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Post
Post office hours: Mon-Fri 0900-1900, Sat 0900-1200. In smaller towns and villages, post offices may close earlier and at lunch, while in Paris the main office is open 24 hours, but only to send mail in the evenings.
Media
Press
• The main English-language daily is the International Herald Tribune.
• Outside the Ile-de-France, however, these newspapers are not as popular as the provincial press.
• International newspapers and magazines are widely available, particularly in the larger cities.
TV
• TF1 and M6 are national, commercial channels.
• Arte is a cultural channel originally launched by French and German public channels.
• La Chaîne Info is a rolling news channel.
• TV5 is an international French-language channel and Canal Plus is a national, subscription channel.
• International cable and satellite channels are available.
Radio
• Europe 1 is a major commercial, news and entertainment station.
• RTL is a major commercial station, with a mix of speech and music programmes.
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