PRÓBA CHARAKTERYSTYKI ROCKOWYCH STACJI RADIOWYCH W POLSCE

The offer of Polish radio stations is relatively extensive. Polish radio market offers many radiostations with diversified music profiles. This collection also includes rock radio stations. In thispaper, the main aim was to prove that rock radio stations in Poland have a special tastemakingand educational function, both by presenting varied subgenres of rock music and by demonstratinghistory and curosities of rock genre. In addition, they inform users about the most important,current music events. Their news shows are full of miscellaneous informations. Morning showsin those radio stations have an ‘easy-going’ form and contain many humorous elements aimed atmaking the audience laugh and feel better. The article is also dedicated to the history of rock music the etymology of word rock and the problems associated with defining this genre. Moreover, therewere demonstrated selected, historically important rock radio stations and the current structureof rock radio stations in Poland. What is more, this paper contains part about most popular rockradio stations – Antyradio and Eska Rock, which were analyzed in terms of music, programmesand other broadcasts aired on these stations.