Radio in Poland
The first radio broadcast in Poland happened on 1 February 1925 and the industry is still alive today.
National public radio broadcaster
Polskie Radio (PR) is Poland's national public radio broadcaster and operates four national FM stations:
- Jedynka - Generalist radio station featuring news, sport and adult contemporary music
- Dwójka - High culture, including jazz and classical music, literature and drama
- Trójka - Alternative music radio featuring free-form programs, culture magazines and news
- Radio 24 - 24-hour news, current affairs and talk
Additionally, PR operates six DAB+ and Internet channels:
- Czwórka - Youth-focused alternative music radio featuring programs on lifestyle, sport and technology
- Chopin - 24-hour classical music channel
- Radio Dzieciom - Children-oriented service featuring educational and entertaining content
- Radio Kierowców - Drivers-oriented service featuring adult contemporary music, traffic reports and motorization news
- Radio dla Ukrainy - Ukrainian language service
- Radio Poland - International, external broadcasting service
Besides PR, there are also 17 independent regional public stations:
- Polskie Radio Białystok - Podlaskie Voivodeship
- Radio Gdańsk - Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Polskie Radio Katowice - Silesian Voivodeship
- Radio Kielce - Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
- Polskie Radio Koszalin - West Pomeranian Voivodeship (broadcast from Koszalin)
- Radio Kraków - Lesser Poland Voivodeship
- Polskie Radio Lublin - Lublin Voivodeship
- Radio Łódź - Łódź Voivodeship
- Polskie Radio Olsztyn - Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship
- Radio Opole - Opole Voivodeship
- Polskie Radio Pomorza i Kujaw (PiK) - Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Radio Poznań - Greater Poland Voivodeship
- Polskie Radio Rzeszów - Podkarpackie Voivodeship
- Polskie Radio RDC - Masovian Voivodeship
- Radio Szczecin - West Pomeranian Voivodeship (broadcast from Szczecin)
- Radio Wrocław - Lower Silesian Voivodeship
- Radio Zachód - Lubusz Voivodeship
National commercial networks
RMF
- RMF FM - Adult contemporary hit radio station featuring news, sport and traffic reports
- RMF MAXX - Contemporary hit radio network
- RMF Classic - Classical music, film score, cultural news and literature
- RMF 24 - News and current affairs radio station featuring pop rock music
- Radio Gra/Jura/90/Alex - Local hot adult contemporary radio stations featuring regional news from Toruń, Wrocław, Częstochowa, Rybnik Coal Area, Cieszyn Silesia and Zakopane
Agora
- Radio Zet - Adult contemporary hit radio station featuring news, sport and traffic reports
- TOK FM - Progressive talk radio featuring news, current affairs, documentaries, interviews and discussions
- Złote Przeboje - Adult hits network with hits since the 80s
- Antyradio - Rock music radio featuring mainstream and alternative rock
- Radio Plus[1] - Catholic classic hits network, with music from the 1980s serving as the core
- Radio Pogoda - Oldies music network featuring music from the 50s up to late 70s
- Meloradio - Contemporary hit radio network
- Rock Radio - Classic rock music network
- Chillizet - Easy listening music station featuring alternative, indie pop, lo-fi, soul, jazz, lifestyle and cultural programs
Time
- Radio Eska - Contemporary hit radio network
- Eska 2 - Polish music radio network
- Eska Rock - Rock music radio featuring mainstream, classic and alternative rock
- VOX FM[2] - Dance music station featuring 80s, 90s and XXI century euro disco, eurodance, italo disco and disco polo mixed with contemporary electronic dance music
- Radio Plus[3] - Catholic classic hits network with music from the 1980s serving as the core
Independent
- Radio Maryja - Catholic and conservative talk service
- Radio Wnet - Generalist radio station featuring conservative talk, cultural magazines and alternative music
- Radio Rekord - Dance music radio network featuring local news and interviews, broadcasting disco polo, pop and EDM featuring regional news from parts of the Świętokrzyskie and Masovian Voivodeships.
- Radio Fama - Contemporary hit radio network with greater emphasis on dance music featuring regional news from Kielce, Kraków (as Famka), Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Wołomin, Żyrardów and Słupsk
Statistics
In Q3 2025, the most popular radio station in Poland was RMF FM with marketshare of 29%, followed by Radio Zet (14,6%) and Radio Eska (6,9%)[4].
See also
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References
- ^ Joint network with Time
- ^ Shares format with three local radio networks - Norda FM, Warta FM and Radio WIelkopolska
- ^ Joint network with Eurozet (owned by Agora)
- ^ "RMF FM odskakuje Radiu ZET. Które stacje zyskały najwięcej?". Wirtualne Media (in Polish). 2025-10-09. Retrieved 2025-12-07.