TVS (Polish TV channel)

TVS
CountryPoland
Broadcast areaSilesian Voivodeship
Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Opole Voivodeship
Łódź Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Nationwide (Poland)
Europe
MENA
HeadquartersPlac Grunwaldzki 12, 40-126 Katowice
Programming
LanguagesSilesian, Polish
Picture format576i (16:9 SDTV)
1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Timeshift serviceTVS +1
Ownership
OwnerTVS Sp. z o.o.
Sister channelsiTVS
History
Launched29 March 2008 (2008-03-29)
Links
Websitetvs.pl
Availability
Terrestrial
DVB-T Silesian VoivodeshipChannel 21

TVS (Television Silesia; Silesian: Telewizja Ślōnskŏ, German: Television Schlesien, Polish: Telewizja Śląska) is the first regional Silesia commercial DVB-T free-to-air television station with information and entertainment profile. The TVS television channel is directed mainly to the inhabitants of the Silesian Voivodeship, covering the historical lands of Upper Silesia and Lesser Poland (including Dąbrowa and Kraków basins). The company and its television studios are headquartered at Grunwaldzki Square in Katowice in the Metropolis GZM. TVS was created as a competitor to the public service broadcaster TVP3 Katowice. TVS started broadcasting on 29 March 2008 at 10:00 am in 16:9 format.