BHRT (Bosnian-Herzegovinian Radio Television; '' Bosnian: Bosanskohercegovačka radio-televizija; Croatian: Bosanskohercegovačka radio-televizija; Serbian: Босанскохерцеговачка радио-телевизија'') formerly known as PBSBiH (Public Broadcasting Service of Bosnia and Herzegovina; '' Bosnian: Javni servis Bosne i Hercegovine; Croatian: Javni servis Bosne i Hercegovine; Serbian: Jавни сервис Босне и Херцеговине''), is an umbrella broadcasting organization and the only member of the

European Broadcasting Union The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; , UER) is an alliance of Public broadcasting, public service media organisations in countries within the European Broadcasting Area (EBA) or who are member states of the Council of Europe, members of the ...

from

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

History

It was known as RTVBiH (Radio Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bosnian: ''Radiotelevizija Bosne i Hercegovine'' / ''Радиотелевизија Босне и Херцеговине'') from 1992 until 1998, when it was restructured into the current service. On 1 January 1993, RTVBiH was admitted as an active member of the

. The membership was transferred to the new parental broadcasting organisation PBSBiH in 2000. PBSBiH changed its name to BHRT on 13 August 2004. RTVBiH (and consequently BHRT) grew out of

RTV Sarajevo BHRT (Bosnian-Herzegovinian Radio Television; ''Bosnian language, Bosnian: Bosanskohercegovačka radio-televizija; Croatian language, Croatian: Bosanskohercegovačka radio-televizija; Serbian language, Serbian: Босанскохерцегова ...

in 1992, one of eight principal broadcasting centers of former

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, others being RTV

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, RTV

Zagreb Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...

RTV Belgrade The Serbian Broadcasting Corporation, more commonly referred to as Radio Television of Serbia (), or RTS (), is the state-owned public radio and television broadcaster of Serbia. RTS has four organizational units – radio, television, music pro ...

RTV Novi Sad Radio Television of Vojvodina, sr-Lat, Radio-televizija Vojvodine, , , , Rusyn: Радіо Телебачення Воєводини; abbr. РТВ/RTV (RTV) is the regional public broadcaster in the Serbian province of Vojvodina, headquartered ...

, RTV

Titograd Podgorica ( cnr-Cyrl, Подгорица; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city is just north of Lake Skadar and close to coastal destinations on the Adriatic Sea. Histor ...

RTV Pristina The Radio Television of Kosovo (; ; RTK) is the public service broadcaster in Kosovo. It was founded after the Kosovo War, replacing the equipment and property of the RTS branch in Pristina. RTK operates two radio services, offering a diverse ra ...

, and RTV

Skopje Skopje ( , ; ; , sq-definite, Shkupi) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It lies in the northern part of the country, in the Skopje Basin, Skopje Valley along the Vardar River, and is the political, economic, and cultura ...

. In June 2016, BHRT announced it will be suspending broadcasting at the end of June, as a consequence of insufficient funding. The

(EBU) expressed strong concern as this would have been the first time a public service broadcaster in Europe would have to interrupt its broadcasting because of financial difficulties.

Services

BHRT must broadcast content in the country's three official languages: Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian. The group manages a radio station, a television channel, media and music production label, and an internet portal. The service is governed by BHRT statute. BHRT currently consists of three organizational units: *

BHT1 BHT1 is a Bosnian national public broadcasting, public mainstream TV channel operated by Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT). The channel broadcasts on a daily basis for 20 hours in one of the two alphabets (Bosnian alphabet, B ...

– National public television channel (), also available in HD on cable and satellite * BH Radio 1 – National public radio service, heir to the old

Radio Sarajevo Radio Sarajevo is a radio station and magazine that began airing 10 April 1945, four days after the liberation of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina near the end of World War II. It was Bosnia and Herzegovina's first radio station. The first words s ...

. It began its regular broadcasts on April 10, 1945. Its programming is general, with newsletters, and it broadcasts content in the country's three languages. () * MP BHRT – Music production of BHRT (). MP BHRT also operate six

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stations (Art, Dance, Evergreen, Jazz, Naš and Sevdah Radio)

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