Telewizja Trwam

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Telewizja Trwam
MUX
1 (Channel 16)

TV Trwam is a Polish TV channel in

catholic
media.

Ownership and financing

The station is owned by the Warsaw Province of the

Radio Maryja Family
. That is unlike most other Polish television stations, which are publicly funded or dependent on advertising revenue.

Distribution

It is available in many countries around the world by cable or satellite, including the

free to air from Astra 1L 19,2E satellite in Europe and Galaxy 19 satellite in North America.[1]

History

The Radio Maryja headquarters are housed in a modern building amid gardens in the north of Toruń.

The station has its television studios in Toruń and Warsaw. The television studio is the second largest in the country (over 700 sq m). TV Trwam received its license on 13 February 2003 and launched its terrestrial broadcast on 13 May 2003 as well as regular broadcasting via satellite.

The station's motto is "a means of social communication, not media manipulation". The station is funded by donations from viewers, listeners of Radio Maryja, readers of "Nasz Dziennik" (Our Journal) and sales of satellite television receivers. In contrast to Radio Maryja, TV Trwam does not have the status of "public broadcaster" and can place advertisements.

The station broadcasts news and social affairs as well as political, religious and musical programming.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Nowe parametry odbioru TV TRWAM i RADIA MARYJA".

External links

  1. ^ Planned rename to Polsat Sport 1
  2. ^ Planned rename to Polsat Sport 2
  3. ^ Planned rename to Polsat Sport 3