Launched 1 March 1959 Country Poland | Owned by Telewizja Polska Broadcast area Silesian Voivodeship | |
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Picture format 16:9 (576i)
16:9 (SDTV) Language Polish, Silesian, German | ||
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 Upper Silesian Metropolis and greater Silesian metropolitan area.
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Languages
Generally, broadcasts are conducted in Polish language, some broadcasts are conducted in Silesian language (example U nos w Bytkowie, Patefon ujka Ericha, Holy War) and German language (example Schlesien Journal).
Broadcast area
Broadcast area: generally Upper Silesia - mainly Silesian Voivodeship and Opole Voivodeship, furthermore small part (about 1/4) of Lesser Poland Voivodeship, very small part of Łódź Voivodeship and Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship in Poland, and also very small part of Moravian-Silesian Region in Czech Republic and very small part of Slovakia (north-western part of Žilina Region).
Terrestrial transmitters and editorial offices
The TV center is located in Katowice, Television street no 1 in main part of Upper-Silesian Metropolis. 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 od 355 meters ( the second tallest of mast in Poland). Except this it is repeated by six more other transmitters. Local redaction section (editorial offices) lie in Rybnik, Bielsko-Biała and Częstochowa.