Employees to receive final wages as studio lights dimmed for last time at TF

Ailing Telewizja Familijna (TF) will stop broadcasting by the end of November after 70-80 employees of its TV Puls were made redundant last Tuesday. "Almost all the employees hired by Telewizja Familijna for TV Puls have been assured by the management board that they will receive due wages," said Robert Szaniawski, TF spokesman. He explained the situation of the troubled TV station will be clearer after the outcome of the next court case against Prokom Investment. The latter is said to have contributed to the spiraling financial set backs of TF by withdrawing from financial obligations. After the Warsaw-based transmitter of TV Puls was switched off in October by EmiTel, a subsidiary of TPSA, due to unpaid fees, all potential investors including Fincast, broadcaster of Tele5 and Italian concern Mediaset ceased to be interested in taking over the station. (Parkiet, p. 4) P.W.