Polsat
Logo used since 30 August 2021 | |
| Country | Poland |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | ul. Ostrobramska 77 04-175 Warsaw |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Polish |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Grupa Polsat Plus |
| Sister channels | TV4 TV6 Polsat Café Polsat Play Polsat Doku Polsat News Polsat News 2 Polsat News Polityka Polsat Music Polsat Film Polsat Film 2 Polsat Seriale |
| History | |
| Launched | 5 December 1992 |
| Former names | PolSat (with a capital "S") (1992–1994) |
| Links | |
| Website | polsat |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television | Channel 4 |
| UPC | Channel 5 |
| Polsat Box | Channel 1 |
| Orange | Channel 5 |
| Vectra | Channel 105 |
Polsat is a Polish free-to-air television channel that was launched on 5 December 1992 by Zygmunt Solorz-Żak. As of 2019, it is the most watched television channel in Poland with a market share of 11.30%
Polsat belongs to Grupa Polsat Plus (WSE: CPS), which also owns other channels.
In the wake of communism's downfall, Polsat launched in 1993 the first independent television news service in Central and Eastern Europe, revolutionizing the media landscape.
On 27 February 2019, the longest-running graphic design (2006–2019) was changed to a new one, and the station's logo was changed again as part of a major overhaul in 2021; however, the sun concept of the logo has remained.
A high-definition simulcast feed of Polsat HD was available from 1 September 2009 until 2021.