| TVP3 Katowice | |
| Launch Date: | 3 December 1957 |
| Owner: | Telewizja Polska |
| Country: | Poland |
| Headquarters: | Telewizyjna 1, Katowice |
| Area: | Silesian Voivodeship |
| Language: | Polish, Silesian, German |
| Sister Channels: | TVP |
| Website: | http://www.tvp.pl/katowice |
| Picture Format: | (576i)[1] (SDTV) |
| Terr Serv 1: | Polish Digital |
| Terr Chan 1: | MUX 3 |
TVP3 Katowice a.k.a. TV Katowice also Television Katowice is one of the regional branches of the TVP, Poland's public television broadcaster. It serves the entire Silesian Voivodeship with particular dedication to the Metropolis GZM and Katowice metropolitan area.
Telewizja Katowice opened on 3 December 1957 at 4pm, covering much of southern Poland, as well as parts of Czechoslovakia via overspill.[2]
The channel was one of the nine regional TVP3 stations that converted to high definition on 15 December 2023.[3] As an effect of the 2023 Polish public media crisis, TVP3 Katowice was suspended on 20 December 2023, being replaced by TVP2 in the interim;[4] the station restarted on 26 December.[5]
Generally, broadcasts are conducted in Polish. Some broadcasts are conducted in the Silesian language (example U nos w Bytkowie, Patefon ujka Ericha, Holy War) and some in German (example Schlesien Journal).
Broadcast area: generally Upper Silesia - mainly Silesian Voivodeship[6] and Opole Voivodeship, furthermore small part (about 1/4) of Lesser Poland Voivodeship, very small part of Łódź Voivodeship and Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship in Poland, and also very small part of Moravian-Silesian Region in Czech Republic and very small part of Slovakia (north-western part of Žilina Region).
The TV center is located in Katowice, Television street no 1 in main part of Metropolis GZM. The main tower has a height of 90 meters. The secondary transmitter lies in Kosztowy - district of Mysłowice (suburb of Katowice), which has a height of 355 meters (the second tallest radio mast in Poland). Beyond this the signal is repeated by six more[7] transmitters. Local redaction section (editorial offices) are found in Rybnik, Bielsko-Biała and Częstochowa.
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| Voivodeship | Location of transmitters | Canal | MHz | Power EiRP (kW) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silesian | RTCN Kosztowy[8] | 41 | 634 MHz | 100 kW | |
| Silesian | Częstochowa - RTCN Wręczyca[9] | 41 | 634 Mhz | 80 kW | |
| Silesian | Racibórz (TSR Racibórz, Cmentarna street)[10] | 41 | 634 MHz | 0.026kW | |
| Silesian | Szczyrk (TSR Szczyrk / Biła)[11] | 41 | 634 MHz | 0.010 kW | |
| Silesian | Węgierska Górka (Mount Przybędza) | 41 | 634 MHz | 0.032 kW | |
| Silesian | Żywiec - Mount Grojec[12] | 41 | 634 MHz | 0.010 kW | |
| Silesian | Szczyrk - RTON Skrzyczne | 41 | 634 MHz | 60 kW |
