Lithuanian National Radio and Television

Lithuanian National Radio and Television
Native name
Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija
Company typePublicly funded public service broadcaster
IndustryMass media
FoundedJune 12, 1926 (1926-06-12) (radio)
April 30, 1957 (1957-04-30) (television)
Headquarters
S. Konarskio g. 49, Vilnius
,
Lithuania
Area served
Lithuania
Key people
Monika Garbačiauskaitė-Budrienė (CEO)
Production output
LRT Studios
ServicesTelevision, radio, online
OwnerGovernment of Lithuania
Websitewww.lrt.lt

Lithuanian National Radio and Television (Lithuanian: Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija) is a non-profit news network that has been providing regular radio services since 1926 and television broadcasts since 1957. LRT joined the European Broadcasting Union in 1993. LRT operates three national television channels, radio stations and an internet website.

LRT is the largest media group in Lithuania and is publicly owned. Its main purpose is to serve the public interest and the public's right to trustworthy and objective information. LRT's radio and television services operate from its headquarters in Vilnius. LRT radijas, the main LRT radio station, has the biggest share in the Lithuanian radio market and pays most of attention to the operative news and educative on-air production.


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