Communications in Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Encyclopedia
Telecommunications in Saint Pierre and Miquelon include telephone, radio, television, and internet usage.
s - main lines in use:
4,800 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
0 (1994)
(SPM Telecom now offers GSM mobile phone service)
Telephone system:
domestic:
NA
international:
radiotelephone communication with most countries in the world; 1 earth station in French
domestic satellite system
The Country calling code for Saint Pierre and Miquelon is 508.
broadcast
stations:
AM 0 (stopped broadcasting in 2004), FM
4, shortwave 0 (1998)
Out of the four radio stations in St. Pierre et Miquelon, three are on St. Pierre itself and one on Miquelon. Three of these stations belong to RFO
- two on St. Pierre and one on Miquelon. In addition to broadcasting local and RFO programmes, these RFO stations broadcast the France-Inter
radio service at night. The fourth radio station, Radio Atlantique, mostly relays Radio France Internationale
.
Radios:
4,000 (1997)
broadcast stations:
St. Pierre et Miquelon has two television stations owned and operated by Réseau France Outre-mer
(RFO):
RFO features a variety of programs from France, as well as local news and sports. RFO broadcasts using the SECAM
-K1 colour system as designed for French overseas territories. The main RFO channel, Télé St. Pierre et Miquelon, is also seen in Canada nationwide on digital cable and satellite, converted to NTSC
.
The local cable system, operated by SPM Telecom, also offers an array of broadcast and specialty channels from Canada and the US in SECAM, converted from NTSC.
TNT
, an aerial digital television service, will be expanding its service to Saint Pierre and Miquelon by the end of 2010; unlike SPM Telecom's cable service, TNT offers only RFO and Metropolitan France channels.
Television
s:
4,000 (1997)
s (ISPs):
SPM Telecom - Cheznoo
Country code
(Top level domain): .pm
Telephony
TelephoneTelephone
The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...
s - main lines in use:
4,800 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
0 (1994)
(SPM Telecom now offers GSM mobile phone service)
Telephone system:
domestic:
NA
international:
radiotelephone communication with most countries in the world; 1 earth station in French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
domestic satellite system
The Country calling code for Saint Pierre and Miquelon is 508.
Radio
RadioRadio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
broadcast
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
stations:
AM 0 (stopped broadcasting in 2004), FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
4, shortwave 0 (1998)
Out of the four radio stations in St. Pierre et Miquelon, three are on St. Pierre itself and one on Miquelon. Three of these stations belong to RFO
Réseau France Outre-mer
Réseau Outre-Mer 1ère or Outre-Mer 1ère , is a network of radio and television stations operating in France's overseas departments and territories around the world.The Outre-Mer 1ère network includes:...
- two on St. Pierre and one on Miquelon. In addition to broadcasting local and RFO programmes, these RFO stations broadcast the France-Inter
France Inter
France Inter is a major French public radio channel and part of Radio France. It is a "generalist" station, aiming to provide a wide national audience with a full service of news and intelligent spoken-word programming, both serious and entertaining, liberally punctuated with an eclectic mix of...
radio service at night. The fourth radio station, Radio Atlantique, mostly relays Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale was created in 1975 as part of Radio France by the Government of France, and replaced the Poste Colonial , Paris Mondial , Radio Paris , RTF Radio Paris and ORTF Radio Paris...
.
Radios:
4,000 (1997)
Television
TelevisionTelevision
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
broadcast stations:
St. Pierre et Miquelon has two television stations owned and operated by Réseau France Outre-mer
Réseau France Outre-mer
Réseau Outre-Mer 1ère or Outre-Mer 1ère , is a network of radio and television stations operating in France's overseas departments and territories around the world.The Outre-Mer 1ère network includes:...
(RFO):
- Télé St. Pierre et Miquelon (call letters FQN) on Ch. 8, with a repeater on Ch. 31
- Tempo on Ch. 6
RFO features a variety of programs from France, as well as local news and sports. RFO broadcasts using the SECAM
SECAM
SECAM, also written SÉCAM , is an analog color television system first used in France....
-K1 colour system as designed for French overseas territories. The main RFO channel, Télé St. Pierre et Miquelon, is also seen in Canada nationwide on digital cable and satellite, converted to NTSC
NTSC
NTSC, named for the National Television System Committee, is the analog television system that is used in most of North America, most of South America , Burma, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, and some Pacific island nations and territories .Most countries using the NTSC standard, as...
.
The local cable system, operated by SPM Telecom, also offers an array of broadcast and specialty channels from Canada and the US in SECAM, converted from NTSC.
TNT
Télévision Numérique Terrestre
TNT is the national digital terrestrial service for France. It formally arrived on 31 March 2005 after a short testing period. Like Freeview in the United Kingdom it will support many new channels as well as the current terrestrial television stations...
, an aerial digital television service, will be expanding its service to Saint Pierre and Miquelon by the end of 2010; unlike SPM Telecom's cable service, TNT offers only RFO and Metropolitan France channels.
Television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
s:
4,000 (1997)
Internet
Internet Service ProviderInternet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
s (ISPs):
SPM Telecom - Cheznoo
Country code
Country code
Country codes are short alphabetic or numeric geographical codes developed to represent countries and dependent areas, for use in data processing and communications. Several different systems have been developed to do this. The best known of these is ISO 3166-1...
(Top level domain): .pm
.pm
.pm is the Internet country code top-level domain for Saint Pierre and Miquelon. This top-level domain is managed by the AFNIC but the registration services are currently suspended.- External links :* *...
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