▁Polish ▁television ▁date ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁however , ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁interrupted ▁further ▁progress ▁at ▁establish ing ▁a ▁regularly ▁tele vised ▁program . ▁The ▁first ▁prime ▁state ▁television ▁corpor ation , ▁Tele w iz ja ▁Pol ska , ▁was ▁founded ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁and ▁was ▁ha iled ▁as ▁a ▁great ▁success ▁by ▁the ▁commun ist ▁authorities . ▁The ▁foundation ▁date ▁corresponds ▁to ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁very ▁first ▁regularly ▁tele vised ▁broadcast ▁which ▁occurred ▁at ▁ 0 7 : 0 0 ▁p . m ▁C ET ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁Initial ly , ▁the ▁aud itions ▁were ▁broadcast ▁to ▁a ▁limited ▁number ▁of ▁view ers ▁and ▁at ▁set ▁dates , ▁often ▁a ▁month ▁apart . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁regular ▁shows ▁began ▁to ▁appear ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁only ▁channel , ▁TV P 1 . ▁The ▁second ▁channel , ▁TV P 2 , ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁col oured ▁television ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁Most ▁reliable ▁sources ▁of ▁information ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁were ▁newsp apers , ▁most ▁not ably ▁Try b una ▁Lud u ▁( Pe ople ' s ▁Trib une ). ▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁chief ▁new sc ast ▁under ▁the ▁Polish ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁for ▁over ▁ 3 1 ▁years ▁was ▁D zien nik ▁Tele w iz