Rozwój radiofonii a zmiany technologiczne
The development of radio broadcast vs. technological change

Author(s): Henryk Grzonka
Subject(s): Media studies, Communication studies, Theory of Communication
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: digitalization; radio; Polish National Radio in Katowice; the development of radio broadcasting; DAB+ system
Summary/Abstract: On October 1; 2013; the Polish National Radio and regional radio stations of the Polish National Radio in Katowice and Warszawa started to broadcast their programs in the digital technology DAB+. The process of implementation of the digital broadcast has been undertaken despite the lack of national digitalization strategy; which should have taken into account the interests of commercial public and social broadcasters; as well as the switchoff date for analog broadcast. The implementation of this technology appears to be inevitable; as radio broadcast towers based on the analog technology seem to have outlived their usefulness. The process of digitalization of radio broadcast in Poland has from the very beginning taken into account the public regional broadcasters; who; similarly to the leader of the project – the Polish National Radio – have been broadcasting their programming in the digital and analog format simultaneously. Broadcasting through the DAB+ digital system brings numerous significant advantages; but also poses serious challenges.

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