Deutsche Welle

== Shortwave relay stations ==
=== Shortwave relay stations outside Germany ===
* [[Trincomalee]], [[Sri Lanka]] (1984 to 2013) sold to Sri Lanka Broadcasting Cooperation
** 3 × 250&nbsp;kW shortwave transmitters
** 1 × 400&nbsp;kW mediumwave transmitter
** 20 antennas (to be verified)
* Kigali, [[Rwanda]]: A relay station in Kigali, Rwanda, was inaugurated on 30 August 1963, and provided coverage for Africa.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.dw.com/en/transmitting-from-the-hilltops-of-kigali/a-15692249 |title = Transmitting from the hilltops of Kigali |publisher = Deutsche Welle |access-date = 19 July 2015 |archive-date = 22 July 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150722074613/http://www.dw.com/en/transmitting-from-the-hilltops-of-kigali/a-15692249 |url-status = live }}</ref> This relay station closed 28 March 2015.
** 4 × 250&nbsp;kW shortwave transmitters
* Sines, Portugal closed on 30 October 2011 and was due to be dismantled after a few months.
** 3 × 250&nbsp;kW shortwave transmitters
* [[Radio Antilles]], [[Montserrat]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ontheshortwaves.com/Wavescan/wavescan180325.html |url-access= |title=The Caribbean Radio Scene: Radio Antilles |author=Adrian M. Peterson |date=March 25, 2018 |department=International Relations |website=ontheshortwaves.com |series=Wavescan N474 |publisher=Adventist World Radio (AWR) |agency= |location= |access-date=13 January 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114013518/http://www.ontheshortwaves.com/Wavescan/wavescan180325.html |archive-date=14 January 2023 |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ontheshortwaves.com/Wavescan/wavescan171015.html |url-access= |title=International Shortwave Broadcasting in the Caribbean Islands |author=Adrian M. Peterson |date=October 15, 2017 |department=International Relations |website=ontheshortwaves.com |series=Wavescan N451 |publisher=Adventist World Radio (AWR) |agency= |location= |access-date=13 January 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114013528/http://www.ontheshortwaves.com/Wavescan/wavescan171015.html |archive-date=14 January 2023 |quote= }}</ref>

DW used a relay station in Malta that had three SW and one 600&nbsp;kW-MW transmitter and gave partial coverage of the Americas, Southern Asia and the Far East.<ref>Wood 2000: 51.</ref> It was inaugurated on 29 July 1974 in exchange for a grant of almost 1&nbsp;million GBP. The station closed in January 1996.

Formerly, DW shared a transmitting station on [[Antigua]] in the [[Caribbean]] with the BBC.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ontheshortwaves.com/Wavescan/wavescan181202.html |url-access= |title=Wandering the Caribbean with Deutsche Welle |author=Adrian M. Peterson |date=December 2, 2018 |department=International Relations |website=ontheshortwaves.com |series=Wavescan N510 |publisher=Adventist World Radio (AWR) |agency= |location= |access-date=13 January 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114012049/http://www.ontheshortwaves.com/Wavescan/wavescan181202.html |archive-date=14 January 2023 |quote= }}</ref> It was inaugurated on 1 November 1976 and closed on 31 March 2005. It had a relay-exchange with the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] that allowed DW to use two 250&nbsp;kW transmitters in Sackville, New Brunswick until that facility closed down in 2012.<ref>Wood 2000: 51–52.</ref>

In July 2011 {{Lang|de|Deutsche Welle|italic=no}} began implementing a major reform. The main changes have been a radical reduction of shortwave radio broadcasting—from a daily total of 260 to 55 hours—and an expansion of television broadcasting.<ref name="nhk-2014" />

=== Relay stations leasing transmitter time to DW ===
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In 2013, DW leased time on the following relay stations:<ref>[http://www.short-wave.info/?station=DEUTSCHE%20WELLE {{Lang|de|Deutsche Welle|italic=no}}] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629223848/http://www.short-wave.info/?station=DEUTSCHE%20WELLE |date=29 June 2013 }} Short Wave.</ref>
* [[Woofferton]], United Kingdom ([[BBC World Service]])
* [[Kranji]], Singapore (BBC Far Eastern Relay Station)
* Dhabayya, [[United Arab Emirates]] (United Emirates Radio)
* [[Nakhon Sawan]], Thailand (BBC East Asian Relay Station)
* [[Ascension Island]] (BBC Atlantic Relay Station)
* [[Meyerton, Gauteng|Meyerton]], South Africa ([[Sentech]])