Catalonia media guide

Catalan and Spanish newspapers cover the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022

Catalan-language, locally-based media draw large audiences. TV3, operated by public Televisio de Catalunya, is the leading television station. Public Catalunya Radio tops the radio ratings.

The radio and TV networks of Spain's national public and private broadcasters are available across Catalonia.

Leading daily La Vanguardia introduced a Catalan-language edition in 2011, published in parallel with its established Spanish-language edition. The move led to a sharp rise in the overall number of newspaper readers.

Internet use is widespread and is said to be higher than the Spanish national average. Catalan has a significant online presence; the language is supported by Twitter, YouTube and other major platforms.

A Catalan top-level internet domain, .cat, became available in 2005. Administrators say it is aimed at the online "Catalan linguistic and cultural community".

The independence question plays out across Catalonia's social media.

• Media guides by BBC Monitoring

Press

• La Vanguardia - daily, editions in Catalan, Spanish

• El Periodico de Catalunya - daily, editions in Catalan, Spanish

• El Punt Avui - daily, in Catalan

• Ara - daily, in Catalan

Television

• Televisio de Catalunya (TVC) - public, operates Catalan-language TV3 and other networks

• 3/24 - public, news network operated by TVC

Radio

• Catalunya Radio - public, Catalan-language

• Catalunya Informacio - public, news network

• RAC 1 - leading privately-owned network, news and talk

• Cadena SER - Spain's popular private radio network, carries locally-made programmes for Catalonia

News agency

• Catalan News Agency - in English, news site operated by public Agencia Catalana de Noticias