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Local Media Guide for those visiting the County of Cornwall |
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Cornish World - Cornish World is Cornwall's biggest and best magazine for lovers of Cornwall at home and abroad. Issued every other month. The August/September 2007 issue includes a free CD of Cornish music |
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| Western Morning News - a daily newspaper for Cornwall and parts of Devon. | ||
| West Briton - also known as the Truro & Mid Cornwall West Briton. | ||
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| BBC Radio Cornwall for local news, weather and traffic - plus lots of good entertainment. Based in Truro. 103.9 FM in the west, 95.2 FM in the east and 96.0 FM on the Isles of Scilly |
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| Peninsula Radio is the only Community radio service in Cornwall and has been in operation since 2001. Based in Redruth Tel: 01209 717989 Fax: 01209 717989 Email: info@peninsularadio.co.uk |
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| Pirate FM is an Independent Radio station, also based in Redruth. 102.2 and 102.8 FM. |
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| Television | ||
| BBC 1 - Mostly national programs with a few local programs and local news from BBC South West | ||
| BBC 2 - few local programs - mainly the same programs as the rest of Britain. | ||
| Westcountry (ITV) - Run by Carlton (who are in the South & East of England). Local news and weather with a few local programs. | ||
| Channel 5 is only available in a few areas of Cornwall. | ||
| Sky is available if you have a receiving dish. Many touring caravans can now be seen sporting Satellite dishes. Most hotels and guest houses offer Sky stations on guest room televisions. | ||
| Telewest Broadband Eurobell had announced that digital TV and broadband internet services would be available in Devon and Cornwall from September 2002. By May 2003 it had not even reached Plymouth. Their website has the facility to enter your postcode to check for availability. Broadband Internet is available in most main Cornish towns. See the Act Now website for full details |
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