Tenerife Communications

Telephone

Country code: 34. Emergency calls: 112. Area codes are incorporated within a nine digit number.

Mobile Telephone

Roaming agreements exist with most international mobile phone companies. Coverage is good throughout most of the country.

Internet

There is a variety of Internet cafes in most urban areas.

Post

There are efficient internal and international postal services (correos) to all countries. Airmail within Europe usually takes around five days.

Media

Broadcasting in Tenerife has witnessed a spectacular expansion in recent years with the emergence of new commercial operators and the launch of digital services.

Press

• Island Connections is an English-language fortnightly newspaper.
Tenerife News is another English-language fortnightly paper, more orientated to the north of Tenerife.
Living Tenerife is a glossy, English-language island lifestyle magazine published monthly.
El Dia is a nationalistic Spanish-language daily printed in Tenerife.
Diario de Avisos provides a more mixed view of Canary Island news.
La Opinion also provides a more mixed view of the goings on in the archipelago.

TV

TV Canaria and TV Canaria 2 are local channels for the Canary Islands
State-owned TVE operates TV-1 (La Primera) and TV-2 (La Dos).
Antena 3, La Cuatro, Telecinco and La Sexta are privately run channels.

Radio

• RNE is state-run. It operates Radio 1, Radio Clasica, Radio 3 and Radio 5.
• Cadena SER, Onda Cero
and 40 Principales are popular commercial stations.
• OasisFM
and PowerFM are the two main English-language radio stations.
Cadena COPE is controlled by the church.

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