English Language Media: Radio, TV, Print & Online

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English Language Media: Radio, TV, Print & Online

Radio

The French Riviera and Monaco has the English-language radio station, Riviera Radio, broadcasting from Monaco (to circumvent French government restrictions) on 106.5 FM and streaming live on the Internet.

BBC World Service can be received on digital FM 90.2 and Satellite Hot Bird 6-13º East.

• For more information on receiving BBC World Service via satellite: Click here

The main BBC stations and other English-language radio can also be received via many satellite TV installations or over the Internet. Previously broadcast programmes can often be listened to again or downloaded.

Voice of America is also available on shortwave, with NewsNow. 

• For the region's frequency chart: Click here
• For a programme guide: Click here
• For webcasts of VOA programmes: Click here

Radio on the Internet

Many international radio stations are available streamed live on the Internet. 

• BBC Radio
• National Public Radio (NPR)
• Voice of America
• CNN
• For a fairly comprehensive list of the many stations streaming live on the Internet: Click here
• For a directory of over 13,000 radio stations: Streema Online Radio Stations

Television

French channels Canal+ and Arte show some English-language programmes (particularly feature films), however more English-language television is available with satellite TV.

Canal Satellite (CanalSat) is the main digital satellite provider in France. It provides some programming in multiple languages (including English), such as feature films, comedy, TV dramas, and documentaries - and offers some English news feeds (from sources such as CNN, BBC World, Sky News and CNBC).

Alternatively, it is possible to access UK-based free-to-air (FTA) programming on the same satellite that broadcasts Sky Digital. Please note, however, that there is no legal way to access encrypted programming on that satellite while in France (such as Sky Digital's premium channels accessible only through a Sky subscription package, or those channels that may only be watched in the UK using a satellite receiver with a free-to-view - FTV - card installed).

• For a list of what's on TV across Europe: Click here

Local English-language Print Media

• The Riviera Reporter is a bi-monthly magazine in English distributed free at local cafés, restaurants, English shops and anglophone meeting places 
• The Riviera Times is a monthly local newspaper, available at newsstands and at tourist offices
• The Var Village Voice is the monthly newsletter for the Var. Available by subscription
• LMS News is a quarterly bilingual French/English magazine for Sophia Antipolis. Free at local office blocks and restaurants
• That's Nice is a free magazine distributed distributed on the Cote d'Azur. It contains reviews, news articles, information on concerts and live music, classifieds and maps.
• Provence Sun is a regional, bi-monthly magazine, entirely in English. It is available for free in bookshops and at strategic points. It can also be downloaded from the website

Other Print Media

• The Connexion is a monthly newspaper featuring French national news, practical updates and information about life in France. Available from selected newsagents or by subscription
• The French Paper is a monthly print publication about France, French news and living in France. Available at selected newsstands and by subscription

Same-day editions can be found of the Paris-edited International Herald Tribune, The Financial Times (distributed for free in the reception areas of some businesses, especially in Sophia Antipolis and Monaco), The Times/Sunday Times, The Daily Mail/Mail on Sunday and The Daily/Sunday Telegraph, especially in larger towns.

Other English-language newspapers are available at some newsstands, usually on the day following publication.

International News Links

AngloINFO delivers an extensive English-language news service, drawn from sources around the world.

• Visit the AngloINFO Newsroom

Also you can often read your favourite newspaper online:

UK

• The Belfast Telegraph
• The Daily Express
• The Daily Mail/Mail on Sunday
• The Daily/Sunday Telegraph
• The Financial Times
• The Guardian
• The Independent
• The Mirror
• The Scotsman
• The Sun
• The Times
• And many more, listed here.

Ireland

• The Irish Independent
• The Irish News
• The Irish Times
• And many more, listed here

USA

• The Chicago Sun-Times
• The Los Angeles Times
• The New York Times
• The New York Post
• The San Francisco Chronicle
• The Seattle Times
• USA Today
• The Wall Street Journal
• The Washington Post
• And many more, listed here

Canada

• The Montreal Gazette
• The Toronto Star
• The Vancouver Sun
• The Globe and Mail
• And more, listed here

Australia

• The Sydney Morning Herald
• The Melbourne Age
• And many more, listed here

New Zealand

• The New Zealand Herald
• And many more, listed here

South Africa

• Business Day
• Die Burger (in Afrikaans)
• The Star
• Cape Argus
• The Weekly Mail & Guardian

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