsche Welle

Summary

Deutsche Welle is a broadcaster^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.3% of broadcaster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,179 views/month, #1 of 333).^[2]

Key Facts

• Deutsche Welle was a member of Q49653^[3].
• Deutsche Welle was a member of German Media Council^[4].
• Deutsche Welle was a member of Informations-Verarbeitungs-Zentrum^[5].
• Deutsche Welle was a member of German Commission for UNESCO^[6].
• Deutsche Welle was a member of European Broadcasting Union^[7].
• Deutsche Welle was a member of ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector^[8].
• Deutsche Welle is located in Bonn^[9].
• Deutsche Welle is located in Berlin^[10].
• Deutsche Welle is in the country of Germany^[11].
• Deutsche Welle's instance of is recorded as broadcaster^[12].
• Deutsche Welle's instance of is recorded as mass media^[13].
• Deutsche Welle's instance of is recorded as public television station^[14].
• Deutsche Welle's instance of is recorded as public radio station^[15].
• Deutsche Welle's instance of is recorded as state media^[16].
• Deutsche Welle's instance of is recorded as international broadcasting^[17].
• Deutsche Welle's instance of is recorded as news agency^[18].
• Deutsche Welle's instance of is recorded as specialty channel^[19].
• Deutsche Welle's main regulatory text is recorded as Law on the broadcasting company under federal law "Deutsche Welle"^[20].
• Deutsche Welle's headquarters location is recorded as Bonn^[21].
• Deutsche Welle's headquarters location is recorded as Schürmann-Bau^[22].
• Deutsche Welle's Commons category is recorded as Deutsche Welle^[23].
• Deutsche Welle's industry is recorded as broadcasting^[24].
• Deutsche Welle's industry is recorded as journalism^[25].
• Deutsche Welle's country of origin is recorded as Germany^[26].
• May 3, 1953 marks the founding of Deutsche Welle^[27].

Body

Founding

May 3, 1953 marks the founding of Deutsche Welle^[27].

Identity

Deutsche Welle's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'it'}^[28]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'DW'}^[29].

Leadership

Deutsche Welle's director / manager is recorded as Barbara Massing^[30].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Bonn^[21], a big city^[31], in Germany^[32] and Schürmann-Bau^[22], an office building^[33], in Germany^[34].

Industry

Industries include broadcasting^[24] and journalism^[25].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Deutsche Welle include it.com^[35], a website^[36], founded in 2014^[37].

Why It Matters

Deutsche Welle ranks in the top 0.3% of broadcaster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,179 views/month, #1 of 333).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for it include it.com^[35], a website^[36], founded in 2014^[37].