Journal

Journal Deutsche Welle or Journal is a daily, half-hour news programme on DW. It is broadcast every day and alternately in English and German, mainly for DW International viewers. Journal is broadcast in Spanish for viewers in Latin America: at 02.00 and 22.00 UTC daily and in Arabic for viewers in Middle East broadcast 6 times daily at 01.00, 03.00, 17.00, 19.00, 21.00 and 23.00 UTC. In Asia, the programme is shown at 11.00, 13.00 and 15.00 UTC on DW-TV Asia. DW-TV Asia+ broadcasts Journal at 12.00, 14.00, 16.00, 18.00, 20.00, 22.00 and 00.00 UTC. On DW-TV Asia or DW-TV Asien in German, the programme is only broadcast in German, at 01.00, 03.00, 11.00, 13.00 and 15.00 UTC. And on DW-TV Asia+, Journal is broadcast in English at 12.00, 14.00, 16.00, 18.00, 20.00, 22.00, 00.00, 02.00, 04.00 and 06.00 UTC. Was firstly broadcast at 1992 when DW-TV was still known as RIAS TV and the name kept exist. Major rebrands of the programme are in 1999, 2002 and 2006. The present Journal on air is based on the 2006 rebrand when Germany hosted the 2006 FIFA World Cup and DW was rebranded also at the time and the Journal as well. The music, studio and graphics of the Journal presently is based on the 2006 version and kept until present day.