Our local (two) german programs closed down years ago....

BBC does have lots of folk music programming and you can listen again and again via archived programs as well as live.

Yes keep paying your taxes you UK folks...
Actully my listening contributes greatly to cd sales of cds I would have never heard of.

Yes there was a WWII setback but there is still loads of folk music especially in Bavaria. I lived in Munich and it is everywhere and out front and very important to the people. Cant miss it. In a way Oktoberfest music is shared widely- the classic songs- everyone knows them and they are all sung at fests big and small across the country.

The BBC folk programs play loads of music from other cultures but I defy you to find a recent play list or an old one with anything german
Check out Mike Haerding, Sunday Folk and Folkwaves I believe they have play lists going way back.

Conrad