 Logo since 2022 | |
Native name | Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija |
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| Company type | State fundedpublic service broadcaster |
| Industry | Mass media |
| Founded | 12 June 1926; 99 years ago (1926-06-12) (radio) 30 April 1957; 68 years ago (1957-04-30) (television) |
| Headquarters | S. Konarskio g. 49,Vilnius ,Lithuania |
Area served | Lithuania |
Key people | Monika Garbačiauskaitė-Budrienė(CEO) |
Production output | LRT Studios |
| Services | Television, radio, online |
| Owner | Government of Lithuania |
| Divisions | LR,LRT TV |
| Website | www |
Lithuanian National Radio and Television (Lithuanian:Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija) is a Lithuanianpublic service broadcaster that has been providing regular radio services since 1926 and television broadcasts since 1957. LRT joined theEuropean Broadcasting Union in 1993. It 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 inVilnius. 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.
The Lithuanian Radio started regular broadcasting on 12 June 1926. The television service has been broadcasting since 30 April 1957. In 1965, radio broadcasts were started in English. In 1975, the first coloured programme from LRT was broadcast. Radio and television services are now operating from LRT headquarters inVilnius, the capital of Lithuania. As of 2025, LRT employs approximately 670 people.[1] In May 2007, LRT started a project of converting all of its films, including some five thousand hours of cinefilm and some 30,000 hours of videotapes to digital. The oldest entry dates back to 1895.
LRT comprises seven media channels broadcasting nationwide. The content of all the channels is integrated and shared across all three platforms: television, radio, and on-line (web-portal and LRT's accounts on social media networks). LRT produces around two-thirds of its content in-house, while one third is commissioned from external producers.[2]
In delivering international news coverage, LRT cooperates with private and public media, includingDeutsche Welle,Voice of America,Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and others. LRT was admitted as a fully active member of theEuropean Broadcasting Union on 1 January 1993. From the restoration of independence in 1991 to 31 December 1992, LRT was a member of theInternational Radio and Television Organisation.
The LRT Council is the highest governing institution of LRT. The Council supervises the implementation of the LRT mission, approves the annual income and spending by LRT administration. The Council comprises twelve members prominent in social, scientific and cultural fields, appointed for six-year terms.
On financial issues, the LRT Council and the management are being consulted by the LRT Administrative Commission. The Administrative Commission is made up of five members – management and (or) finance specialists – who are appointed by the Council for a term of four years.
Currently, the LRT Council is chaired by Mindaugas Jurkynas with Rėda Brandišauskienė acting as Vice-Chair.[3]
LRT operations are funded by taxpayers. Its budget depends directly on taxes collected in the year before the last, with the state allocating 1.5 percent of personal income tax and 1.3 percent of collected excise duties. The LRT's budget for 2025 stands at 79.6 million euros.[4] The budget projections for 2026 and 2027 anticipate allocations of 87.8 million euros and 97.1 million euros, respectively.[5]
Between 1992 and 2015 LRT had received income from advertising.[6]
LRT has TV studios of 70 sq.m, 120 sq.m, two studios of 300 sq.m and one studio of 700 sq.m. LRT also uses OB stations for broadcasting. Studio facilities include modern computer graphics equipment.[citation needed]
LRT TV and live radio, along with LRT Epika, provide content accessible worldwide (via LRT.lt and epika.lrt.lt respectively), except for some titles restricted by rights to Lithuania.
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