Thursday, June 1, 2017

Radio Kraków——Perfect combination of historical inheritance and media freedom

Radio Kraków is a 90-year-old radio station with totally radio passion as well as the responsibility as mass media. Relating to the most important political, historical, cultural, religious and sporting events, the tradition of radio Kraków has been associated with every single inhabitant of Kraków since established.


Instead of saying that radio Kraków is a radio station, it’ll be better to describe it as a historical archive for Polish history. As seen in the archive room of radio Kraków, which was the most impressive place for me, there are plenty of files and tapes even videos that record the history of Poland and Kraków. It’s the essence of Polish culture and the spirit of media that could be seen from the old yellowed record paper in the archive room.




There's also a recording room in the Archive that is used to digitalize the documents. The room is really professional. The walls are full of sharp tips which are built to isolate the noise and kill the echo as well. It is said that the building of Radio Kraków was designed by a team of professional architects, which contents modern recording studios and concert studios apart from broadcasting studios and newsroom.

There's also a old map of Kraków city hang on the wall.  From which, it could be seen that the spirit and passion of media in the radio station of this old town.


According to our guide, Radio Kraków is such a radio station of freedom of media that any press could be released without government review. Even though the leader of station is selected by government which is led by the ruling party, considering the political situation of Poland, it is such precious to keep it that way.

Also, the tradition that to broadcast the trumpet from the top of Maria Church is inherited till today. It is such a memorial of the history of invasion from Tartars in 13th century and also a historical horn for this over 10-century-old town.




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