PRÓBA CHARAKTERYSTYKI ROCKOWYCH STACJI RADIOWYCH W POLSCE

The offer of Polish radio stations is relatively extensive. Polish radio market offers many radio stations with diversified music profiles. This collection also includes rock radio stations. In this paper, the main aim was to prove that rock radio stations in Poland have a special tastemaking and educational function, both by presenting varied subgenres of rock music and by demonstrating history 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 shows in those radio stations have an ‘easy-going’ form and contain many humorous elements aimed at making 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, there were demonstrated selected, historically important rock radio stations and the current structure of rock radio stations in Poland. What is more, this paper contains part about most popular rock radio stations – Antyradio and Eska Rock, which were analyzed in terms of music, programmes and other broadcasts aired on these stations.