English Language Media in Bangkok

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English Language Media in Bangkok

Radio

Virgin Radio Thailand has a number of radio stations that broadcast in both Thai and English:

• Virgin Hitz 95.5 FM: Latest pop songs from Thailand, UK and USA
• Virgin Soft 103 FM: Thai and English love songs
• Easy FM 105.5: New and classic easy-listening Thai and English songs
• 98.5 Breeze FM: Classic hits from the 80s, 90s and today with Richie Walker hosting the morning show and BBC News every hour.

Wave FM 88 Bangkok is an international radio station broadcasting in English, with British and American presenters and DJs. 

Radio on the Internet: English-language stations online

Many international radio stations are available streamed live on the Internet. Typically Realplayer or Windows Media Player will be needed. Both can be downloaded.

• Radio Locator (worldwide radio listing)

Alternatively, select one of the stations below for access to live radio:

• To reach links to any of the BBC Radio stations: Click here
• BBC World Service
• CNN
• Voice of America
• Virgin Radio
• Radio Bangkok

Television

Terrestrial television channels

The terrestrial TV channels listed below broadcast predominantly in Thai. Some have small sections of English-language programming or with some TVs the language can be changed to English for certain programmes. Newspapers the Bangkok Post and the The Nation have daily TV listings.

• Channel 3
• Channel 5 (in Thai only)
• Channel 7
• Modernine (Channel 9)
• NBT (National Broadcasting Service of Thailand): with some daily transmissions in English
• Thai PBS (Thai Public Broadcasting Service)

Cable and satellite channels

The biggest satellite TV provider is True Visions UBC, which has a large number of channels in English with different packages at varying costs. Most programmes are aired in English and a monthly programme guide with a full list of channels and schedules is delivered to the home address. 

True Visions and many other independent companies operate cable TV channels in Bangkok - a number of them broadcast in English.

• For information on satellite channels, receivers and dishes in Thailand: Click here

Print Media

The newspapers and magazines listed below are for English readers and can be found at bookshops in central Bangkok close to expatriate or tourist areas. Delivery is available and many of these can be viewed online.

Magazines

• Bangkok 101: Monthly travel guide magazine with information on local events, theatre, cinema, art and restaurants
• Tel: 02 252 3900
• The Guru: Published by the Bangkok Post as a weekly entertainment magazine, distributed in Friday's edition of the paper
• Bangkok Recorder: Lifestyle magazine with news and information on events in Bangkok
• BK Magazine: Free weekly magazine with travel, recreation and nightlife information, as well as restaurant and CD reviews. Small classified section
• Tel: 02 624 9696
• Essential Bangkok (Bangkok Pocket Guide): Published quarterly with listings of bars, restaurants, hotels, gyms, and much more
• Lookeast: Travel, entertainment, tourist, shopping, dining and hotel information. Published monthly
• Prestige Thailand: Monthly lifestyle magazine with articles on society, travel and the Arts
• Tel: 02 367 3535
• Serviced Apartments: Annual guide to serviced apartments in the Bangkok area. Available in most book shops
• Tel: 02 247 9925
• Siamese Magazine: Features and lifestyle articles, published every two months and distributed free
• Tel: 02 744 7562
• Station Buzz: Published quarterly, listing restaurants, hotels and shopping all within walking distance of BTS or MRT stations
• Tel: 02 287 0606
• Thailand Tatler: Thailand's version of the well know international magazine with reviews and entertainment articles
• The Big Chilli: Lifestyle magazine with travel and restaurant reviews and listings of what's going on in Bangkok. Published monthly
• Tel: 02 233 1774-6

Newspapers

• Bangkok Post: Popular independent newspaper in Bangkok
• Business Day: Business newspaper with articles on the economy, education, foreign business as well as general news
• Daily Xpress: Free tabloid style newspaper with news, entertainment and sport
• Hua Hin Today: Local news and entertainment (for Hua Hin)
• Pattaya Daily News: The only independent English newspaper in Pattaya
• The Nation: Bangkok's liberal newspaper

International Online News

• BBC News
• CNN News
• Worldpress

International News Links

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

• Visit the AngloINFO Newsroom

Also you can 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
• Independent Newspapers (The Star, The Cape, Argus etc)
• The Sunday Times
• The Weekly Mail and Guardian