In the modern world newspapers are among the most easy and common ways to propagate information. West Bengal has over five hundred newspapers published daily out of which over three hundred are in Bengali.

The state owned television broadcaster is Doordarshan and the public radio station is All India Radio. Private FM stations are only available in Asansol, Kolkata and Siliguri.

Newspapers of West Bengal generally publish current news of the state, nation and the world. The news published in these newspapers is about political, social, criminal, cultural, business, sports events. They also publish editorials, cartoons focusing on contemporary issues in a comic way and articles by eminent scholarly people.

Some of the major Bengali newspapers in West Bengal are:

Aajkaal
Abasar
Anandabazar Patrika
Bartaman
Dainik Jugasankha
Dainik Suprovat
Ganashakti
Jago Bangla
Jugantar
Karmakshetra
Prothom Alo
Sangbad Pratidin
Uttar Banga Sambad

Some of the main English language newspapers in West Bengal are:

Asian Age
Bengal Post
Calcutta Post
Darjeeling Times
Hindustan Times
Kolkata Mirror
The Hindu
The Indian Express
The Statesman
The Telegraph
The Times of India

Some of the well-known financial dailies in West Bengal are:

Business Line
Business Standard
Financial Express
The Economic Times

Some of the eminent Vernacular newspapers in West Bengal are in:

Gujarati
Hindi
Nepali
Oriya
Punjabi
Urdu

Some of the 24-hour television Bengali news channels in West Bengal:

24 Ghanta
ABP Ananda
Channel 10
CTVN Plus
Kolkata TV
Mahuaa Khobor
Ne Bangla
News Time
R Plus
Tara Newz

Cellular phone operators and Broadband internet in West Bengal:

Aircel
Airtel
BSNL
Idea Cellular
MTS India
Reliance Communications
Tata Docomo
Tata Indicom
Uninor
Vodafone

Radio stations in West Bengal:

Station	Frequency
Big 92.7 FM, Asansol	92.7 MHz
Red FM, Asansol	93.5 MHz
AIR Asansol	100.3 MHz
AIR Balurghat	101.0 MHz
AIR Chinsurah	594 kHz, 1134 kHz
AIR Darjeeling	100.2 MHz
AIR Kolkata	657 kHz, 1008 kHz, 1323 kHz, 4820 kHz, 7210 kHz, 95.0 MHz, 97.0 MHz, 100.2 MHz, 102.4 MHz, 103.0 MHz, 104.0 MHz, 107.0 MHz
Radio SRFTI, Kolkata	90.4 MHz
Radio JU, Kolkata	90.8 MHz
Friends FM, Kolkata	91.9 MHz
Big 92.7 FM, Kolkata	92.7 MHz
Red FM, Kolkata	93.5 MHz
Radio One, Kolkata	94.3 MHz
Radio Mirchi, Kolkata	98.3 MHz
Fever 104 FM, Kolkata	104.0 MHz
Radio Today (Oye FM), Kolkata	104.8 MHz
Gyan Vani, Kolkata	105.4 MHz
Aamar 106.2 FM, Kolkata	106.2 MHz
Power 107.8 FM, Kolkata	107.8 MHz
AIR Kurseong	1440 kHz, 4895 kHz, 7230 kHz, 102.3 MHz
AIR Murshidabad	102.2 MHz
AIR Siliguri	711 kHz
Nine 91.9 FM, Siliguri	91.9 MHz
High 92.7 FM, Siliguri	92.7 MHz
Red FM, Siliguri	93.5 MHz
Radio Misty 94.3 FM, Siliguri	94.3 MHz

Last Updated on 06/05/2013