- Radio Polonia
Infobox Network
name = Polish Radio External Service
country = POL
network_type =international broadcasting
available = global
owner =Polskie Radio
key_people = "Aleksander Kropiwnicki" (English Service Editor)
launch_date =1936
past_names = Radio Polonia
website = http://www.polskieradio.pl/zagranica/gb|Polish Radio External Service (till January 2007 as Radio Polonia) ( _pl. Polskie Radio dla Zagranicy) is the official
international broadcasting station ofPoland . Polish Radio External Service (PR ES) is a part of Poland’s public radio network -Polish Radio . Its aim is to broadcast programs on developments inPoland , Polish foreign policy, the economy, business and foreign investments. Polish Radio External Service provides objective and impartial information aboutPoland and it’s stance on international affairs. It shows Polish society, its daily life as well as scientific and cultural achievements.History
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1936 – Polish Radio launchesshortwave broadcasts of brief programmes in English and Polish
*1945 – after the end of World War 2, the shortwave channel Warszawa III resumes external broadcasts
*1990 – Polish Radio starts broadcasting forUkraine ,Belarus ,Lithuania ,Latvia andEstonia
*2000 – Radio Polonia begins daily Real Audio broadcasts in several languages via the World Radio Network
*2007 - Radio Polonia changed name into Polish Radio External ServiceProgrammes
Polish Radio External Service broadcasts 11 hours a day in seven languages: Polish, English, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Hebrew and Belarusian.
Polish Radio External Service brings:
* news bulletins
* news analysis
* press reviews
* correspondent’s dispatches
* interviews and discussions
* featuresListen
To receive Polish Radio External Service
shortwave transmissions, all you need is a shortwave receiver with a 25 to 51 meter band spread.Listeners in Europe can tune in via satellite on Eutelsat 13 E, 12360 MHz, FEC 3/4, SR 27500, Horizontal, PID audio 773
Polish Radio External Service can be heard in English, Polish and German on the World Radio Network (WRN) through terrestrial relays, on cable and via satellite.
On cable: PR ES in English is also available to 4.5 million homes on cable in
London ,Dublin ,Berlin ,Amsterdam ,Brussels ,Vienna ,Strassburg ,Geneva ,Tokyo ,Washington D.C. and many other cities. You can also hear us on hotel cable inthe Netherlands andHong Kong .WRN satellite relays:
*Europe
In English
Hot Bird 13° E WRN Euro Max English Astra 28.5° E SKY digitalIn GermanAstra 1 B 19° E 11.612 GHz, pol. H, audio subcarrier 7.38 MHz Hot Bird 5, 13° E, 12.597 GHz
*North America
In EnglishIn German
Telstar 5 97° W, 12.177 GHz, pol. V*Asia, Australia In English
AsiaSat 100.5° E, 4.000 GHz, European Bouquet package*Africa In English
PanAmSat 4 68.5° E, Multichoice packageTerrestrial relays:
In Polish: Vilnius, Radio znad Willi 73.34 and 103.8 FM Lvov, Radio Niezaleznost 146.7 and 106.7 FM
In English: USA -WLRN , Miami; WDET, Detroit, WBFO, Buffalo; WCPN, Cleveland; KUAZ, Phoenix; West Virginia Public Radio Network USA – National Public Radio, KVRM Oregon SIRIUS – digital radio for drivers Canada – CBC Overnight RPA – SAFM, Bush Radio (Capetown), The Voice (Johannesburg) Dennmark – Nyhetsradioen 24/7 Holland – Radio Horizon Australia – 5UV Adelaide, KLFM Bendingo, Castlemaine England – BBC CWR, Digital One Namibia – UNAM, Windhoek Malawi – 101 FM, Blantyre Zambia – Radio Choice, Lusaka
In Russian: Sankt Petersburg, 684 kHz
In Belarusian: Vilnius , Radio Baltic 612 kHz
In Ukrainian: Lvov, Radio Niezaleznost 146.7 i 106.7 FM
See also
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Polskie Radio , the Polish publicly-funded radio broadcasterExternal links
* [http://www.polskieradio.pl/zagranica/ Polish Radio External Service Website] pl icon en icon de icon ru icon uk icon be icon he icon
* [http://www.polskieradio.pl/sluchaj/play.aspx?p=r5 Listen to Polish Radio External Service online] pl icon en icon de icon ru icon uk icon be icon he icon
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