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he debate on conditions of public media in Poland has continued for several years, discussing its mission, role as a source of information and education, significance in building social relations and their financial situation. Regional divisions of Polish Television (TVP) have been placed in a particularly difficult situation, as their production is almost totally dependent on external financing, yet, through their programmes and activities, they should be close to local people, their businesses and problems, as well as support “little homelands”. The TVP Olsztyn division, apart from implementing the tasks imposed by the Broadcasting Act, is not only an important institution of culture-making character, but also contributes significantly to the creation of regional identity. The following study analyses the subject and genre structure of the main TVP Olsztyn information programme in 2005–2010 and how large the geographic extent of its content was.