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There are 5 main terrestrial television station in London. They are BBC1,
BBC2, ITV, Channel 4, and Channel 5. All have news programs and general
entertainment programming in English. The BBC channels don't have any
adverts.
There are also hundreds of satellite TV channels available, mostly in
English. The main satellite operator is Sky. Some of their channels like
Sky News is widely available in hotels. CNN, FOX News, etc, are also available
via Satellite.
Cable networks provide mainly satellite type stations, without the dish
of course.
There are also radio stations a plenty on FM, AM, DAB, LW, SW, and even
via Satellite. The main national stations are BBC Radio 1 (pop music),
BBC Radio 2 (middle of the road music), BBC Radio 3 (Classical/Opera),
BBC Radio 4 (News, Documentaries, Stories), BBC Radio 5 Live (News, Sport),
Classical FM (Classical music), TalkSport (Sport).
There are also a whole host of local, regional, national, and international
newspapers available in London. London main regional newspaper is the
Evening Standard.
Related Links:
BBC - http://www.bbc.co.uk
Channel 4 - http://www.channel4.co.uk/
Channel 5 - http://www.channel5.co.uk/
Evening Standard - http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/
ITV - http://www.itv.com/
Sky - http://www.sky.com/
The Times - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/
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