TVP3 Białystok

TVP3 Białystok is one of the regional branches of TVP, Poland's public television broadcaster. It serves the entire Podlaskie Voivodeship in northeastern Poland.

TVP3 Białystok

Logo used since from January 2016
Country	Poland
Programming
Picture format	16:9
Ownership
Owner	Telewizja Polska
History
Launched	December 21, 1997
Links
Website	www.tvp.pl/bialystok

History

In July 1996, a decision was taken by Telewizja Polska to create a regional station for Białystok.^[1] It joined the eleven existing regional stations, but at the time had no license and didn't air its own programming.^[2] On 1 September, Kazimierz Puciłowski was appointed as its first director, a position held until 31 August 1999.^[1]

The first television studio was built in January 1997. Initially it was located at St. Rocha Street, but that month alone, renovation work started for its current facilities at Włókiennicza Street, 16A, where its permanent facilities were going to be located. The facilities were in a former cash and carry; adapted for a television station.^[3] On 1 February 1997, Wojciech Worotyński was appointed vice-director of programming (until 31 December 1998).^[1] The first edition of Obiektyw, the local news service, aired on TVP2 on its slot for local programming on 16 February 1997.^[1]