The channel switch could only be set to receive a signal from the transmitters in the part of Poland where a given example was sold - there were two distinct versions, one for the southern and northern part of Poland. A Belweder cost 7000 złoty at the time when the average monthly salary was between one and two thousand, yet, like many consumption goods in the communist economies, it proved very sought after and hard to buy.
The channel switch could only receive signals from transmitters in the area where a specific model was sold, as there were two distinct versions: one for southern Poland and another for northern Poland. A Belweder cost 7000 złoty at the time when the average monthly salary was between 1,000 and 2,000 złoty, but like many goods in communist economies, it was highly sought after and hard to obtain.