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Austria’s federal structure is clearly visible in its television landscape. ORF combines national public-service channels with regional studios in all nine federal states, while private and independent broadcasters add national, regional, and local perspectives. Vienna is an important center for news and commercial media, but television activity also extends through Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Upper Austria, Vorarlberg, and other regions. German is the principal broadcasting language, although English and Turkish also appear among services represented here.
Squid TV approaches Austrian television through both national institutions and broadcasters rooted in particular regions and communities. The profiles connect programming focus with place: from national news, culture, and entertainment to municipal affairs, regional public-interest coverage, community media, sports, and lifestyle programming. Comparing these different scales of broadcasting offers a way to see how Austria’s federal geography, local civic life, cultural activity, and national media institutions intersect through television.
| News & General-Interest TV | |
| Broadcaster / Channel | Genre | Language |
| Krone TV | News, Current Affairs | German |
| Krone TV is a satellite news channel operated by Kronen Zeitung, based in Vienna. |
| OE24.TV | News, Current Affairs | German |
| OE24.TV is a news channel run by Vienna-based newspaper company Österreich. |
| ORF | General (News, Culture, Entertainment) | German |
| ORF is Austria's national public broadcaster operating television channels including ORF 1, ORF 2, ORF III, and ORF Sport+ alongside regional television programming. |
| Regional / Local TV | |
| Broadcaster / Channel | Genre | Language |
| [ Vienna ] |
| Kurier TV | General (Regional) | German |
| Kurier TV is a regional TV station serving Vienna, Burgenland, and Lower Austria. |
| [ Lower Austria ] |
| Gemeinde TV | General (Local) | German |
| GemeindeTV is a local television station in Lower Austria covering community news, municipal activities, cultural events, interviews, and regional public-interest topics. |
| [ Salzburg ] |
| FS1 | Community, Culture, Arts (Regional) | German, English |
| FS1 is a non-commercial community television station in Salzburg, Austria, covering culture, arts, education, youth activities, social issues, and locally produced programming. |
| [ Styria ] |
| Steiermark TV | General (Regional) | German |
| Steiermark TV is a regional television broadcaster in Graz, Austria, covering local news, community activities, cultural events, sports, and regional public-interest topics across Styria. |
| [ Tyrol ] |
| Tirol TV | General (Regional) | German |
| Tirol TV is a regional television station in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, covering regional news, public affairs, culture, sports, interviews, and community-related programming across Tyrol. |
| [ Upper Austria ] |
| Dorf TV | General (Regional) | German |
| Dorf TV is a regional TV station in Linz, Upper Austria (Oberösterreich). |
| RTV (Regionalfernsehen OÖ) | General (Regional) | German |
| RTV Regionalfernsehen OÖ is a private TV station based in Garsten, Upper Austria (OÖ). |
| TV1 Oberösterreich | General (Regional) | German |
| TV1 Oberösterreich is a regional TV station based in Regau, Upper Austria, Austria. |
| [ Vorarlberg ] |
| Ländle TV | General (Regional) | German |
| Ländle TV is a regional television station based in Götzis, Vorarlberg. |
| Sports TV | |
| Broadcaster / Channel | Genre | Language |
| K19 | Sports | German |
| K19 is an Austrian sports-oriented television and media broadcaster in Vorarlberg covering cycling, trail running, winter sports, outdoor activities, and regional Alpine sports events. |
| Red Bull TV | Sports, Action Sports, Culture | English |
| Red Bull TV is a digital media and entertainment channel associated with Red Bull Media House, covering action sports, music, documentaries, outdoor activities, and lifestyle-related programming. |
| Fashion & Lifestyle TV | |
| Broadcaster / Channel | Genre | Language |
| FashionTV | Fashion, Lifestyle | English |
| FashionTV (FTV) is an international fashion and lifestyle television network based in Vienna. Founded in Paris, France, in 1997, it features runway shows, designer collections, models, beauty, trends, and major fashion events from around the world. |
| Foreign-Language TV | |
| Broadcaster / Channel | Genre | Language |
| Viyana TV | Entertainment, Music, Culture | Turkish |
| Viyana TV is a Turkish TV channel offering entertainment and cultural programs. |
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