BTV is a

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, established in 1993. BTV broadcasts 24 hours a day and has its headquarters in

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. The program includes entertainment, information and educational programs, films and productions. BTV cover 80% of Lithuania's territory.

History

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. 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. In 1996 the channel began to expand its network of correspondents when the Kupiškis studio was established. In the 1996-1998 period it used to rebroadcast BBC and CNN programs for most of its output. On May 30, 2002, the channel was shut down when its frequencies were taken by TV4, but two years later, it was relaunched on September 17, 2004. In 2018–19, the

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was changed.

Series

* Trace (TV series) (Russian series, Detective) * (Ukrainian series, Detective) * Highlander (France, Canada)

Shows

* Betsafe LKL (Lithuanian) * Gyvenu čia (Lithuanian)

News

* INFO DIENA

References

Television channels in Lithuania Television channels and stations established in 1993 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2002 Television channels and stations established in 2004 1993 establishments in Lithuania 2002 disestablishments in Lithuania 2004 establishments in Lithuania {{Lithuania-tv-stub