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Mass media in Jersey consist of several different types of communications media: television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and Internet-based Web sites.
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Mass media in Jersey consist of several different types of communications media: television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and Internet-based Web sites.
The Frémont Point transmitting station is a facility for FM and television transmission at Frémont in Saint John, Jersey.
Local terrestrial television in Jersey is provided by ITV Channel Television (part of the ITV network) and BBC Channel Islands (an opt-out service from BBC South West), both of these have local broadcast studios, production teams, presenters and other staff. Many other off-island stations are available, which are mostly the same as those available in United Kingdom.
ITV Channel Television – the longer-serving of the two services – produces regional programming for the Islands, including a flagship nightly news programme, ITV News Channel TV , which is supplemented by shorter news bulletins seven days a week. Other programmes previously shown include a twice-weekly sports magazine show Report Sport, the long-running children's series Puffin's Pla(i)ce and local documentaries.
BBC Channel Islands News is an opt-out service for the Channel Islands, broadcast from the BBC Radio Jersey studios in St Helier at 6:30 pm (during the first half of Spotlight ) and at 10:25 pm (after the BBC News at Ten) each weeknight on BBC One.
Jersey is depicted in the detective programme Bergerac.
Local radio in Jersey is broadcast on FM by BBC Radio Jersey, and Channel 103. Both also on Channel Island DAB mux since 1 August 2021
Bailiwick Radio broadcasts two music services, Classics and Hits, 24 hours a day online. It is also available on DAB+ Channel Island mux. and through Apple and Android apps and on TuneIn.
Radio Youth FM, an internet radio station run by young people aged 12 – 24 is also active in the island and broadcasts up to 10 shows each week.
Jersey used to be served by the Normandy-based radio station Contact 94.
The Bailiwick Express is Jersey's solitary online news website which concentrates on hard news delivered swiftly, and is supported by classified advertising, primarily of vehicles, employment vacancies, and property.
The Jersey Evening Post , is the main printed source of local news and official notices. Its daily average net circulation was reported as 17,912 copies in 2012. [1]
The newspaper features a weekly Jèrriais column accompanied by English-language précis.
Lifestyle magazines include Gallery Magazine [2] (monthly) and The Jersey Life [3] (monthly).
Les Nouvelles Chroniques du Don Balleine [4] is a quarterly literary magazine in Jèrriais.
20/20 magazine [5] is the island's only annual personal finance magazine; Global Assets [6] the island's online quarterly international offshore finance magazine is also produced by the same company.
Connect magazine is a bi-monthly business title from the same stable as The Bailiwick Express.
The Channel Islands are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They are divided into two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, which is the largest of the islands; and the Bailiwick of Guernsey, consisting of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm and some smaller islands. Historically, they are the remnants of the Duchy of Normandy. Although they are not part of the United Kingdom, the UK is responsible for the defence and international relations of the islands as it is for the other Crown Dependency, the Isle of Man, and the British Overseas Territories. The Crown Dependencies are neither members of the Commonwealth of Nations, nor part of the European Union. They have a total population of about 171,916, and the bailiwicks' capitals, Saint Helier and Saint Peter Port, have populations of 33,500 and 18,207 respectively.
The services of communication in Jersey comprise Internet, telephone, broadcasting and postal services, which allow islanders to contact people and receive information.
BBC Radio is an operational business division and service of the public service broadcast outlet British Broadcasting Corporation. The service provides national radio stations covering the majority of musical genres, as well as local radio stations covering local news, affairs and interests. It also oversees online audio content.
Jèrriais is a Romance language and the traditional language of the Jersey people. It is a form of the Norman language spoken in Jersey, an island in the Channel Islands archipelago off the coast of France. Its closest relatives are the other Norman languages, such as Guernésiais, spoken in neighbouring Guernsey, and the other langues d'oïl.
The British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides radio and television programmes for His Majesty's Armed Forces, and their dependents worldwide. Editorial control is independent of the Ministry of Defence and the armed forces themselves. It was established by the British War Office in 1943. In 1944, it was managed by Gale Pedrick.
BBC Radio Suffolk is the BBC's local radio station serving the county of Suffolk.
BBC Essex is the BBC's local radio station serving the county of Essex.
BBC Radio Northampton is the BBC's local radio station serving the county of Northamptonshire.
BBC Radio Guernsey is the BBC's local radio station serving the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
BBC Radio Jersey is the BBC's local radio station serving the Bailiwick of Jersey.
The Sutton Coldfield transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility located in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. In terms of population covered, it is the third most important transmitter in the UK, after Crystal Palace in London and Winter Hill near Bolton.
Channel 103 is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to the island of Jersey on 103.7 FM and DAB+ digital radio.
The culture of Jersey is the culture of the Bailiwick of Jersey. Jersey has a mixed Franco-British culture, however modern Jersey is culture is very dominated by British cultural influences and has also been influenced by immigrant communities such as the Bretons and the Portuguese.
The Arfon transmitting station is a facility for FM, DAB digital radio and television transmission near the villages of Nebo and Nasareth in Gwynedd, northwestern Wales. It includes a 308.5 m (1,012 ft) guyed mast with antennas attached at various heights. The mast is surmounted by a television transmitting antenna, which brings the total height of the structure to 317.4 m (1,041 ft), making it the tallest structure in Wales. It is owned and operated by Arqiva.
The Fremont Point transmitting station is a facility for FM radio and television transmission at Fremont, Vingtaine du Nord, Saint John, Jersey.
Tindle Radio is a media company which owns commercial radio stations and a DAB multiplex business in the Channel Islands and the Republic of Ireland. It has its head office in Farnham, Surrey, shared with Tindle Newspapers.
BBC South West is the BBC English Region serving Cornwall, Devon, Isles of Scilly, West Somerset, West Dorset and Channel Islands.
Island FM is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting across the Bailiwick of Guernsey on 104.7 FM and 93.7 FM in Alderney.
BBC Radio Surrey is the BBC's local radio station serving Surrey, north-east Hampshire and north West Sussex.
Huntshaw Cross transmitting station is a telecommunications facility serving North Devon including the towns of Barnstaple and South Molton. It broadcasts television, radio and mobile telephone services and is currently owned by Arqiva. It is located on the B3232 road at Huntshaw, Great Torrington. Grid reference SS527220. The mast is 164 metres (538 ft) high.