LRT Lituanica

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LRT Lituanica
LRT Lituanica Logo 2022.svg
Country Lithuania
Broadcast areaWorldwide
Programming
Picture format16:9
Ownership
Owner Lithuanian National Radio and Television
Sister channels LRT televizija
LRT Plius
History
Launched23 September 2007;15 years ago (23 September 2007)
Former namesLTV World (2007–2012)
Links
Website www.lrt.lt/lituanica
Availability
Streaming media
LRT mediateka http://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/tiesiogiai/lrt-lituanica

LRT Lituanica is the third Lithuanian public television channel, operated by LRT. The channel broadcasts 24 hours per day and is a mix of original programming from LRT televizija and LRT Plius.

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Launch and reach

LRT Lituanica was launched as 'LTV World' at the end of September 2007. [1] In Europe, it is available through Astra 4A satellite, also free of charge to Kabel Digital subscribers in Germany. Starting with August 2020, LRT Lituanica is also broadcast terrestrially in North-Eastern Poland as well. In North America, the channel could have viewed free of charge on satellite Galaxy 19, 97 West until 2020. It is also possible to watch live from the official LRT website and on the LRT YouTube channel. Since March 2023, the channel started working as HD, but only on the Internet. [2]

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References

  1. "Pradedama transliuoti LTV World". Delfi (in Lithuanian). 24 September 2007.
  2. LRT Lituanica web stream on official website in the settings.