BTV (Lithuanian TV channel)

BTV is a Lithuanian television station, established in 1993. BTV broadcasts 24 hours a day and has its headquarters in Vilnius. The program includes entertainment, information and educational programs, films and productions. BTV cover 80% of Lithuania's territory.

BTV
CountryLithuania
Ownership
OwnerLaisvas ir nepriklausomas kanalas, UAB
Sister channelsLNK
TV1
Info TV
2TV
History
LaunchedApril 9, 1993 (original)
September 17, 2004 (relaunch)
ClosedMay 30, 2002 (original)
Former namesTV4 (2002-2004)
Links
Webcasthttps://lnk.lt/tiesiogiai#btv

History

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In April 1993, the joint Lithuanian-US company "Baltijos televizija" was established; its main shareholder was the US company "American Equitable Finance Corporation", led by Kęstutis Makaitis, and the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania became the smaller shareholder.[1] In the same year, Baltijos Televizija, founded by the company, started broadcasting. This channel in 1994-1995 shared the same UHF channel (38) as TV Polonia. It was also rebroadcast on TELE-3.[2] In 1996 the channel began to expand its network of correspondents when the Kupiškis studio was established.[3] In the 1996-1998 period it used to rebroadcast BBC and CNN programs for most of its output.[4]

On May 30, 2002, the channel was shut down when its frequencies were taken by TV4,[5] but two years later, it was relaunched on September 17, 2004.

In 2018–19, the corporate identity was changed.

Series

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Shows

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  • Betsafe LKL (Lithuanian)
  • Gyvenu čia (Lithuanian)

News

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  • INFO DIENA

References

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  1. ^ Dėl valstybinį kapitalą sudarančių akcijų turėtojo (Potvarkis 293P) (in Lithuanian). Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybė. 1993-04-21. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  2. ^ https://www.facebook.com/377013279423917/videos/153374246566411 [bare URL]
  3. ^ Žilionis, Sigitas (2009-01-01). "Įvykiai: radijas ir televizija". zilionis.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2024-02-16. Kupišk
  4. ^ "LNK". Archived from the original on 1998-02-02.
  5. ^ "BTV atsinaujins ir taps TV-4" [BTV becomes TV4]. delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). Delfi. 2002-05-07. Retrieved 2023-09-23.