| BTV | |
| Launch Date: | April 9, 1993 (original) September 17, 2004 (relaunch) |
| Closed Date: | May 30, 2002 (original) |
| Owner: | Laisvas ir nepriklausomas kanalas, UAB |
| Country: | Lithuania |
| Sister Channels: | LNK TV1 Info TV 2TV |
| Former Names: | TV4 (2002-2004) |
| Webcast: | https://lnk.lt/tiesiogiai#btv |
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.
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.