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| Type | Public-servicesound broadcasting |
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Broadcast area | Latvia (nationwide) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | LSM |
| History | |
| Launch date | 1 November 1925; 100 years ago (1 November 1925) |
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| Website | latvijasradio.lsm.lv/ |
Latvijas Radio (shortenedLR; literally "Latvia's Radio") isLatvia's nationalpublic-serviceradio broadcasting network. It began broadcasting on 1 November 1925, and has its headquarters in the Latvian capital,Riga. Latvijas Radio broadcasts six different channels in theFM band as well as via the internet:Latvijas Radio 1,Latvijas Radio 2, Latvijas Radio 3 – Klasika, Latvijas Radio 4 – Doma laukums (till 2025),Latvijas Radio 5 – Pieci.lv, and Latvijas Radio 6 – Radio NABA.
Latvijas Radio is a national cultural institution, fosteringradio drama, and organizing a radiochoir as well as children's vocal groups. The organization'sphonographic archives contain approximately 200,000sound recordings. Latvijas Radio became a member of theEuropean Broadcasting Union (EBU) on 1 January 1993.[1] From the restoration of Latvia's independence in 1991 to 31 December 1992, it was a member of theInternational Radio and Television Organisation (OIRT).
Since 2013, it has collaborated withLatvijas Televīzija (Latvian Television) as part of thePublic Broadcasting of Latvia news platform and online streaming service. The broadcaster has been fully funded by the state budget since 1 January 2021, when, after years of debate, it and television broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija exited theadvertising market.[2] The merger of LTV and Latvian Radio into LSM was completed on 2 January 2025.[3]
Latvijas Radio (asRadio Riga) also broadcast programming in Swedish from 1960 to 1995.[4]
LR1 is Latvia's main national radio station, presenting news, talk, current affairs programmes and analysis of economics, Latvian politics and culture, as well as programmes for children. The station's first broadcast was made on 1 November 1925. The station broadcasts in Latvian, except for theLatgalian hour-long program Latgale Hour (Latgalian:Latgolys stuņde) broadcast every Friday from LR'sLatgale studio.
Slogan:Latvijas radio 1 – vienmēr pirmais ("Always first").
LR2, originally conceived as a youth station, today specializes in the broadcasting ofLatvian-language pop and country music.
Slogan:Dziesmas dzimtajā valodā ("Songs in our native language").
LR3 is the only station in Latvia broadcasting classical music andjazz. Latvijas Radio's membership of theEuropean Broadcasting Union (EBU) means that the station's output includes relays of international concerts and otherlive broadcasts.
Slogan:Mode mainās – klasika paliek ("Fashions change – the classics remain").
LR4 broadcasts inminority languages, chiefly inRussian language, with programmes servingLatvia's Russian-speaking community. From 1 January 2026, the program will no longer be broadcast, it will only be distributed digitally.[5]
Slogan:Jūsu telpa, jūsu laiks,Ваше пространство и ваше время ("Your space, your time").
LR5 is Latvijas Radio's newest station, playing youth-oriented music from Latvia and other countries. "Pieci" in Latvian means "Five" and "Pieci.lv" could be translated as "Five.lv"
Free-format radio produced in association with theUniversity of Latvia. At first, Radio NABA was a radio station produced by University of Latvia with help from Latvijas Radio (until March 2014. - the fifth channel on Latvijas Radio). When Pieci.lv formed in 2014, some programmes from Radio NABA continued to broadcast on Pieci.lv, but from February 2015 Radio NABA continued as a full-time radio station as Latvijas Radio sixth channel.
Media related toLatvijas Radio at Wikimedia Commons
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