As a private broadcaster, you need a licence under state law. For shipments that

• are organised and disseminated in the local area of a public event and in the temporal context thereof, or
• are offered to institutions, can only be received there and are functionally related to the tasks to be performed in these institutions

a simplified authorisation procedure is possible.

Consignments for a limited number of residential units or consignments in facilities limited to a building or a complex of buildings belonging together do not require authorisation.

A licence for broadcasting broadcasting broadcasting throughout Germany may only be granted to a natural or legal person who:

• has unlimited legal capacity,
• has not lost the ability to hold public office by judgment,
• has not forfeited the fundamental right to freedom of expression in accordance with Article 18 of the Basic Law,
• is not prohibited as an association,
• has its domicile or registered office in the Federal Republic of Germany, another Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and may be prosecuted,
• guarantees that it organises broadcasting in compliance with the statutory provisions and the administrative acts adopted on that basis.

Admission may not be granted to legal persons under public law, with the exception of churches and universities, to their legal representatives and senior officials, as well as to political parties and voters' associations. The same applies to companies affiliated with the aforementioned under stock corporation law.