Deutsche Welle – DW, is Germany’s international broadcaster. It broadcasts news and information on shortwave, Internet and satellite radio in 29 languages. It has a satellite television service,DW-TV that is available in four languages, and there is also an online news site. Deutsche Welle, which in English means -German Wave, is similar to international broadcasters such as the BBC World , Voice of America, and Radio France Internationale.
Deutsche Welle has broadcast regularly since 1953. Until 2003 it was based in Cologne, when it relocated to a new building in Bonn’s former government office area. The television broadcasts are produced in Berlin.