To mark the occasion, the station, which broadcasts in six languages, will treat its listeners to a day of special anniversary programmes.
These will include interviews with special guests, stories from years past and unique recordings from the public broadcaster’s extensive archives.
During the last 85 years, with a break for World War II, Radio Poland has kept its listeners informed and up-to-date on key events shaping the life of the nation.
The station provides listeners around the world with comprehensive and regularly updated information about Poland and highlights key international issues from a Polish perspective.
The station formally began broadcasting on March 1, 1936, targeting its programming at the Polish diaspora and Poles abroad.
After the fall of communism in the late 1980s, the station was restructured and geared toward objective and comprehensive news coverage.
Today, Radio Poland broadcasts in Polish and five foreign languages: English, German, Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian.
As it celebrates its 85th birthday, Radio Poland is set to offer a range of special broadcasts on March 1.
The English section will retrace its history illustrating it with ample archival material.
The German desk will share some of its oldest sound files retrieved from Polish Radio’s audio archives.
Meanwhile, the Russian section will air a special anniversary programme featuring former and current staff members talking about the history of the station, its mission, achievements and day-to-day challenges as well as the tricks of the trade.
The Polish section will air interviews with Radio Poland’s Director Andrzej Rybałt and Jan Dziedziczak, a government minister in charge of relations with the Polish community abroad.
The Belarusian section will offer an interview with Prof. Nina Barszczewska, who helped create the unit and led it from 1992 to 2018.
The Ukrainian section will share reminiscences from former journalists and stories told by those who produce its programming.
Join us as we celebrate our milestone.
Be sure to tune in this coming Monday, March 1.
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Source: Radio Poland, IAR