The new schedule for the SBS Radio network officially starts today.
It was announced late last year, after a review that showed there was a need for SBS Radio to introduce new language programs to reflect changing demographics in Australia.
The last time SBS embarked on such a review was in 1994, and SBS says the changes in programming are required so that the broadcaster can better fulfill its Charter which requires SBS to broadcast programs that reflect Australia's multicultural society.
The new schedule also includes expanded programming for some communities with growing numbers of migrants, particularly from parts of Asia and Africa.
SBS has expanded the total number of languages it offers to listeners from 68 to 74, and it continues to be the most multilingual broadcaster in the world.
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There are three new African languages with growing migrant and refugee communities - Dinka, Swahili and Tigrinya.
The other three are the Asian languages Malayalam, Hmong and Pashto.
Pashto is the native language of the Pashtun people and is spoken in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and India.
Malayalam is principally spoken in the south Indian state of Kerala, while Hmong is spoken in China, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand.
Listen to the podcast above to hear Peggy Giakoumelos' report, or read in more detail here.
