From Public Monopoly to a Dual Broadcasting System in Germany

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This article examines the far-reaching changes in the German broadcasting system during the 1980s before the unification of the two Germanies in October 1990. The West German broadcasting system developed from a monopoly of public corporations to a dual system of public and private stations. Because of the country's federal structure, different models of private broadcasting have emerged. The Federal Constitutional Court, which has always had a formative influence on German media policy, has defined the dual system as a balanced model with the public stations guaranteeing a `fundamental supply' and the private stations fulfilling a supplementary function.

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