‘Radio na Wsi’ (1935-1938) – illustrated agro-radio agrocultural magazine by Janusz Delinikajtis

Abstract

In the Second Republic next to the press – the most popular mean of communication – appeared the radio. In mid-1937, for about 24 000 000 inhabitants of the village, the number of the radio receivers was only about 250 000, despite a decrease in 1934 for the so-called small farmers monthly subscription fees from 3 to 1 PLN. There was also the possibility of buying a radio in the instalment system. In the villages, the radio was available, among the others, in the common rooms, the folk houses or schools. Occasionally it appeared in the private recipients. In its offer, the radio had many broadcasts and agricultural talks. 

In order to popularize the radio among the public, the edition of the radio magazines began. In the years 1923–1939, there were about 50 titles from this segment. The popularization campaign of Polskie Radio was also conducted in the rural environment. This goal was served, among the others, by the beginning in 1935 of the publication of the illustrated quarterly ‘Radio na Wsi’.

'Radio na Wsi' should be included in both agricultural and radio magazines. The article is a press analysis of this title. In total there were 11 issues that were analysed from autopsy. Utilised qualitative method of the press content analysis and method of the historical-critical sources and descriptive-analytical literature of the item.

The article focuses on the genesis of this journal, discusses its formal and publishing features, presents the creators, but above all, analyses the content. The conducted research showed that the program objectives that the editors set themselves when starting the edition were implemented. ‘Radio na Wsi’ mostly reached farmers interested in the radio.