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THE MEDIA |
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Although Belize's English-language media can make a welcome break in
a world of Spanish, this doesn't necessarily mean that it's easy to keep
in touch with what's happening in the rest of the world. Local news
takes pride of place in the national newspapers (published weekly on
Friday) and international stories receive very little attention. In
Belize City, San Pedro and some other main towns you should be able to
get hold of foreign publications , including The Miami Herald, Time and
Newsweek .
There are two national television stations, channels 5 and 7, which
broadcast mainly imported American shows, with a few local news
programmes. Cable TV, however, is the nation's preferred viewing medium,
giving saturation coverage of American soaps, CNN and sports. Love FM
has the widest coverage of any of the country's radio stations ,
offering easy listening, news and current affairs; sister station Estero
Amor broadcasts in Spanish, while More FM plays youth- oriented music.
Another major station is KREM FM with the emphasis on talk, reggae and
Punta Rock. Each district town also has a local radio station and
there's a British forces radio station, BFBS.
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