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Cable television: packages differ from town to town in Greater Boston.  BBC America, TV5 (Francophone), CKSH –9 (French Canadian), Celticvision, Fox Soccer Channel and other broadcasts may be available depending on your area.

Recommended channels
WGBH public - ie non commercial television including Masterpiece Theatre, informed talk shows,
CNN Anderson Cooper and Larry King
History Channel HIST
Cookery channel
Turner Classic Movies
Fox Movies
Sundance Film Channel
Independent Film Channel

BBC World News
6:00 AM, 7:00 AM, 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM on BBC 150
12:30 AM on WGBX 14


Radio: WGBH  FM 89.7 broadcasts BBC World News from 5-6 a.m. Monday –Friday;
WBUR FM 90.9 broadcasts BBC programs at various times; check their website www.wbur.org, and search for BBC schedule for more details.  BBC World Service may also be available on your computer through streaming audio.  Check www.bbc.co.uk to see if it works for you.
740 AM has world news in French from 7-9 a.m.
BBC Radio 3 and 4 also available on the internet - give address


Newspapers and magazines:

The Boston Public Library on Copley Square has a subscription to many newspapers from around the country and the world.  Check out their newspaper room.
Out of Town News on Harvard Square in Cambridge may have the foreign newspaper or magazine you are looking for.
Barnes and Noble and Borders Bookstores sell some foreign magazines in their larger city locations.
The Boston Globe – daily
The Boston Herald - daily
The Metro – free at T stops, very abbreviated version of the news
Boston Magazine – published monthly, purchase at newsstands
The Improper Bostonian – not a naughty magazine at all!  Pick one up for free from newsboxes near T stations around town.
Financial Times also available at some outlets

Books: 

The Boston Public Library has a large collection of books in foreign languages.  Anyone resident in Massachusetts can get a card to borrow books, or your local library may be able to order them for you through an excellent inter-library loan program. Boston Libraries can also provide you with free tickets for museums.