The following applies to broadcasting outside the jurisdiction of the federal states, which includes uses that do not exceed a certain area of land, for example drive-in cinemas and event broadcasting:

• There is often no need for coverage, only coordination between the Federal Network Agency and the state authority.
• In these cases, inform the Federal Network Agency of the area to be covered.

You can submit the application online or by e-mail:

Online:

• Log in to the customer portal of the Federal Network Agency and complete the application.
• Upload any necessary attachments and send the application.
• The Federal Network Agency will review your application and decide on the frequency allocation.
• You will receive notification of the result of your application.

By e-mail

• Complete the "Application for allocation of a VHF frequency" form available for download on the website of the Federal Network Agency and send the application with any necessary attachments to the Federal Network Agency by e-mail.
• The Federal Network Agency will review your application and decide on the frequency allocation.
• You will receive notification of the result of your application.

Detailed explanations of the procedure can be found in the "Administrative regulation for frequency allocations for the broadcasting service".

For broadcasting within the jurisdiction of the federal states, the basis for frequency allocation is a coverage requirement of the federal states. In the vast majority of cases, the sole content provider selects a transmitter operator who then submits an application for frequency allocation for a specific coverage requirement.

For standard broadcasting, the procedure is as follows, depending on the federal state:

• The responsible state authorities inform the Federal Network Agency that broadcasting reception is to be offered in a specific area (so-called coverage requirement).
• The state authorities can allocate the content-related use of an analog or digital frequency to a content provider for sole use.
  • In this case, the content provider concludes a contract with you and notifies the Federal Network Agency of you as a broadcasting network operator. You then apply to the Federal Network Agency for allocation of the frequency.

If you have been selected as a network operator by the content providers or the Federal Network Agency in an award procedure, the following applies:

You can submit the application online or by e-mail:

Online:

• Log in to the customer portal of the Federal Network Agency and complete the application.
• Upload any necessary attachments and send the application.
• The Federal Network Agency will review your application and decide on the frequency allocation.
• You will receive notification of the result of your application.

By e-mail

• Complete the "Application for allocation of a VHF frequency" form available for download on the website of the Federal Network Agency and send the application with any necessary attachments to the Federal Network Agency by e-mail.
• The Federal Network Agency will review your application and decide on the frequency allocation.
• You will receive notification of the result of your application.
• Detailed explanations of the procedure can be found in the "Administrative regulation for frequency allocations for the broadcasting service".