Agora's hopes for Rock Radio Mazowsze blocked by KRRiTV

Agora, owner of radio station Rock Radio Mazowsze broadcasting to the Warsaw suburbs, filed a motion to extend its range. The National Radio and Television Council (KRRiTV), and in particular its member Włodzimierz Czarzasty, is against this proposal, as in his opinion this would mean entering the main Warsaw market through the back door. "According to the license our signal should be heard in among others four former Warsaw gminas, including the biggest one – Gmina Centrum," assured Marek Michalski from Agora. However, "During its June 10 session, the Council postponed the matter to an unspecified future date," said KRRiTV spokeswoman Dorota Jasłowska. The Council's decision will be crucial for the future of the local broadcaster, because if the license was extended then it would get access to the most lucrative radio advertising market in Poland. (Puls Biznesu, June 20-22, pp. 1, 4) M.M.