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TVP3 Katowice

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TVP3 Katowice
Logo used since from January 2016
CityKatowice
Channels
Programming
Language(s)Polish, Silesian, German
AffiliationsTelewizja Polska
Ownership
OwnerTelewizja Polska
History
First air date
3 December 1957; 66 years ago (1957-12-03)
Former names
Telewizji Katowice (1957 (1957)–1990 (1990))
GTR-3 (1990 (1990)–1991 (1991))
Tele 3 (1991 (1991)–2003 (2003))
TVP Katowice (2007 (2007)–2016 (2016))
Former channel number(s)
Analog: UHF 60 (1957 (1957)–2013 (2013))
Independent (1957 (1957)–1994 (1994))
Links
Websitehttps://katowice.tvp.pl/

TVP3 Katowice a.k.a. TV Katowice also Television Katowice is one of the regional branches of the TVP, Poland's public television broadcaster. It serves the entire Silesian Voivodeship with particular dedication to the Metropolis GZM and Katowice metropolitan area.

History

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Telewizja Katowice opened on 3 December 1957 at 4pm, covering much of southern Poland, as well as parts of Czechoslovakia via overspill.[1]

The channel was one of the nine regional TVP3 stations that converted to high definition on 15 December 2023.[2] As an effect of the 2023 Polish public media crisis, TVP3 Katowice was suspended on 20 December 2023, being replaced by TVP2 in the interim;[3] the station restarted on 26 December.[4]

Languages

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Generally, broadcasts are conducted in Polish. Some broadcasts are conducted in the Silesian language (example U nos w Bytkowie, Patefon ujka Ericha, Holy War) and some in German (example Schlesien Journal).

Broadcast area

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Broadcast area: generally Upper Silesia - mainly Silesian Voivodeship[5] and Opole Voivodeship, furthermore small part (about 1/4) of Lesser Poland Voivodeship,[5] very small part of Łódź Voivodeship[5] and Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship[5] in Poland, and also very small part of Moravian-Silesian Region[5] in Czech Republic and very small part of Slovakia (north-western part of Žilina Region[5]).

Terrestrial transmitters and editorial offices

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The TV center is located in Katowice, Television street no 1 in main part of Metropolis GZM. The main tower has a height of 90 meters. The secondary transmitter lies in Kosztowy - district of Mysłowice (suburb of Katowice), which has a height of 355 meters (the second tallest radio mast in Poland). Beyond this the signal is repeated by six more[6] transmitters. Local redaction section (editorial offices) are found in Rybnik, Bielsko-Biała and Częstochowa.

Voivodeship Location of transmitters Canal MHz Power EiRP (kW)
Silesian RTCN Kosztowy[7] 41 634 MHz 100 kW
Silesian Częstochowa - RTCN Wręczyca[8] 41 634 Mhz 80 kW
Silesian Racibórz (TSR Racibórz, Cmentarna street)[9] 41 634 MHz 0.026kW
Silesian Szczyrk (TSR Szczyrk / Biła)[10] 41 634 MHz 0.010 kW
Silesian Węgierska Górka (Mount Przybędza) 41 634 MHz 0.032 kW
Silesian Żywiec - Mount Grojec[11] 41 634 MHz 0.010 kW
Silesian Szczyrk - RTON Skrzyczne 41 634 MHz 60 kW

Logo history

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1985

–1990

1990

–1991

1991

–1994

1994

–1998

1998

–2000

2000

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2001

–2003

2003

–2007

2007 – 2013 2013 – 2016 2016

References

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  1. ^ Katarzyna Brzoza (2018). Telewizja Polska Katowice (ed.). "Publiczna telewizja regionalna w Polsce. Stan na koniec grudnia 2015 roku" (PDF). Rzeszów: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego. pp. 77–88.
  2. ^ "9 kolejnych wersji TVP3 już nadaje w HD". SATKurier.pl. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Dziennikarze TVP3 Katowice pracują, mimo że odcięto im sygnał. Radio Katowice dalej nadaje | Dziennik Zachodni".
  4. ^ "TVP3 wznawia nadawanie. Emisja Koronki powraca" (in Polish). kultura.onet.pl. 26 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Strona główna - Telewizja Polska SA". Ww2.tvp.pl. Archived from the original on 2011-04-11. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
  6. ^ "Strona główna - Telewizja Polska SA". Ww2.tvp.pl. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
  7. ^ "Strona główna - Telewizja Polska SA". Ww2.tvp.pl. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
  8. ^ "Strona główna - Telewizja Polska SA". Ww2.tvp.pl. Retrieved 2012-01-08.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Strona główna - Telewizja Polska SA". Ww2.tvp.pl. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
  10. ^ "Strona główna - Telewizja Polska SA". Ww2.tvp.pl. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
  11. ^ "Strona główna - Telewizja Polska SA". Ww2.tvp.pl. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
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