Television in Lithuania explained

Television in Lithuania was introduced in 1957. The following is a list of television channels broadcast in Lithuania.

Main channels

Name Owner Type Launched
Lithuanian National Radio and TelevisionPublic-owned 1957
Lithuanian National Radio and TelevisionPublic-owned 2003
LRT LituanicaLithuanian National Radio and TelevisionPublic-owned 2007[1]
Laisvas ir nepriklausomas kanalas, UABPrivate 1995
Laisvas ir nepriklausomas kanalas, UABPrivate 1991
Laisvas ir nepriklausomas kanalas, UABPrivate 2007[2]
Laisvas ir nepriklausomas kanalas, UABPrivate 2003
Laisvas ir nepriklausomas kanalas, UABPrivate 2007[3] [4]
TV3 GroupPrivate 1993
TV3 GroupPrivate 2002[5]
TV3 GroupPrivate 2011[6]
TV3 GroupPrivate 2003
TV3 GroupPrivate 2009
Go3 Sport 2TV3 GroupPrivate 2018
TV3 GroupPrivate 2021
Lietuvos rytasPrivate 2004
Ekspress GruppPrivate 2019[7]
Private 2008

Regional channels

NameLaunchedRegion
1989 Klaipėda
2003 Klaipėda
2015 Klaipėda
1991 Šiauliai County
2001 Kaunas County
2001Jonava
1993 Kaunas
2013Kaunas
2013Kaunas
2013Panevėžys
1996 Alytus
1989 Marijampolė district
Parliament of Lithuania
Ignalina
2004 Mažeikiai
2005 Telšiai County
2006 Visaginas
1992 Trakai

Others

Name Owner Type Launched
Public 1992
Public 2019
Non-commercial 2014
Duo Media Networks
(Postimees Group)
Private 2021
Duo Media Networks
(Postimees Group)
Private 2024
Duo Media Networks
(Postimees Group)
Private 2021
Duo Media Networks
(Postimees Group)
Private 2022
Private 2022

Former channels

Name Launched Location
2006 Lithuania
1993 Kaunas
2008 Kaunas County
2005 Plungė-Kaunas district
1994 Kaunas
1994 Panevėžys
1990 Panevėžys
2019 Kaunas
Kėdainiai
2000 Panevėžys-Kauunas district
1996 Kupiškis district
2004 Druskininkai
1994 Kėdainiai-Kaunas
Jonava
1992 Jonava
2013 Jonava district
1981 Kaunas-Kėdainiai
2006 Raseiniai

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dėl Nacionalinių transliuotojų informacinės sklaidos per sienas skatinimo programos patvirtinimo . e-seimas.lrs.lt . . 1 July 2023 . lt . 8 May 2008.
  2. Web site: LNK paleis naują kanalą „Info TV“ . delfi.lt . . 1 July 2023 . lt . 7 November 2007.
  3. Web site: Pirmadienį (2007 11 19) startuoja skaitmeninis kanalas „Liuks!” . skaitmenine.lt . https://web.archive.org/web/20091216161957/http://www.skaitmenine.lt/lt/naujienos/pirmadieni_2007_11_19_startuoja_skaitmeninis_kanalas_liuks.html . 16 December 2009 . lt . 16 November 2007.
  4. Web site: LNK paleis naują kanalą „Info TV“ . delfi.lt . . 2023-07-05 . 2007-11-07.
  5. Web site: Tango TV Launched in Lithuania . GlobeNewswire News Room . 1 July 2023 . en . 8 May 2002.
  6. Web site: MTG to launch third free-TV channel in Lithuania . News Powered by Cision . 1 July 2023 . en . 16 September 2011.
  7. News: DELFI TV keliasi į televizorius – pradeda veikti naujas kanalas "Telia" vartotojams . 13 September 2019 . M360 . 11 September 2019 . lt.