Media of Jersey consist of several different types of communications media: television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and Internet-based Web sites.
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Broadcasting[edit]
The Frémont Point transmitting station is a facility for FM and television transmission at Frémont in Saint John, Jersey.
Television[edit]
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 longest-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 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 6:30pm (during the first half of Spotlight) and at 10:25pm (after the BBC News at Ten) each weeknight on BBC1.
Radio[edit]
Local radio in Jersey is broadcast by BBC Radio Jersey, and Channel 103.
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.
Other[edit]
Canadian Youtuber Sips makes videos from his home in Jersey.
Chrismd [Fifa Youtuber]
Print[edit]
Newspapers[edit]
Jersey's only newspaper, the Jersey Evening Post, and 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.
Magazines[edit]
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.
References[edit]
- ^ "Circulation down for all of UK's 81 regional dailies". PressGazette. 2012-08-29. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ^ "Gallery | Style Magazine | Franchises". Gallerymagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ^ "The Jersey Life". Lifemags.com. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ^ "Les Nouvelles Chroniques du Don Balleine". Members.societe-jersiaise.org. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ^ "Finance Publications Offshore Limited". 2020.je. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ^ "Finance Publications Offshore Limited". Financeoffshore.com. Retrieved 2012-10-07.