POLISH RADIO ON THE BACKGROUND OF SYSTEMIC CHANGES IN POLAND IN THE YEARS 1945-1956
POLISH RADIO ON THE BACKGROUND OF SYSTEMIC CHANGES IN POLAND IN THE YEARS 1945-1956

Summary/Abstract: The Polish Radio began its activity on the first of February 1925. On this day the firstprogram of the Polish Radio technical Society was broadcasted. From then on, the radioaccompanied Polish people in good and bad times. The years 1946 – 1956 were not soglorious. At that time, Polish radio became the propaganda tool for the PPR and fromDecember 1949 the PZPR. These parties, mainly under the slogans of the reconstructionof the country from war damage and the struggle for peace, sought to Stalinize Polandon the model of the USSR.While studying those times, it should be stated that information and publication hardlyexisted because it was replaced by a hypocritical, brutal and intrusive propaganda. However,history of Polish Radio in those years should not only been described in criticalway. At that time, many very important and socially necessary initiatives took place. Sincethe first year after regaining independence, more and more new broadcast stations havebeen launched in various regions of Poland. New programs were broadcasting more andmore often, such as "Muzyka i Aktualności", in which various messages were given withease, interwoven with modern jazz music.

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