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Lithuanian National Radio and Television

Public broadcasting company of Lithuania

Field	Value
name	Lithuanian National Radio and Television
logo	LRT Logo 2022.svg
native_name	Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija
native_name_lang	lt
logo_caption	Logo since 2022
type	State funded public service broadcaster
foundation	(radio)
(television)
location_city	S. Konarskio g. 49, Vilnius
location_country	Lithuania
area_served	Lithuania
industry	Mass media
production	LRT Studios
services	Television, radio, online
owner	Government of Lithuania
key_people	Monika Garbačiauskaitė-Budrienė (CEO)
divisions	LR, LRT TV
website

(television)

Lithuanian National Radio and Television () is a Lithuanian public service broadcaster that has been providing regular radio services since 1926 and television broadcasts since 1957. LRT joined the European 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 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.

History

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 in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. As of 2025, LRT employs approximately 670 people. 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.

In delivering international news coverage, LRT cooperates with private and public media, including Deutsche Welle, Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and others. LRT was admitted as a fully active member of the European Broadcasting Union on 1 January 1993. From the restoration of independence in 1991 to 31 December 1992, LRT was a member of the International Radio and Television Organisation.

Governance

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.

Budget

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. The budget projections for 2026 and 2027 anticipate allocations of 87.8 million euros and 97.1 million euros, respectively.

Between 1992 and 2015 LRT had received income from advertising.

Facilities and equipment

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.

Platforms and channels

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.

Radio

– main general-purpose radio program
– culture content and classical music as well as specialised content for Lithuanian ethnic minority groups,
– contemporary music and content for younger audiences.

Television

LRT Televizija (HD) – broadcasts generalist programming in HD aimed at a wide audience,
LRT Plius (HD) – focuses on culture and sports,
LRT Lituanica – broadcasts exclusively Lithuanian content of two other LRT TV channels around the clock via the satellite and internet webpage and is also streamed live on YouTube.

Online

LRT.lt – in addition to the main news page in Lithuanian, it also has news sections in English, Polish, Ukrainian and Russian. All content which has been published or aired on LRT channels is permanently stored and freely accessible at LRT's digital archive Mediateka, unless copyright restrictions apply.
LRT Epika – a free video-on-demand platform and offers a wide range of specially selected films and series, from recently awarded international festival films to the treasure trove of Lithuanian cinema. It was launched on 11 May 2023.
LRT Vaikai – a children's online platform and YouTube channel aimed at those aged 1 to 5.

Logo

File:LRT 1998 logo.svg|LRT's logo from 1998 to 2003 File:LRT-Logo.png|LRT's logo from 2003 to 2012 File:LRT logotipas2012.png|LRT's previous logo, used from 2012 to 2022 File:LRT Logo 2022.svg|LRT's current logo used since 2022

References

"LRT number of employees". rekvizitai.vz.lt.
"About LRT". LRT.
"LRT Council". LRT.
(2024-12-13). "LRT biudžetą 2025-aisiais koreguoja saugumo situacija regione". LRT.
(2024-12-19). "Žiniasklaidos atstovai: LRT biudžetas auga iki beveik 80 mln. eurų ir vis labiau iškreipia konkurenciją". 15min.
(23 December 2013). "LRT uždrausta komercinė reklama, pakeistas finansavimo modelis".
(2023-05-11). "Apie LRT - LRT pristato nemokamą filmų ir serialų platformą: kokybišką turinį rasite LRT EPIKA". apie.lrt.lt.
[https://youtube.com/@lrtvaikai?si=1mrV119RLmQZW0Vm LRT Vaikai – YouTube]

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