Radio

The French Riviera and Monaco has the following English-language radio stations, broadcasting from Monaco and Italy (to circumvent French government restrictions):

• Riviera Radio on 106.3 and 106.5 FM. Riviera Radio and be heard online with "Listen Live": Click here
• Radio International on 100.5 and 100.9 FM: music-intensive, with BBC World Service news bulletins
• The Rock of the Riviera - 88.4FM features classic rock, 24/7
• Radio Caroline South, the local arm of the famous pirate station. Radio Caroline broadcasts 24 hours a day on digital satellite and on the Internet. Radio Caroline South's shows are also broadcast locally as part of The Rock of the Riviera's programming (88.4 FM) on Saturday and Sunday evenings

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. You typically need RealPlayer (Real Player Basic, the free version, is rather hidden away on the real.com website, but it does exist) although sometimes a feed is available in Windows Media format, compatible with the players that have shipped with recent versions of Windows and Microsoft Internet Explorer. 

• For a fairly comprehensive list of the many stations who provide this service, click here

Alternatively, select one of the stations below for (relatively) instant access to live radio!

• To reach links to any of the BBC Radio stations, click here: BBC Radio
• The BBC World Service (RealPlayer) (Windows Media)
• Voice of America on VOA NewsNow  
• CNN

Television

Although both Canal+ and Arte show some English-language programmes (particularly feature films, often at odd times of the day or night), for a reasonable amount of English-language television you really need a satellite TV installation.

Canal Satellite and TPS were the two main (digital) satellite providers in France. These have now combined and have many channels, with a reasonable number of English-language programmes available on the French-language channels - including feature films, comedy, TV dramas, and documentaries - together with 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 good (if not entirely comprehensive) list of what's on TV across Europe, check out this site.

Riviera Print Media

• The French Riviera has a bi-monthly magazines in English distributed free at local cafés, restaurants and anglophone meeting places: The Riviera Reporter
• There is also a local newspaper, The Riviera Times  (monthly, available at newsstands and at tourist offices)
• New Riviera Côte d'Azur is a glossy quarterly magazine published in Nice. Sold at newsstands and distributed free through hotels
• 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

Other Print Media

• French News: Available at newsstands and contains news from France
• The Connexion: Monthly newspaper featuring French national news, practical updates and information about life in France. Available from selected newsagents, or by subscription

The International Herald Tribune, edited in Paris, has historically been the only English-language daily newspaper to hit the entire area on its day of publication, although The Financial Times is often available on publication day too (and is distributed for free pick-up to the reception areas of some businesses, especially in Sophia Antipolis and Monaco), and same-day editions can also be found of The Times/Sunday Times, the The Daily Mail/Mail on Sunday and the The Daily/Sunday Telegraph, especially in larger towns.

Other English-language newspapers are available at many 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 Sun
• The Scotsman
• 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 San Francisco Examiner
• 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)
• Independent Newspapers (The Star, The Cape Argus, etc.)
• The Sunday Times
• The Weekly Mail & Guardian

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