English Language Media in Southern Holland

Radio

The BBC World Service can be received on short wave or cable FM. 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 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.

Many FM stations are available on the national cable network.

Radio in Southern Holland

Local radio in the Netherlands is mostly in Dutch.

• For comprehensive listing of the available FM stations: Click here (while the broadcast may be in Dutch, much of the music played will be familiar)

Radio Netherlands can be listened to nationwide and broadcasts many items including news programmes in English. The website (in English) has news items and details of English language broadcasts.

Radio on the Internet: English-language stations online

Many international radio stations are available streamed live on the Internet, typically needing Real Player or Windows Media player.

• To reach links to any of the BBC radio stations: Click here
• Directory of over 13,000 radio stations: Streema Online Radio Stations

Television

Throughout the Netherlands English-language television is available via satellite/cable providers.

There are also a number of commercial channels broadcasting nationally. Again most programmes are in Dutch, although some youth and music programmes have English subtitles or are broadcast in English with Dutch subtitles.

English Programmes

In most areas, on the standard cable system, the following English-language stations are available: BBC1, BBC2, BBC World, Discovery Channel, CNN, CNBC and National Geographic.

Among the well-known international channels such as Discovery and Nickelodeon it is common to find programmes in English with Dutch subtitles.

Print Publications

Newspapers

There are approximately 34 Dutch-language newspapers – some national and some regional. However, there is currently very little in English.

• For residents of The Hague, there is the newsletter Living in The Hague published in English every six to eight weeks by the Hague Hospitality Centre 
  • To subscribe: Click here

Magazines

• Roundabout is a monthly art, culture and entertainment magazine which focuses on what's on in Holland. It is possible to subscribe online
• Xpat Journal is a magazine published quarterly with articles on careers, Dutch culture, education, living in the Netherlands, tax and legal issues

Online Media in English in the Netherlands

• ANP is the national news agency for the Netherlands and supplies much of the material for daily newspapers, radio, television and the Internet. It has its headquarters just outside The Hague and offices throughout the country. The ANP website provides a link to its English language services in the form of a daily bulletin produced Monday to Friday. This NIS News Bulletin contains a summary of the main national and international stories aimed principally at foreign business people and diplomats 
  • For more details or to subscribe and receive the bulletin by e-mail, fax or in print: Click here
• Another English language publication available online is the Dutch News Digest, which provides general and business news updates plus information on leisure events: Click here
• Radio Netherlands publishes a review of the Dutch newspapers in English which can be downloaded: Click here
• Government.nl: Up-to-date news reports in English from the Dutch government about issues affecting the Netherlands

International online news

• BBC News
• CNN News

International News Links

AngloINFO delivers an extensive English-language news service, drawn from sources around the world.

• Visit the AngloInfo Newsroom!

You can also often read your favourite newspaper online:

UK

• The Belfast Telegraph
• The Daily Express
• The Daily/Sunday Telegraph
• The Financial Times
• The Guardian
• The Independent
• The Mirror
• The Sun
• The Scotsman
• The Times
• And many more, listed here

Ireland

• The Irish Independent
• The Irish News
• The Irish Times
• And many more, listed here

USA

• The Chicago Sun Times
• The LA Times
• The New York Times
• The New York Post
• The San Francisco Chronicle
• The San Francisco Examiner
• The Seattle Times
• USA Today
• The Wall Street Journal
• The Washington Post
• And many more, listed here

Canada

• The Montreal Gazette
• The Toronto Star
• The Vancouver Sun
• The Globe and the Mail
• And many more, listed here

Australia

• The Sydney Morning Herald
• The Melbourne Age
• And many more, listed here

New Zealand

• The New Zealand Herald
• And many more, listed here

South Africa

• Business Day
• Die Burger (in Afrikaans)
• Independent Newspapers (The Star, The Cape, Argus etc)
• The Sunday Times
• The Weekly Mail and Guardian