Kanał Zero (Polish for "Channel Zero") is a Polish general-interestYouTube channel founded on 24 October 2023 byKrzysztof Stanowski, officially launched on 1 February 2024 and since 8 October 2025 satellite channel "Kanał Zero TV". The channel has garnered over 2 million subscribers and accumulated more than 939 million views of its uploaded content.[1]
TheKanał Zero was established on 24 October 2023 on YouTube.[2] On 7 November 2023, Krzysztof Stanowski officially announced the project,[3] and on 14 November 2023, the channel published its first video outlining its format.[4]
The official launch took place on 1 February 2024 at 20:00, marked by a live broadcast hosted by Krzysztof Stanowski and Przemysław Rudzki.[7] The next day, the channel premiered its flagship program,Godzina Zero (Zero Hour), featuring Polish presidentAndrzej Duda as the inaugural guest.[8]
On 16 January 2025, Zero broadcast a live interview of Stanowski withJanusz Waluś, whoassassinated Chris Hani. At least 770 complaints were sent to theNational Broadcasting Council about the broadcast, and the NGO Basta notified prosecutors about a suspicion of "public incitement and appraise of violence, and racially motivatedinsults".[9][10]
Before the2025 Polish presidential election, Stanowski, a candidate himself, interviewed all other registered candidates in theGodzina Zero (Hour Zero) cycle[11] (Stanowski was interviewed byBogdan Rymanowski [pl] instead[12]).Michał Piedziuk ofPolityka Insight noted the low-confrontation style, combined with long, 2-3 hour length, allowing candidates to freely present themselves.[13] The interview withKarol Nawrocki was also re-transmitted byTV Republika.[14] Interview withMaciej Maciak ended after a few minutes, as Stanowski left the studio, later issuing a statement that "when it turned out today after the first 2 questions, that my guest wants to use my channel for spreading Russian propaganda, I did not intend to drag that out."[15]Rafał Trzaskowski was interviewed in his own house, out of the usual Kanał studio, and co-broadcast it on his own YouTube channel.[16]
On October 8, 2025, theNational Broadcasting Council granted a satellite license to the KANAŁ ZERO TV company for the distribution of a television program channel "Kanał Zero TV".[17]
