Latvian television

Radio Committee (1940-1953) and Radio Administration of the Latvian SSR (1953-1957)

In 1940, the Committee for Radioification and Broadcasting of the Council of People's Commissars of the Latvian SSR (Radio Committee of the Latvian SSR) was established, in 1953 it was reorganized into the Main Radio Information Directorate of the Ministry of Culture of the Latvian SSR (Radio Administration of the Latvian SSR). The television and technical center in Riga became the fourth commissioning in the Soviet Union - after Moscow , Leningrad and Kiev . On November 6, 1954, the Radio Administration of the Latvian SSR launched the LTV channel. On this day, the feature film of the Riga film studio "Home with Victory" was shown.

State Radio and Television of the Latvian SSR (1957-1990)

In 1957, the Radio Administration of the Latvian SSR was reorganized into the State Committee of the Latvian SSR on Television and Radio Broadcasting (State Radio and Television of the Latvian SSR). On March 19, 1958, the evening television program Panorama ( Latvian. Panorāma ) went on the air of Latvian television, which to this day is the main information program of the television company. C 1974 - Latvian television began broadcasting programs in color in the SECAM system .

Latvian Television (since 1990)

In 1990, the State Radio and Television of the Latvian SSR was divided into Latvian television and Latvian radio . In August 1991, LTV launched the LTV 2 channel, the LTV channel became known as LTV 1. On January 11, 1991, the Latvian SSR announced the withdrawal from the USSR . In 1991, the channel refused broadcasting in Russian and began broadcasting only in the national Latvian language . After the collapse of the USSR, the canal officially became the property of the Latvian authorities. May 4, 1992 lost its monopoly on television (before that it was shared only with the USSR State Television and Radio Broadcasting Agency) - the country's first commercial television channel NTV-5 was launched. On January 1, 1993, LTV joined the European Broadcasting Union and in the same year switched to the PAL broadcast standard. In 2003, the company became the organizer and broadcaster of the 48th Eurovision Song Contest 2003 , which was held in Riga . In the same year, LTV 2 was renamed LTV 7. Broadcasting is carried out through the network of the Latvian State Radio and Television Center - LVRTC , the network of which covers the entire territory of Latvia. ^[1] Since June 1, 2010, broadcasting has been conducted only in the digital format DVB-T2 ( MPEG-4 ).

Association with Latvian Radio

On January 9, 2013, it became known that the National Council of Electronic Mass Media of Latvia (NSECMI) approved the concept of a new Latvian public media, which is planned to be created within five years by combining Latvian television, Latvian radio and Internet platforms. ^[2]

• LTV1 - National channel, broadcasting is in Latvian .
• LTV7 - Public channel, 25% of broadcasting is in Russian .

Available in all regions of Latvia via terrestrial (digital ( DVB-T ( MPEG-4 )) on UHF, cable, satellite TV and IPTV, as well as via the Internet.

About 60% of the LTV budget is state funding, the rest of the funds the company receives from sponsorship packages and the sale of advertising time.

• LTV - Official site
• LTV1 - Official site
• LTV7 - Official site
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