<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The history of pirate, illegal television stations in Poland is presented here against the broader background of systemic transformations (both political and legal). According to the author of the article, it was an inevitable phenomenon, closely linked to the creation of the foundations of a democratic, lawful state with free-market economy. They were a factor which enforced acceleration of political change, legislative works and affected the change of the programming offer. Although pirate television stations were a short-lived phenomenon, they had huge impact on the later development of electronic media in Poland.</p></abstract>

The history of pirate, illegal television stations in Poland is presented here against the broader background of systemic transformations (both political and legal). According to the author of the article, it was an inevitable phenomenon, closely linked to the creation of the foundations of a democratic, lawful state with free-market economy. They were a factor which enforced acceleration of political change, legislative works and affected the change of the programming offer. Although pirate television stations were a short-lived phenomenon, they had huge impact on the later development of electronic media in Poland.

Pirate Television Stations in the Years 1990-1994

Social Communication

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The history of pirate, illegal television stations in Poland is presented here against the broader background of systemic transformations (both political and...

Pirate Television Stations in the Years 1990-1994

Published Online: Jan 29, 2016

Page range: 36 - 44

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sc-2015-0009

Keywords
television, the media, pirate stations, history of television, media law

© 2015 Rafał Kurowski, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Pirate Television Stations in the Years 1990-1994

Published Online: Jan 29, 2016

Page range: 36 - 44

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sc-2015-0009

Keywordstelevision, the media, pirate stations, history of television, media law

© 2015 Rafał Kurowski, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
television, the media, pirate stations, history of television, media law