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 Telewizja Katowice opened on 3 December 1957 at 4pm, covering much of southern Poland, as well as parts of Czechoslovakia via overspill.
The channel was one of the nine regional TVP3 stations that converted to high definition on 15 December 2023. 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; the station restarted on 26 December.
Languages 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 Broadcast area: generally Upper Silesia - mainly Silesian Voivodeship and Opole Voivodeship, small parts (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 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 transmitters. Local redaction section (editorial offices) are found in Rybnik, Bielsko-Biała and Częstochowa. VoivodeshipLocation of transmittersCanalMHzPower EiRP (kW)SilesianRTCN Kosztowy41634 MHz100 kWSilesianCzęstochowa - RTCN Wręczyca41634 Mhz80 kWSilesianRacibórz (TSR Racibórz, Cmentarna street)41634 MHz0.026kWSilesianSzczyrk (TSR Szczyrk / Biła)41634 MHz0.010 kWSilesianWęgierska Górka (Mount Przybędza)41634 MHz0.032 kWSilesianŻywiec - Mount Grojec41634 MHz0.010 kWSilesianSzczyrk - RTON Skrzyczne41634 MHz60 kW
Logo history 1985 –1990 1990 –1991 1991 –1994 1994 –1998 1998 –2000 2000 –2001 2001 –2003 2003 –2007 2007 – 2013 2013 – 2016 2016
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