Editing Saint Pierre and Miquelon (section)

==Communications==
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon have four radio stations; all stations operate on the [[FM radio|FM band]], with the last stations converted from the [[AM radio|AM band]] in 2004. Three of the stations are on Saint-Pierre, two of which are owned by [[La Première (French TV network)|La Première]], along with one La Première station on Miquelon. At night, these stations broadcast [[France Inter]] or [[France Info (radio network)|France Info]]. The other station (Radio Atlantique) is an affiliate of [[Radio France Internationale]]. The nation is linked to North America and Europe by [[satellite]] communications for telephone and television service.<ref>{{Citation |last=Pelton |first=Joseph N. |title=History of Satellite Communications |date=2013 |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7671-0_35 |work=Handbook of Satellite Applications |pages=27–66 |editor-last=Pelton |editor-first=Joseph N. |place=New York, NY |publisher=Springer |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-1-4419-7671-0_35 |isbn=978-1-4419-7671-0 |access-date=20 July 2022 |editor2-last=Madry |editor2-first=Scott |editor3-last=Camacho-Lara |editor3-first=Sergio }}</ref>

The archipelago is also home to the [[Saint Pierre and Miquelon Satellite Station|Saint Pierre et Miquelon ''Galileo Sensor Station'']] (GSS), operated by the [[European Union]] and its [[European Union Agency for the Space Programme|space programme agency]] (EUSPA) for the European satellite positioning systems ''[[Galileo (satellite navigation)|Galileo]]'' and [[European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service|EGNOS]]. It is the only ''Galileo'' installation in [[North America]]. On the other hand, another EGNOS station is located in [[Moncton]], Canada, but is due to be replaced in time by the facilities in Saint Pierre et Miquelon.<ref>{{Cite web |last=EU Agency for the Space Programme |date=2023 |title=Galileo Sites and Ground Stations |url=https://www.gsc-europa.eu/sites/default/files/sites/all/files/Galileo_Ground_Stations.pdf |url-access= |access-date=23 March 2025 |website=gsc-europa.eu |language=en |format=pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=CNES |date=May 2022 |title=The Global Network of Galileo Sites and Ground Stations |url=https://cnes.fr/sites/default/files/2024-08/cnesmag-92-galileo-constellation-en.pdf |url-access= |access-date=23 March 2025 |website=cnes.fr |language=en |format=pdf}}</ref><ref name=":02">{{Cite journal |last=Vaiana LEBALLAIS |date=13 December 2022 |title=EGNOS : Une partie de la décarbonation du transport aérien se construit avec le SNIA à Saint-Pierre et Miquelon |url=https://kit-eu-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/shrine_store/uploads/networks/185/communications/1234502/0e9839ebdbe8cf77c09a2cc4cae864b0.pdf |format=pdf |journal=Aménagement & Territoires |language=fr |issue=73 |page=71-74 |url-access=}}</ref>

The department of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon is served by three television stations: [[Saint Pierre and Miquelon La Première (television)|Saint Pierre and Miquelon La Première]] ([[call sign]] FQN) on Channel 1, with a repeater on Channel 31, and [[France Ô]] on Channel 6. Before the conversion to the [[DVB-T]] [[broadcast television systems|standard for digital television broadcasts]] on 29 November 2011, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon used the French analog [[SECAM]]-K1 standard, and the local telecommunications provider ([[SPM Telecom]] carried many North American television stations and cable channels, converted from North America's analog [[NTSC]] standard. In addition, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon La Première was carried on [[Shaw Direct]] satellite and most digital cable services in Canada, converted to NTSC.{{cn|date=September 2022}}

[[SPM Telecom]] is also the department's main [[internet service provider]], with its internet service being named ''Cheznoo'' (a play on Chez-Nous, French for "Our Place"). SPM Telecom also offers cellular phone and mobile phone service (for phones that adhere to the [[GSM]] standard). SPM Telecom uses the GSM 900&nbsp;MHz band,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/cou_pm.shtml |title=GSM Coverage Maps – Saint-Pierre and Miquelon |access-date=4 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102034637/http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/cou_pm.shtml |archive-date=2 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> which is different from the GSM 850&nbsp;MHz and 1900&nbsp;MHz bands used in the rest of North America.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Dan |date=28 June 2019 |title=Mobile Phone Cellular Frequency Bands Explained |url=https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/mobile-phone-cellular-frequency-bands/ |access-date=20 July 2022 |website=MUO |language=en-US }}</ref>

The islands are a well-known separate country-level entity among many radio amateurs, identifiable with ITU prefix "FP". Those visiting, mainly from the US, activate Saint-Pierre and Miquelon every year on amateur frequencies. Amateurs collect (records of) contacts with these stations for [[Islands on the Air]] and [[DX Century Club]] awards; the Atlantic coast gives great takeoff for shortwaves.{{cn|date=June 2023}} A few kilometres away is [[Signal Hill, St. John's]] which first communicated across the Atlantic, namely with [[Poldhu#Marconi's_Poldhu_Wireless_Station|Marconi's Poldhu Wireless Station]] in England.<ref name="Patil 2021 p. 41">{{cite book |last=Patil |first=V.L. |title=Chronological Developments of Wireless Radio Systems before World War II |publisher=Springer Nature Singapore |year=2021 |isbn=978-981-334-905-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RXQeEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA41 |access-date=29 June 2023 |page=41 }}</ref>

===News===
SPM Telecom publishes local news online at the ''Cheznoo'' web portal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint-Pierre et Miquelon - Portail Cheznoo.net |url=https://www.cheznoo.net/ |access-date=16 September 2020 |website=www.cheznoo.net |language=fr |archive-date=14 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014155117/http://www.cheznoo.net/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Other publications include the magazine "Mathurin".<ref>{{cite web |title=Mathurin.com – Le Magazine de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon – Chroniques, analyses, regard sur une vie locale. |url=http://www.mathurin.com/ |access-date=16 September 2020 |language=fr-FR |archive-date=14 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014154704/http://www.mathurin.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Saint Pierre and Miquelon La Première (television)|Saint Pierre and Miquelon La Première]] television channel provides a news program every evening at 8pm, called "''Le Journal''".