The programming will include documentaries, some of them specifically produced by TVP for the new channel, such as a special on the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, according to the Polish website Stopklatka.pl. A series called "Who's Who in Belarus" will profile activists who in many cases oppose the autocratic regime of Alexander Lukashenko.
The Polish government set aside 16 million zloties €4.3 million this year for the launch, which has been postponed from the original launch date of Oct. 15.