Polish Radio External Service
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| Type | international broadcasting |
|---|---|
| Country |
 Poland |
| Availability | global |
| Owner | Polskie Radio |
Key people | John Beauchamp (English Service Editor) |
Launch date | 1936 |
Former names | Radio Polonia, PR5 |
Official website | http://external.polskieradio.pl/, http://thenews.pl |
Polish Radio External Service (till January 2007 as Radio Polonia) (Polish: Polskie Radio dla Zagranicy) is the official international broadcasting station of Poland.
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 in Poland, Polish foreign policy, the economy, business and foreign investments. Polish Radio External Service provides objective and impartial information about Poland and its stance on international affairs. It shows Polish society, its daily life as well as scientific and cultural achievements. Polish Radio External Service ended their English language shortwave broadcasts in 2012 and announced that they would be ceasing all shortwave transmissions on October 27, 2013 from which point they will only be broadcasting over the internet and through partnerships such as the World Radio Network.[1]
History
- 1936 – Polish Radio launches shortwave broadcasts of brief programmes in English and Polish
- 1945 – after the end of World War 2, the shortwave channel Warszawa III resumes external broadcasts
- 1959 - Polish Radio starts broadcasting in Esperanto
- 1990 – Polish Radio starts broadcasting for Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia
- 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 Service
- 2012 - English language shortwave transmissions end.
- 2013 - Remaining shortwave services close on October 27.
- 2014 - Polish Radio External Service changed name into Radio Poland
Programmes
Polish Radio External Service broadcast 11 hours a day in seven languages: Polish, English, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Hebrew and Belarusian. There was also a weekly Yiddish-language broadcast called "new waves". Shortwave transmissions were reduced between 2007 and 2012 and by 2013 PRES was broadcasting two times a day with programmes in Polish, Belarusian and Russian. On October 27, 2013, all shortwave transmissions ceased and PRES became an online only entity.
Polish Radio External Service brings:
- news bulletins
- news analysis
- press reviews
- correspondent’s dispatches
- interviews and discussions
- features
Listen
Listeners in Europe can tune in via satellite on Eutelsat 13 E, 10892 MHz, FEC 3/4, SR 27500, Horizontal, PID audio 0119
Polish Radio External Service can be heard in English 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 it on hotel cable in the Netherlands and Hong Kong.
Internet
- "Radio Poland - English Service" (English)
48 kbit/s aac+:
http://player.polskieradio.pl/-5
http://stream85.polskieradio.pl/pr5/pr5.sdp/playlist.m3u8
rtmp://stream85.polskieradio.pl/pr5/pr5.sdp
http://player.polskieradio.pl/-15
http://stream85.polskieradio.pl/pr5/pr5_ang.sdp/playlist.m3u8
rtmp://stream85.polskieradio.pl/pr5/pr5_ang.sdp
http://mp3.polskieradio.pl:8958
http://stream3.polskieradio.pl:8958
48 kbit/s wma10:
mms://stream.polskieradio.pl/zagranica_wma10
mms://stream1.polskieradio.pl/zagranica_wma10
96 kbit/s mp3:
http://mp3.polskieradio.pl:8908
http://stream3.polskieradio.pl:8908
96 kbit/s wma9:
mms://stream.polskieradio.pl/zagranica
mms://stream1.polskieradio.pl/zagranica
- "Radio Poland DAB+" (Belarusian, English, Ukrainian, Russian)
48 kbit/s aac+:
http://player.polskieradio.pl/-13
http://stream85.polskieradio.pl/pr5/pr5_dab.sdp/playlist.m3u8
rtmp://stream85.polskieradio.pl/pr5/pr5_dab.sdp
48 kbit/s wma10:
mms://stream.polskieradio.pl/zagranica_dab_wma10
mms://stream1.polskieradio.pl/zagranica_dab_wma10
96 kbit/s mp3:
http://mp3.polskieradio.pl:8912
http://stream3.polskieradio.pl:8912
96 kbit/s wma9:
mms://stream.polskieradio.pl/zagranica_dab_wma9
mms://stream1.polskieradio.pl/zagranica_dab_wma9
- "Radio Poland East" / "Радио Польша" (Belarusian, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian)
48 kbit/s aac+:
http://player.polskieradio.pl/-16
http://stream85.polskieradio.pl/pr5/pr5_wsch.sdp/playlist.m3u8
rtmp://stream85.polskieradio.pl/pr5/pr5_wsch.sdp
http://mp3.polskieradio.pl:8964
http://stream3.polskieradio.pl:8964
96 kbit/s wma10:
mms://stream.polskieradio.pl/pr5_wsch_wma10
mms://stream1.polskieradio.pl/pr5_wsch_wma10
96 kbit/s mp3:
http://mp3.polskieradio.pl:8914
http://stream3.polskieradio.pl:8914
96 kbit/s wma9:
mms://stream.polskieradio.pl/pr5_wsch
mms://stream1.polskieradio.pl/pr5_wsch
WRN satellite relays
- Europe
In English WRN Europe
Eutelsat 28A 28.5°E SKY digital
In English WRN English Hot Bird 13°E, 12.597 GHz
- North America
In English 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 package
WRN terrestrial relays
Europe
- In Belarusian:
- Poland - DAB+ network - Radio Poland DAB+ (15:30-16:00 CET)
- Lithuania - Vilnius - Radio znad Wilii 103.8 FM (5:00-6:00, 23:30-0:00 local time)
- Belarus, Lithuania - medium wave - Radio Baltic Waves 1386 kHz (Sitkunai, Kaunas County, Lithuania, 75 kW) (4:00-5:00 UTC - in winter & summer)
- In English:
- Poland - DAB+ network - Radio Poland DAB+
- United Kingdom - London - Radio Spectrum DAB ONE (19:00-20:00 local time)
- Ireland – RTE Radio 1 Extra (Sunday 19:00-20:00 local time)
- In Polish:
- Lithuania - Vilnius - Radio znad Wilii 103.8 FM (18:30-19:00, 23:00-23:30 local time)
- Ukraine - Lviv - Radio Nezalezhnist 106.7 FM (18:30-19:00 local time)
- In Russian:
- Poland - DAB+ network - Radio Poland DAB+
- Kaliningrad Oblast (Russia), West Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus - medium wave - Radio Baltic Waves 1386 kHz (Sitkunai, Kaunas County, Lithuania, 75 kW) (16:30-17:30 UTC - in winter & summer)
- South Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan - medium wave - Radio Poland 1395 kHz (Noratus, Yerevan Country, Armenia, 500 kW) (18:30-19:30 UTC - in winter & summer)
- Russia - Moscow - WRN Russian 738 kHz (Kurkino, North-Western Administrative Okrug of Moscow, 5 kW) (17.00-17:30, 20.00-20:30, 21.00-21:30, 0.30-1:00, 5.00-5:30, 9.00-9:30, 12.30-13:00 local time)
- In Ukrainian:
- Poland - DAB+ network - Radio Poland DAB+ (19:30-20:00, 21:30-22:00, 0:30-1:00 CET)
- Poland - Radio Rzeszow (Tuesday-Friday 01:05-01:35 CET)
- Ukraine - Era FM (19:30-20:00 local time)
- Donbass and Crimea (Ukraine) - medium wave - Radio Poland 1395 kHz (Noratus, Yerevan Country, Armenia, 500 kW) (19:30-20:00 UTC - in winter & summer)
North America
- In English:
KEDM 90.3FM, University of Louisiana, Monroe; KORD 730AM, Concordia College, MN; KRVM 91.9 FM, Eugene, OR; KSFC 91.9FM, Spokane, WA; KTRU 91.7FM, Rice University, Houston, TX; WDWN 89.1FM, Cayuga Community Coll., Auburn, NY; WGHR 100.7FM, Atlanta, GA; WLTL 88.0FM, Le Grange, IL; WMCO 90.7FM, New Concord, OH; WQUB 90.3 FM, Quincy, IL; WRLC 91.7 FM, Lycoming College, Williamsport, PA; WUEV 91.5FM, University of Evansville, IN; WVUD 91.3FM, University of Delaware; WWHS 92.1FM, Hampden-Sydney College, VA; WXPR 97.1FM, Rhinelander, WI; WFNP 88.7 FM, New Paltz, NY; WRFU-LP 104.5 FM, Urbana, IL; KXOT 91.7 FM, Seattle, WA; WDIY 88.1 FM, Bethlehem, PA; KOHS 91.7 FM, Orem, UT. US HD radio: Tulsa Public Radio: KWGS 89.5 FM, Tulsa, OK; KRCL 90.9 FM, Salt Lake City, UT; WLNZ 89.7 FM, Lansing, MI; Service Electric Cable TV, Sussex C., NJ; SCOLA, 300 College systems throughout the USA, Channel 1.
See also
- External program hours - Comparison with some other external radio broadcasters
- Polskie Radio, the Polish publicly funded radio broadcaster
- Eastern Bloc information dissemination
References
External links
- Polish Radio External Service Website (Polish) (English) (German) (Russian) (Ukrainian) (Belarusian) (Hebrew)
- Listen to Polish Radio External Service online (Polish) (English) (Russian) (Ukrainian) (Belarusian)
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