PiS proposed on Thursday to update the media law and introduce changes to the antenna share of Polish works in radio stations. – We suggest that radio stations from 5: 00-24: 00 80 percent were playing. Polish music, Marek Suski said during a press conference.
The deputy announced an amendment to the Broadcasting Act, which “will take place with special care for culture and Polish artists who face the difficult time of the pandemic.”
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Time for Polish artists, according to the amendment to the media law, will be at least 50 percent. monthly airtime. The politician assured that he already had signatures on the draft changes, both on the part of PiS MPs and other MPs.
When asked if the decision was a tribute to Paweł Kukiz, the PiS MP said that they actually talked about this project. “He said he was for it and he supported the idea, but no one has bowed to anyone,” he said.
Kukiz made a similar request in October 2020. The MP then appealed to Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and the National Broadcasting Council to broadcast more Polish music in the public media, which would help artists in the difficult situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Kukiz: I don’t understand Suski’s words about my alleged support
Paweł Kukiz on Thursday evening referred to the matter. “Yesterday, while going to another meeting, I talked in the corridor with Marek Suski (in the presence of MP Sachajka) about his (Suski) project to increase the share of Polish music in the radio … media is okay, because public media have a statutory obligation to promote Polish culture “- writes the politician.
“I also said that private radio stations are completely different and the current 30% share of Polish music is large enough. We only need to discuss that most of them are played at night, when people are asleep” – continues the MP.
Then Kukiz was to tell Marek Suski that the idea of a statutory imposition of 50 percent. He absolutely does not like Polish music on private radio stations and that he is convinced that this opinion is shared by the majority of people.
“When asked by Marek Suski at the time whether I would support the bill, I replied that the direction was good in relation to public broadcasting, but absolutely not when it came to private broadcasting. voting “- continues Kukiz.
“As of today, I would not vote for such a bill, the general assumptions of which I have learned, so I do not understand where Marek Suski’s words about my alleged support came from,” he concludes.
At the moment, radio stations must allocate at least 33 percent. time of broadcasting songs for songs that are performed in Polish, of which at least 60 percent. in hours 5-24.
The Broadcasting Act in force since 2012 regulates what part of Polish songs must be broadcast during the day (from 5 to 24) – first it was 40%, from 2013 – 50%, and from 2014 – 60% .
Source: Gazeta
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