Tasks
Pursuant to Art.21 section 1, the Public Radio and Television Broadcasting pursues a public mission and, subject to the conditions provided in the Act, it offers the entire community and its individual parts a variety of programmes and other services involving information, journalism, culture, entertainment, education and sport services which are characterised by pluralism, impartiality, balance and autonomy as well as innovation, high quality and integrity of the transmitted message.
As part of its mission, the Public Radio and Television Broadcasting is in particular responsible for:
1) creating and distributing national and regional programmes, programmes for foreign audiences in Polish and other languages as well as other programmes that address the democratic, social and cultural needs of local communities;
2) creating and distributing specialized programmes for which a concession was obtained;
3) construction and operation of radio and television broadcasting and relay stations;
4) dissemination of text communication;
5) working on new techniques of creating and distributing radio and television programmes;
6) production, service and commercial activity associated with audiovisual work, including export and import;
7) promotion of artistic and literary creation as well as the scientific and educational activity;
8) promotion of the Polish language knowledge;
9) taking into account the needs of national and ethnic minorities and communities using regional languages, including transmission of information programmes in languages of such national and ethnic minorities and in regional languages;
10) creation and making available of educational programmes for Polish immigrant communities and Polish nationals living abroad.
The public radio and television broadcasting programmes should:
1) exercise the sense of responsibility for the word, and show concern for the good name of the Public Radio and Television Broadcasting;
2) exercise reliability in presenting the entire variety of events and phenomena in Poland and abroad;
3) promote free shaping of views of the citizens and free forming of the public opinion;
4) enable participation in the public life of citizens and their organisations by means of presenting different views and stances and exercising the right of social control and critique;
5) serve the development of culture, science and education with particular focus on the Polish intellectual and artistic achievements;
6) respect Christian values while adopting universal ethical principles as the basis;
7) work for making the family stronger,
8) promote health-oriented attitudes;
9) work for counteracting social pathologies.