Müller Medien

Logo of Müller Medien

The Müller Media Group traces its origins to Hans Müller, who founded the company in 1950 as Telefonbuch Verlag Hans Müller (Hans Müller Telephone Directory Publishing). From 1962 onwards, Müller's grandson Gunther Oschmann led the company and significantly expanded operations, particularly in regional radio and specialized media. Since 2003, Michael and Constanze Oschmann have managed the company in the third generation, directing investments through subsidiaries primarily toward digital start-ups in online portals and ad-targeting. All company shares remain within the Oschmann family: Gunther Oschmann holds 1%, while Constanze and Michael each hold 49.5%.


The telephone and directory publishing business remains the core operation, operating under brands including "Das Örtliche," "Gelbe Seiten," and "Sellwerk.de." The company also maintains business divisions in broadcasting, book publishing, and new media, with operations across Europe, the USA, and Asia. Müller Media holds stakes in approximately 60 regional radio stations, with particular concentration in the Bavarian market. Notable holdings include Neue Welle Franken, Radio FFH, and Studio Gong. The company also operates regional television stations such as Bayern TV and Ingolstadt TV. The company briefly expanded into regional print media with the 2010 acquisition of Nürnberger AZ, then Germany's longest-running tabloid, but discontinued print operations in 2012.


Gunther Oschmann maintained close ties to the CSU party and was active in Bavarian local politics. He intervened in editorial coverage at his regional stations and the newspaper Nürnberger AZ to favor more positive reporting of CSU members. Oschmann was also implicated in a private loan scandal involving the Bavarian Institute for New Media (BLM), in which he provided a 30,000-euro loan to the BLM chairman for private house construction. The matter resulted in no consequences; in 2024, Oschmann received the BLM's lifetime achievement award. Michael and Constanze Oschmann manage Müller Media GmbH with limited public visibility while also operating as investors and start-up founders. Notable ventures include gutefrage.net, mittelstand-markthalle.de, and SELLWERK.

Key Facts

Business FormCommercial / For-profit
Legal FormLimited Liability Company in a Limited Partnership (GmbH & Co. KG)
Business SectorsRadio, directory publishing, specialized publishing, marketing, online portals, and venture capital

Ownership

Individual Owner

Media Outlets

Other Media Outlets

Other TV Outlets

augsburg.tv
Franken Fernsehen
main.tv
OTV (Oberpfalz TV)
RADIO 21 TV
Sat.1 17:30 live für Bayern (Regional programme)
TV Bayern Live
TV Oberfranken (tvo)
TVA Ostbayern
tvm - Fernsehen für Mainfranken (TV Mainfranken)

Other Radio Outlets

80s80s Radio (nationwide)
80s80s Radio (Hamburg)
80s80s Radio (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
90s90s Radio
90s90s Sachsen
917XFM
94,3 rs2 Berlin-Brandenburg
95.5 Charivari München
Absolut Hot (100%)
Absolut HOT (Hesse) (100%)
Absolut Relax (100%)
AlternativeFM
Antenne Bayern
Antenne Niedersachsen
Antenne Niedersachsen 80er
Antenne Niedersachsen 90er
Antenne Niedersachsen Charts
Antenne Niedersachsen Oldie
Antenne Niedersachsen Relax
Antenne Niedersachsen Rock
Antenne NRW
Antenne Sachsen (Regions of Leipzig, Dresden, Chemnitz, Oberlausitz/Niederschlesien, Vogtland / Western Saxony)
apollo radio )))
baden.fm
barba radio
BB Radio (Berlin)
Berliner Rundfunk 91.4
bigFM (Berlin-Brandenburg)
bigFM Baden-Württemberg
bigFM Rheinland-Pfalz
bigFM Saarland
BLR
delta radio
DIE NEUE 107.7
die neue welle
Donau 3 FM
Donau 3 FM
egoFM
egoFM (BLM)
egoFM (Saxony)
Energy Bremen
Energy Bremen (nationwide)
FFH-Rock
Galaxy Amberg/Weiden
Galaxy Bayern
Galaxy Passau
gong fm
Hamburg 2
Harmony.fm
Hit Radio FFH
Hit Radio N1
Kulthitradio.nrw
LandesWelle Thüringen
maximal RADIO Straubing
Mein Lieblingsradio
N90,4...Beat
NRW1
OLDIE ANTENNE (Saxony)
Ostseewelle HIT-RADIO Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein
Ostseewelle HITRADIO Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Pirate Gong
planet radio
planet radio black beats
R.SA
R.SH Gold
R.SH Radio Schleswig-Holstein
RADIO 21
Radio 21 - Bester Rock'n Pop für Hamburg
Radio 21 - Bester Rock'n Pop für Schleswig-Holstein
Radio 21 - NRWs bester ROCK'N POP
Radio Arabella
Radio Arabella Kult
Radio BOB!
Radio BOB! Schleswig-Holstein
Radio Charivari 98,6
Radio Charivari Regensburg
Radio Charivari Würzburg
Radio Chemnitz 
Radio Chemnitz 2
Radio Dresden 
Radio Dresden 2
Radio Eins
Radio Erzgebirge - Wir lieben das Erzgebirge!
Radio Erzgebirge 107,7
Radio Euroherz (100%)
Radio Fantasy
Radio Fantasy Classix
Radio Fantasy Lounge
Radio Galaxy Amberg/Weiden
Radio Galaxy Aschaffenburg
Radio Galaxy Ingolstadt
Radio Galaxy Landshut
Radio Galaxy Oberfranken
Radio Galaxy Passau/Deggendorf
Radio Gong 96,3 München
Radio Gong 97,1 Nürnberg
Radio Gong Würzburg
Radio Hashtag+
Radio IN
Radio Lausitz 
Radio Leipzig 
Radio Leipzig 2
Radio Mainwelle
Radio Plassenburg
Radio PrimaTon
Radio Primavera
Radio PSR
Radio Ramasuri
Radio SAW
Radio Teddy (Bavaria)
Radio TEDDY (Berlin)
Radio TEDDY (Bremen)
Radio TEDDY (nationwide)
Radio TEDDY (Hamburg)
Radio TEDDY (Hesse)
Radio TEDDY (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
Radio TEDDY (NRW)
Radio Teddy (Saxony)
Radio TEDDY (Thuringia)
Radio The WOLF Hamburg
Radio The WOLF Schleswig-Holstein
Radio TOP FM
Radio Trausnitz
Radio Zwickau 
ROCK ANTENNE Hamburg
ROCKLAND (Saxony)
RPR Eins
RPR Rheinland-Pfälzische Rundfunk GmbH & Co. KG
Schlagerplanet Radio (nationwide)
SchlagerPlanet Radio (Saxony)
SUNSHINE LIVE
sunshine live
Sächsische Lokalradios (radioprogramme)
Unser Radio Passau/Deggendorf

Other Online Outlets

www.80s80s.de
www.90s90s.de
www.986charivari.de
www.absolutradio.de
www.alternativefm.de
www.antenna-bw.de
www.antenne.com
www.antenne.de
www.antenne.nrw
www.antennesachsen.de
www.apolloradio.de
www.arabella-bayern.de
www.augsburg.tv
www.baden.fm
www.bbradio.de
www.berliner-rundfunk.de
www.bigfm.de
www.blr.de
www.charivari.com
www.charivari.de
www.deltaradio.de
www.die-neue-welle.de
www.dieneue1077.de
www.digitalpirate.de
www.donau3fm.de
www.energy.de/bremen
www.euroherz.de
www.fantasy.de
www.ffh.de
www.frankenfernsehen.tv
www.galaxy-amberg-weiden.de
www.galaxy-ingolstadt.de
www.galaxy-landshut.de
www.galaxy-passau.de
www.galaxy916.de
www.gong971.de
www.gongfm.de
www.hamburg-zwei.de
www.harmonyfm.de
www.hitradio-rtl.de
www.hitradion1.de
www.imsueden.de/top-fm
www.kulthitradio.de
www.landeswelle.de
www.laut.de
www.mainwelle.de
www.maximal-radio.de
www.meinlieblingsradio.de
www.n904beat.de
www.newsaktuell.de
www.news.de
www.nrw1.de
www.oldie-antenne.de
www.oldiewelle.com
www.ostseewelle.de
www.otv.de
www.planetradio.de
www.presseportal.de
www.prima-sonntag.de
www.primavera24.de
www.radio-in.de
www.radio-plassenburg.de
www.radio-trausnitz.de
www.radio21.de
www.radio21.de/nrw
www.radioarabella.de
www.radiobob.de
www.radiochemnitz.de
www.radiodresden.de
www.radioeins.com
www.radioerzgebirge.de
www.radiof.de
www.radiogalaxy.de
www.radiogong.de
www.radiohashtagplus.de
www.radiolausitz.de
www.radioleipzig.de
www.radioprimaton.de
www.radiopsr.de
www.radiosaw.de
www.radioteddy.de
www.radiozwickau.de
www.ramasuri.de
www.regenbogen.de
www.rockantenne.de
www.rockantenne.hamburg
www.rockfm.de
www.rockland.fm
www.rpr1.de
www.rs2.de
www.rsa-sachsen.de
www.rsh.de
www.sat1.de/serien/regional-bayern
www.schlagerplanetradio.com
www.sunshine-live.de
www.the-wolf.de
www.top-fm.de
www.tvaktuell.com
www.tvbayernlive.de
www.tvmainfranken.de
www.tvo.de
www.unserradio.de
www.webradio.de

Facts

Other Media Businesses

Radio broadcasting
- RSG Rundfunk Service GmbH (100,0%)
- Neue Welle Baden Rundfunk GmbH & Co. Studiobetriebs KG (100,0%)
- Funkhaus Freiburg Verwaltungs GmbH (100,0%)
- Neue Welle "Antenne Hof" Hörfunk- und - Fernsehprogrammanbieter-Gesellschaft mbH (100,0%)
- Neue Welle Baden Rundfunk Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (100,0%)
- Neue Welle - Antenne Straubing, Hörfunk- und Fernsehprogrammanbieter GmbH (100,0%)
- Neue Welle - Antenne München Rundfunk-Programmanbieter-Gesellschaft mbH (100,0%)
- Funkhaus Freiburg GmbH & Co. KG (100,0%)
- Radio PrimaTon GmbH (100,0%)
- MTS Mediengesellschaft Telefonbuchverlag Sachsen GmbH (100,0%)
- TV Mainfranken Verwaltungs GmbH (100,0%)
- Neue Welle Franken - Antenne Nürnberg Beteiligungs- und  Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (100,0%)
- Radio Melodie Programmanbietergesellschaft mbH & Co. Studiobetriebs-KG (100,0%)
- Neue Welle - Antenne Regensburg Hörfunk- und Fernsehprogramm GmbH (100,0%)
- Neue Welle Oberfranken Mediengesellschaft mbH (100,0%)
- Neue Welle Radio Ingolstadt Hörfunk- u. Fernsehprogrammanbieter GmbH (100,0%)
- TV Mainfranken GmbH & Co. KG (100,0%)
- Absolut Digital GmbH & Co. KG (100,0%)
- Absolut Digital Verwaltungs GmbH (100,0%)
- Neue Welle "Antenne Aschaffenburg" Hörfunk- und Fernsehanbietergesellschaft mbH (98,0%)
- Neue Welle Würzburg Rundfunkprogrammgesellschaft mbH (98,0%)
- Radio Melodie Programmanbietergesellschaft mbH (92,5%)
- Neue Welle Franken - Antenne Nürnberg Hörfunkprogrammgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG (91,3%)
- Oberpfälzer Regional Tele GmbH (90,0%)
- Tele Regional Antenne Passau Hörfunkanbieter GmbH (90,0%)
- Radio Neptun Rundfunk-Verwaltungs GmbH (79,6%)
- Neue Welle "Antenne Landshut" Rundfunk-Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (75,0%)
- P2 - Radio Programm GmbH (41,6%)
- Privatradio Landeswelle Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Verwaltungs GmbH (25,6%)
- Neue Welle Antenne Amberg + Weiden Rundfunk-Programmanbieter GmbH (19,6%)
- Privatradio Landeswelle Mecklenburg-Vorpommern GmbH & Co. Studiobetriebs KG (18,7%)
- Digitaler Rundfunk Bayern GmbH & Co. KG (15,8%)
- Studio Gong GmbH & Co. Studiobetriebs KG (10,4%)

Marketing and Ad-targeting:
- Sellwerk GmbH & Co. KG (100%)
- Schwann Verlag GmbH (100%)
- Plückebaumverlag  GmbH (100%)
- advantago GmbH & Co. KG (100%)
- MPS Media Phone Service GmbH (100%)
- Highfivve GmbH (100%)
- United vertical media GmbH (100%)


Specialized publisher: 
- Tessloff Kinderbuchverlag GmbH & Co. KG (100%)

Other Domestic Businesses

Travel Agency:
- mon.de GmbH (100%)
- bookingkit GmbH (15.6%)

Online portals:
- Anwalt.de GmbH
- lingoking GmbH (96%)
- 11880.com GmbH (100%)
- freelancermap GmbH (51%)
- gutefrage.net GmbH (100%)
- Talex mobile solutions GmbH (66,38%)
- MM Neue Medien GmbH (100%)
- marktplatz-mittelstand.de GmbH (100%)
- apomio GmbH (100%)

Food service/Catering:
- BRLO GmbH (19.38%)

Founding Year1950

Hans Müller originally founded Müller Media GmbH as a telephone directory publisher.

Founder
  • Hans Müller

    At the age of 65, Hans Müller founded Telefonbuch Verlag Hans Müller (Hans Müller Telephone Directory Publishing) from his living room in Nuremberg, laying the foundation for what is now the Müller Medien business. Despite significant diversification under his grandson Gunther Oschmann into regional media investments, directory and publishing operations remain among the company's core business areas today.

Employees2,000
ContactPretzfelder Straße 7–11
90425 Nürnberg
Germany
info@mueller-medien.com
(09 11) 34 09-0
https://www.mueller-medien.com/
Tax / ID NumberLimited Liability Company and Limited Partnership (GmbH & Co. KG) Commercial Register of the Nuremberg District Court, Registration Number HRA 11353 European Unique Identifier (EUID): DED3
RevenueMissing Data
Operating ProfitMissing Data
Advertising (in % of total funding)Missing Data
Executive Board
  • Michael Oschmann

    Michael Oschmann is the son of Gunther Oschmann and has been a shareholder and managing director of Müller Medien GmbH & Co. KG since 2000. He also leads subsidiary companies such as "Das Örtliche" and "Gelbe Seiten." Additionally, he is a well-known investor in digital start-ups and currently serves on the boards of nebenan.de GmbH, SEARCHTEQ GmbH, and gutefrage.net GmbH. He is also active in industry associations, including as a board member of SIINDA – European Search & Information Industry Association and as a former member of the executive board of the Association of German Family Entrepreneurs (Verband deutscher Familienunternehmer).

  • Constanze Oschmann

    Constanze Oschmann is the daughter of Gunther Oschmann and has been a shareholder and managing director of Müller Medien GmbH & Co. KG since 2003. She also serves as managing director of several subsidiary companies of Müller Medien GmbH & Co. KG, such as SELLWERK GmbH.

  • Gunther Oschmann

    Despite his withdrawal from day-to-day operations and transfer of 99% of his shares to his children, Gunther Oschmann continued to serve as an active member of the management of Müller Medien. Nevertheless, he continues to influence the company's business activities and is said to have played a significant role in orchestrating the purchase of Nürnberger AZ by Müller Medien in 2010.

Other Influential People
  • Michael Amtmann

    Michael Amtmann is the "Head of New Business" of the "Müller Medien business family," as he describes it himself. In this role, he oversees the operational management of Müller Media's digital investments. He also serves as managing director of a total of 12 companies, including 11880.com GmbH, MM New Media GmbH, ONB Online New Business GmbH, and Marktplatz-Mittelstand GmbH.

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According to the KEK (Commission for the Investigation of Media Concentration), Müller Medien GmbH is attributed a total of 246 media offerings through shareholdings. Due to the extensive scope of these activities, not all shareholdings have been listed.

In keeping with the tradition of the family business, Müller Medien GmbH & Co. KG publishes neither exact business figures nor annual financial statements for its operating business. Its revenue is estimated between 250-300 million euros. Some of the Oschmann family's start-up investments are not included in this figure and are managed through separate investment companies.

 

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  • Liste der Gesellschafter der Sachsen Fernsehen Verwaltungs GmbH
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