SAfm has entered into an agreement with Deutsche Welle, Germany’s international radio and television station. On its English programme, Deutsche Welle broadcasts features, magazine and music programmes all around the world on satellite and short wave via a network of partner stations.

Of special benefit to classical music lovers will be the wealth of recordings made available by DW of concerts recorded “live” at music festivals or in radio studios in Germany. In the absence of the National Symphony Orchestra, whose concerts were broadcast by SAfm on Thursday evenings, SAfm is investigating the possibility of broadcasting concerts offered by Deutsche Welle in Thursday Concert