All audio or video machines are taxed. You must declare to GEZ (Gebühreneinzugszentrale) all that you own (TV, radio, Hi-fi, DVD). In order to do that, you just complete the form that you will find in all banks.
You can pay monthly, quarterly or yearly. The fee is 75€ a year.
DTKS de Deutsche Telekom
http//www.detekabelservice.de
DeTeKabelService
Deutsche Telekom Kabel Service GmbH
Welschnonnenstrasse 7
53111 Bonn
Information : 0180 323 65 86