Polonia 1 is one of the first Polish commercial television channels, consisting at first of a network of 12 (and - for a short time - even 13) local TV stations in bigger cities.

Time was filled with such productions like Japanese animated films, adventure and detective TV series (such as MacGyver and The A-Team), Argentinian soap operas such as Manuela [es], Maria, and Stellina, and also movies and documentaries produced by the local communities.

There were exceptions from that general rule, as PTV Copernicus broadcast porn movies in the morning hours.

Despite not receiving licences, Polonia 1 stations still broadcast, still trying to undermine concession decisions of KRRiT with Supreme Administrative Court of Poland (NSA) - with no effect.

August 29, 1994 was the day when prosecutor's office in Warsaw, Kraków, Opole, Lublin, Poznań and Szczecin (with the support of local anti-terrorist teams) conducted action of closing Polonia 1 stations, which broadcast on frequencies reserved solely for the usage of Polish military.