National Co-ordinator Wojciech Malinowski
TVP - Telewizja Polska
Wojciech Malinowski
Telewizja Polska S.A. Oddzial Wroclaw 53-015 Wroclaw
Ul. Karkonoska 8
tel: (+48) 71 36 84 375
TVP - Telewizja Polska
Address:
TVP/Telewizja Polska S.A.
17 J.P. Woronicza Str.
00-999 Warsaw
website: www.tvp.pl
History
In December 1992 the Polish Parliament passed the Broadcasting Act which became effective on 1 March 1993. In accordance with the Act, Telewizja Polska and Polskie Radio - joint stock companies of the State Treasury, public-legal institutions – were established on 1 January 1994.
TVP
Telewizja Polska (TVP) broadcasts two national channels (TVP1, TVP2), the news channel TVP INFO, one satellite channel TVP Polonia, thematic channels – TVP Kultura TVP Sport , TVP Historia, TVP Seriale, TVP Parlament, TVP Rozrywka, TVP HD, TVP ABC and since September 2013 also the new national channel created by 16 Regional Branches of TVP.
TVP’s activity is financed by licence fees and advertising, as well as sales of services and licences.
The process of television digitization in Poland has finished with the date of analog switch off being 23rd July 2013.
TVP3
TVP Regionalna – new channel created by Department of Regional Programmes (Ośrodek Programów Regionalnych) was launched on 1st September 2013.
It is TVP’s new project based solely on the activity of 16 renewed regional channels which provide viewers with the highest quality programmes about their regions.
It is meant to be a combination of local media, representation of the cultural heritage and the idea of Polish small homelands. TVP Regionalna combines practical and useful information about the immediate environment with an attractive representation of information about contemporary Poland.
It supports local communities and focuses on the decisions of local governments and local authorities.
The main objective of TVP3 – and the 16 regional branches – is quick and reliable information about the life of Poland and most importantly – its regions. It aims at promoting the notion of civil society.
All-day programme of TVP3 consists of a nationwide programme, and programmes broadcasted by particular branches – their own local news, current affairs and social issues auditions. Each regional branch broadcasts a live morning show – each with a different title and of a specific character but with certain common elements.
Local programmes are broadcasted:
Monday - Friday (6 hours a day) 07.00 - 08.15, 17:30 - 22.15
Saturday and Sunday (6 hours a day) 10.00 - 11.15, 17:30 - 22.15
Nowadays TVP’s regional programming consists of a network of:
- 16 regional branches: TVP 3 Białystok, TVP 3 Bydgoszcz, TVP 3 Gdańsk, TVP 3 Gorzów Wielkopolski, TVP 3 Katowice, TVP 3 Kielce, TVP 3 Kraków, TVP 3 Lublin, TVP 3 Łódź, TVP 3 Olsztyn, TVP 3 Opole, TVP 3 Poznań, TVP 3 Rzeszów, TVP 3 Szczecin, TVP 3 Warszawa, TVP 3 Wrocław
- 12 local redactions
- 32 corresponding points
Regional branches also prepare programmes to be included into the nationwide programming of other channels.
Contact:
Ośrodek Programów Regionalnych
00-999 Warszawa
Pl. Powstańców Warszawy 7
Phone +48 22 547 30 06
Fax +48 22 547 31 01
• Regional branches (in alphabetical order)
TVP3 Bialystok
Wlokiennicza 16A
15-464 Bialystok
phone +48 85 664 81 00
fax +48 85 652 10 77
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www.tvp.pl/bialystok
CR contact: Urszula Romanczuk
The Bialystok branch was establishes in 1996. It covers north-east Poland. Apart from local news, the programme in mainly based on documentary, current affairs reports and sport transmissions. The programme is influenced by the specific multiethnic and multicultural character of the region. The station makes programmes about Polish minorities in Belarus, Ukraine, Lithuania, as well as the Gypsies and Tartars in Poland.
TVP3 Bydgoszcz
Kujawska 7
85-031 Bydgoszcz
phone +48 52 3757550
fax +48 52 3757640
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www.bydgoszcz.tvp.pl
CR contact: Michał Adamski
The Bydgoszcz branch was established in 1994. It covers central-north Poland. Apart from local news, the programme in mainly based on current affairs reports and sport transmissions.
TVP3 Gdansk
Czyzewskiego 42
80-336 Gdansk
phone +48 58 5228400
fax +48 58 5544575
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www.gdansk.tvp.pl
CR contact: Dorota Hebel
The Gdansk branch was established in 1958. It covers northern Poland. Apart from local news, the programme is mainly based on documentary, current affairs, maritime programmes, children and educational programmes.
TVP3 Gorzow Wielkopolski
Kombatantow 34
66-400 Gorzow Wielkopolski
phone +48 95 7284576
fax +48 95 7284576
CR contact: Artur Gurec
The Gorzow Wielkopolski branch was established in 2005. It covers west Poland. Apart from local news, the programme is mainly based on current affairs reports.
TVP3 Katowice
Telewizyjna 1
40-953 Katowice
phone +48 32 2595280
fax: +48 32 2595206
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www.katowice.tvp.pl
CR contact: Lukasz Kowalski
The Katowice branch was established in 1957. It covers southern Poland. It is the producer of many documentaries, reports, and cultural events for national channels of Polish Public Television. For many years, TVP3 Katowice cooperates with regional stations in the Czech Republic, Slovak and Germans..
TVP3 Kielce
Plac Moniuszki 2B
25-334 Kielce
phone +48 41 341 72 00
fax +48 41 343 22 36
CR contact: Renata Chrobot
The Kielce branch was established in 2005. It covers central-south Poland.
Apart from local news, the programme is mainly based on current affairs reports.
TVP3 Krakow
Krzemionki 30
30-995 Krakow
phone +48 12 4236544
fax +48 85 4236512
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www.krakow.tvp.pl
CR contact: Marek Szczepanek
The Krakow branch was established in 1961. It covers southern Poland. It is the producer of many programmes for national channels and the satellite channel, including TV theatre (TV plays), documentaries and entertainment. TVP3 Krakow airs programmes in Polish for Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian and Belorussian minorities living in Poland and across the border.
TVP3 Lublin
Raabego 2
20-030 Lublin
phone +48 81 5324291
fax +48 85 5322009
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www.lublin.tvp.pl
CR contact: Tomasz Rakowski
The Lublin branch was established in 1993. It covers eastern Poland. It broadcasts a variety of programmes such as films, documentaries, panel discussions, sport, reports on cultural events.
TVP3 Lodz
Narutowicza 13
90-117 Lodz
phone +48 42 6359201
fax +48 42 6359352
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www.lodz.tvp.pl
CR contact: Jacek Grudzień
The Lodz branch was established in 1956 as the first regional branch of TVP. It covers central Poland. Apart from local news, the programme is mainly based on documentaries, sports, panel discussions, reports on cultural events.
TVP3 Olsztyn
Radiowa 24A
10-206 Olsztyn
phone +48 89 5347567
fax +48 89 5358147
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CR contact: Jaroslaw Kowalski
The Olsztyn branch was established in 2005. It covers north-east Poland.
Apart from local news, the programme is mainly based on current affairs reports.
TVP3 Opole
Szpitalna 1
45-010 Opole
phone +48 77 4232791
fax +48 77 4232791
CR contact: Beata Polaczek
The Opole branch was established in 2005. It covers north-west Poland. Apart from local news, the programme is mainly based on current affairs reports.
TVP3 Poznan
Serafitek 8
61-114 Poznan
phone +48 61 8506601
fax +48 61 8530907
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www.poznan.tvp.pl
CR contact: Przemyslaw Tobola
The Poznan branch was established in 1957. It covers western Poland. The main programmes are local news and reports on current affairs. For many years Poznan has specialised in classical music - it co-organises and records music events. Poznan is a city of international fairs, hence economy and trade issues are always on offer in Poznan TV programming.
TVP3 Rzeszow
Kopisto 6
35-310 Rzeszow
phone +48 17 8613301,+48 178613368
fax +48 17 8594481
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www.rzeszow.tvp.pl
CR contact: Piotr Socha
The Rzeszow branch was established in 1990. It covers south-east Poland. Apart from local news, the programme is mainly based on current affairs, sports and cultural events. TVP Rzeszow co-operates closely with regional stations in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Ukraine.
TVP3 Szczecin
Niedzialkowskiego 24
71-410 Szczecin
phone +48 91 4810300
fax +48 91 4226662
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www.szczecin.tvp.pl
CR contact: Maria Bartczak
The Szczecin branch was established in 1960. It covers north-west Poland. Apart from local news, the programme is mainly based on current affairs, educational programmes, music, documentaries and programmes on maritime issues (Szczecin is a Baltic port).
TVP Warszawa
Jasna 14/16
00-054 Warszawa
phone +48 22 5476381
fax +48 22 5473077
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www.warszawa.tvp.pl
CR contact: Celina Witas (601-600-407)
The Warszawa branch was established in 1958. It covers central-east Poland. Apart from local news, the programme is mainly based on current affairs, panel discussions, cultural and sport transmissions.
TVP3 Wroclaw
Karkonoska 8/10
53-015 Wroclaw
phone +48 71 3684300
fax +48 713419595
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www.wroclaw.tvp.pl
CR contact: Wojciech Malinowski (+48 601 600 495)
The Wroclaw branch was established in 1962. It covers south-west Poland. It specialises in culture, current affairs, education and sports. TVP3 Wroclaw cooperates closely with the German TV stations.