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RadioYou can receive the BBC World Service on short wave, while the main BBC stations and other English-language radio can be received via many satellite TV installations. Click here for West and South West Europe's frequency chart, or here for the listing of frequencies - note that all times given are GMT, so you must add an hour during winter and two hours during summer for local time (CET). Voice of America is also available on short wave, with NewsNow. Its frequency chart for the region is here, and its programme guide is here. Radio on the InternetMany 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!
TelevisionAlthough 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 are the two main (digital) satellite providers in France. Both 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. The International Herald Tribune, edited in Paris, is the only English-language daily newspaper to hit the area reliably on its day of publication. Other newspapers are available at many newsstands, usually on the day following publication. International News LinksAngloINFO delivers an extensive English-language news service, drawn from sources around the world.
Also you can often read your favourite newspaper online: UK
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