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Information about the local and international English-language print and broadcast media that is available in France...
There are many options for those seeking English-speaking radio and television channels, as well as print publications, when living in France.Radio
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.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, visit Mike's Radio World
- 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. My CANAL 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).Print Media
Most major publications are available online as well as in print. For a more portable digital version, apps like the Mail Plus App from the UK's Daily Mail Group allow the latest news to be read on a phone or tablet, often for much less than the cost of a subscription.- 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
International News Links
You can 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
- 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
- Business Day
- Die Burger (in Afrikaans)
- The Star
- Cape Argus
- The Weekly Mail & Guardian