Settling In 117Ö3 focus on pop music from the 1980s onwards. FM4 at
103.8 in Vienna plays alternative music, and broadcasts
mainly in English until 2:00 pm. From 6:00 am to 7:00 pm,
the news is read in English at the top of the hour. The Morning
Show provides general information from 6:00 am to 10:00
am. FM4 Update, a service-oriented programme, is on from
10:00 am until noon. From 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm, news and
features are discussed on Reality Check. For classical music,
tune in to Ö1 or Radio Stephansdom. The latter is linked
to the Catholic Church and broadcasts mass live from the
cathedral every Sunday morning. Each province has its own
radio station, where local news and issues are presented and
discussed. On most stations, news, weather and traffic reports
are given for the entire country. If you want to listen to your
favorite radio station from home, Internet Radio, webcasts
and audio streaming are very popular. Some programs offer
free podcasts to download onto an MP3 player.
A fee per resident is levied if you have a television or
radio. It basically subsidizes the tv and radio programming
of public broadcasting
English-Language Bookstores
It is not all that difficult to find books in English in Austria,
especially Vienna, which has a good number of English-
language bookshops. Best known is The British Bookshop,
which has a large selection for adults and children, and a
very good section for instructive materials teaching English
as a foreign language. The staff of primarily native English
speakers can help you with any inquiries. Their main
store is in the 1st district. Shakespeare & Co. is smaller
and concentrates on the classics and academic works,
with a focus on political science and history. It also has a
nice selection for children and second-hand books. There
are German-language bookshops that offer some English-
language books. The Buchhandlung Kuppitsch store on the
old Allgemeines Krankenhaus (AKH) campus offers books
in several different languages. Gerold & Co. on the Graben
in the 1st district also carries a number of English-language
books. The large chain Libro has a small English-language