Bermuda Newspapers & Media
Newspapers
International
Many hotels in Bermuda provide international newspapers and magazines. If yours doesn’t, the Phoenix Drug Store and Washington Mall Magazines have a reasonable selection.
Local
The only daily (Monday – Saturday) local paper is the Royal Gazette. As well as news from Bermuda, the paper also covers international events. The letters page often makes for interesting reading on local issues. The Royal Gazette also has an online version.
The Bermuda Sun comes out twice a week on Wednesday and Friday and dwells mainly on local matters. A shortened version can be found on their website.
Radio
Radio stations in Bermuda include:
- 1450 AM Gold – Music for the mature listener and daytime talk shows
- Mix 106 FM – Modern hit music
- Power 95 FM
- AM 1230
- AM 1340
- FM 89
- KJAZ Jazz 98.1 FM
Television
If you came to Bermuda on vacation and intend to spend a lot of time watching television you need your head testing. Believe us, there are cheaper ways. However, those in need of a quick television fix need not despair. Bermuda has the main US networks on cable together with local stations which are affiliated with the major US players.
Local stations switch between locally produced shows and those on the networks. The local stations are
- ZBM – CBS affiliate
- ZFB – ABC affiliate
- VSB – NBC affiliate