Canberra - Post Report Question and Answers
English-language newspapers and TV available? Cost?
Cable TV is expensive and about 4 years behind the USA. - May 2012
Free to air TV with lots of U.S. shows. Sattellite for $60-100 a month with a lot more. - May 2011
TV is $120 a month for 100 channels. Mostly British and American programing with some Australian. Spanish, Greek, Italian, and Russian TV is available for more $$$. - Dec 2010
Canberra Times--which isn't anything special. Cable TV is not as good as I was expecting for the expensive price one must pay. Popular US shows are at least 1 season behind. - Nov 2010
Yes! You name the paper, and it's here. There is Fox cable TV in my area, but its far too expensive for what it is. It's better not to be a TV addict here. - Apr 2010
There's FOXTEL cable TV, there's a Football channel and most American shows. - Oct 2009
Yes. You can get 4 basic channels on free to air. Most people have cable or satalite. Currently a full package on satalite is about US$90. - Apr 2009
