Czech Media

Whether you are a visitor or citizen of the Czech Republic, there are many different media choices to choose from. There are newspapers, radio stations, and television broadcasting that offer a variety of programs and news. Best of all, they are broadcasted and published in multiple languages so even if you’re Czech is not great, you can still enjoy what the Czech media has to offer.

Czech Newspapers

If you are a visitor and do not know how to speak Czech, you can still find newspapers in the Czech Republic to fill you in on what is happening throughout the world.

The Prague Post is an English-language weekly newspaper covering the Czech Republic and Central and Eastern Europe. It is the most popular English-language newspaper in the country. The target audience is English-speaking expatriates living in the Czech Republic or neighbouring countries and tourists. The Prague Post reaches over 40,000 readers.

The Prager Zeitung is a German newspaper based in the Czech Republic and it too is issued weekly. This paper is the largest non-Czech newspaper published in the Czech Republic, and you can find it easily in Prague as well as in some of the other major cities in the Republic.

The Głos Ludu is the largest Polish newspaper in the Czech Republic, and the name literally translates to “The Voice of the People.” It is published on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and is financially supported by the Czech Ministry of Culture.

Czech Radio

Czech Radio 1 is an alternative radio broadcasting company that is based in Prague. If you are in Prague, tune the radio to 91.1 to hear the latest in a variety of different music genres. Radio 1 also has many special shows to highlight different types of music like Blue Train that is a jazz session and Hitparada, which is the top 40 of foreign music. Radio 1 is one form of Czech media that has a few shows hosted by English speaking moderators.

Another form of Czech media is Radio Prague also called Radio Praha is the official international broadcasting station for the Czech Republic. Radio Prague broadcasts in several languages, including Czech, English, German, French, Spanish, and Russian and you can find this radio station on short wave, satellite and you can even listen to it on the Internet. All of the programs are 30 minutes long and have a standard layout of news, current events, along with a feature.

Czech Television

Czech media is governed by public law and the TV stations are of course subjected to approval. ČT1 is the primary Czech public TV channel, and ČT2 secondary Czech public TV channel that broadcasts documentaries as well as concerts. To watch the news tune to channel ČT24, and you can find out about sports on ČT4.