Television in Germany began in
Berlin on 22 March 1935, broadcasting for 90 minutes three times a week. It was the first public television station in the world, named
Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow. The German television market had approximately 36.5 million television households in 2000, making it the largest television market in
Europe. Nowadays, 95% of German households have at least one television receiver. All the main German TV channels are
free-to-air.