The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Hessischer Rundfunk (HR), selected its entry through a national final.

In addition, HR was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Großer Sendesaal des hessischen Rundfunks in Frankfurt.

Hessischer Rundfunk (HR) on behalf of ARD, organised and produced the German national final as part of the show Zwei auf einem Pferd.

[2] The selection of the German entry took place at the Großer Sendesaal des Hessischen Rundfunks in Frankfurt – the same venue as for the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 – on 17 February 1957 at 20:15 CET (19:15 UTC).

Eurovision Song Contest 1957 was broadcast on ARD's Deutsches Fernsehen and on HR's radio station Zweites Programm.