Broadcasting fee in the private sector Registration of additional apartments
The broadcasting fee is levied by ARD, ZDF and Deutschlandradio. Information and all forms can be found on www.rundfunkbeitrag.de.
Who should I contact?
ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio Contribution Service
Freimersdorfer Weg 6
50829 Cologne
Phone: 0221 5061-0 (switchboard)
Responsible authorities
ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio Beitragsservice
Requirements
You are at least 18 years old.
You are the owner or tenant of an apartment or house.
Which documents are required?
Your personal data will be requested.
What are the fees?
There are no additional costs for registration.
What else should I know?
Public domestic broadcasting is organised independently of the state. The organizers and thus responsible for the offers are the ARD state broadcasting corporations, ZDF and Deutschlandradio. In order to finance them, they are entitled to collect the legally stipulated broadcasting fee. For this task, they have set up the Joint Contribution Service as part of their self-government. This is therefore not a state authority.