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| French Alps Local Reference INFOrmation
A world of information, both local and global - in English. The international English-language print and broadcast media that is available to you if you live in the Alps.
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.
Radio in the French Alps
Radio on the InternetMany international radio stations are available streamed live on the Internet. Alternatively, select one of the stations:
TelevisionFrench channels Canal+ and Arte show some English-language programmes (particularly feature films), however for more English-language television is available with satellite TV. Canal Satellite and TPS, the two main digital satellite providers in France have merged. Between them, there are many channels, with a reasonable number of English-language programmes, 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).
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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USA
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New Zealand
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