Radio & TV Broadcasting Flashcards
How much time per day do Poles spend watching TV?
About 4 hours 20 minutes
Who regulates TV and radio in Poland?
After 1992, Radiokomitet was demolished and National Broadcasting Company (NBC/KRRiT) was established. NBC members must be politically neutral.
What are the two joint stock companies that separate TV and radio?
Telewizja Polska and Polskie Radio
How many local radio stations were there in 1994 (the first group of licenses)?
156
When and where was RMF FM established and what is it like?
Est. 1990 in Krakow, 2/3 air time is music
When and where was Radio Zet established and what is it like?
Est. 1990 in Warsaw, 2/3 air time is music
When and where was Radio Maryja established and what is it like?
Est. 1991 in Torun by Father Tadeusz Rydzyk, Christian radio
Who is CEO of ZPR (Zjednoczone Przedsiębiorstwa Rozrywkowe) and what stations do they own?
CEO Zbigniew Benbenek, owns ESKA, Radio Wawa, Vox FM, and ESKA Rock.
Why are there so few local independent radio stations today?
Most are within a network of 9 big broadcasters because small radios couldn’t pay their fees and sold out to competition; No regulations on this from NBC
How was Geoff Holland’s format successful for ESKA?
> 70% of the airtime is music with a strict/predictable arrangement of the program that doubles ratings and ad revenue
List the 8 radio formats
Adult Contemporary (AC) Contemporary Hits Radio (CHR) Dance/Rhythm CHR Oldies Rock Jazz Classical News/Talk
What are the 3 main TV broadcasting groups in Poland?
TVP (Public)
Polsat (Private)
TVN/Discovery (Private)
What happened to the Polish TV market structure from 2011 to 2016?
Satellite stayed the same.
Cable decreased majorly.
Terrestrial TV went up.
Is there local content on satellite, cable, and terrestrial?
Satellite and terrestrial - no; Cable - very little
How popular is cable TV in Poland?
PL has 4.8 million households with cable and 500 operators (3rd most in Europe)
Does independent local TV exist?
Only to some degree with the 16 regional TVPs, but officially no.
What are the 3 forms of revenue for public television?
Advertisement, licensing fees, and compensation
What did the PiS party do in 2016 to affect TV regulation?
They created an amendment allowing them to purge the media and replace journalists without NBC regulation. Later, they replaced the NBC themselves, which is not allowed by European standards.
How many local MUXes are there? Which one is Wrocław under?
MUX L1, L2, L3, L4, & L7. Wrocław is MUX L4.
What is the #1 radio station in Poland?
Radio RMF
What is the most popular radio format in Poland?
Adult Contemporary (AC)
What council replaced the NBC?
Council of National Media
