The end of medium wave in Germany is near

[Oliver]

The current medium wave 801 kHz with 100 kW from Munich-Ismaning is intended for shutdown on September 30, at 12:45 EST.
This is indicated by Stefan Teuscher, DL4GCS, the technical director of the Bavarian Radio.

According to his statement it is not the last medium wave that goes off air in Germany.
Until December 31, the "Deutschlandfunk - DLF" is spread over six medium wave transmitters:

Braunschweig       756kHz      200kW
Heusweiler          1422kHz     400kW
Neumünster        1269kHz     300kW
Nordkirchen          549kHz     100kW
Ravensburg          756kHz     100kW
Thurnau               549kHz     100kW

If these go QRT in three months, a 90 year era will be irrevocably over and not a single analog Signal on LW or MW will be left.
The long & medium wave will be history in Germany.

Source: http://www.darc.de/aktuelles/archiv-details/article/abschiedssendung-fuer-die-mittelwelle/

[ChrisSmolinski]

Is anything replacing these stations on the AM band? As long as nothing digital is transmitted, at least there will still be DXing possibilities, although I understand the loss of local programming for German listeners.

[Oliver]

I am not aware that there is a plan to replace these stations on MW.
Although I agree that the shutdown will open up some DX opportunities in 2016.

The attached pictures show the listings for the five different frequencies effected.

[BoomboxDX]

One would think that with all the immigrants they have in Europe (just as in the U.S.), and crowded FM conditions over there -- there would be a use for MW to serve the minority populations at least.

That's where MW here in the US is going. In my metro probably 1/3 or more of the MW stations serve immigrants and ethnic minorities.