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

Main channels

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Name Owner Type Launched
LRT televizija Lithuanian National Radio and Television Public-owned 1957
LRT Plius Lithuanian National Radio and Television Public-owned 2003
LRT Lituanica Lithuanian National Radio and Television Public-owned 2007[1]
LNK Laisvas ir nepriklausomas kanalas, UAB Private 1995
BTV Laisvas ir nepriklausomas kanalas, UAB Private 1991
Info TV Laisvas ir nepriklausomas kanalas, UAB Private 2007[2]
TV1 Laisvas ir nepriklausomas kanalas, UAB Private 2003
2TV Laisvas ir nepriklausomas kanalas, UAB Private 2007[3][4]
TV3 TV3 Group Private 1993
TV6 TV3 Group Private 2002[5]
TV8 TV3 Group Private 2011[6]
Go3 films TV3 Group Private 2003
Go3 Sport 1 TV3 Group Private 2009
Go3 Sport 2 TV3 Group Private 2018
Go3 Sport Open TV3 Group Private 2021
Lietuvos rytas TV Lietuvos rytas Private 2004
Delfi TV Ekspress Grupp Private 2019[7]
Sport1 (Lithuania) Sport Entertainment, UAB Private 2008

Regional channels

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Name Launched Region
Balticum TV 1989 Klaipėda
Balticum Auksinis 2003 Klaipėda
Balticum Platinum 2015 Klaipėda
Šiauliai TV 1991 Šiauliai County
Pūkas-TV 2001 Kaunas County
TV7 (Lithuania) 2001 Jonava
INIT TV 1993 Kaunas
INIT Ekstra TV 2013 Kaunas
INIT Play TV 2013 Kaunas
GNTV 2013 Panevėžys
Dzūkijos TV 1996 Alytus
Marijampolės TV 1989 Marijampolė district
Seimas tiesiogiai Parliament of Lithuania
Ignalinos TV Ignalina
Roventa 2004 Mažeikiai
Žemaitijos TV 2005 Telšiai County
Sugardas 2006 Visaginas
Trakų TV Aidas 1992 Trakai
Tauragės Kabelinė televizija TVK Tauragė County

Others

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Name Owner Type Launched
TVP Polonia TVP Public 1992
TVP Wilno TVP Public 2019
Current time TV RFE/RL Non-commercial 2014
Duo 3 Duo Media Networks
(Postimees Group)
Private 2021
Duo 5 Duo Media Networks
(Postimees Group)
Private 2024
Duo 6 Duo Media Networks
(Postimees Group)
Private 2021
Kanal 7 Duo Media Networks
(Postimees Group)
Private 2022
TV3 Plus TV3 Group Private 2022

Former channels

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Name Launched Location
MTV Lietuva 2006 Lithuania
Vinita (Lithuania) 1993 Kaunas
Kobra TV 2008 Kaunas County
LN TV 2005 Plungė-Kaunas district
Splius 1994 Kaunas
ATV 1994 Panevėžys
Pan TV 1990 Panevėžys
Luk+ TV 2019 Kaunas
Kėdainiai
KTV plius 2000 Panevėžys-Kauunas district
Kupiškėnų studija 1996 Kupiškis district
DRT 2004 Druskininkai
KKTV 1994 Kėdainiai-Kaunas
TV medica Jonava
AVVA 1992 Jonava
Jonava TV 2013 Jonava district
Vakarų Lietuvos Televizija 1989 Western Lithuania
RKTV 2006 Raseiniai
Kėdainių krašto televizija 1994 Kėdainiai

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Dėl Nacionalinių transliuotojų informacinės sklaidos per sienas skatinimo programos patvirtinimo". e-seimas.lrs.lt (in Lithuanian). Seimas. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  2. ^ "LNK paleis naują kanalą „Info TV"". delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). Delfi. 7 November 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Pirmadienį (2007 11 19) startuoja skaitmeninis kanalas „Liuks!"". skaitmenine.lt (in Lithuanian). 16 November 2007. Archived from the original on 16 December 2009.
  4. ^ "LNK paleis naują kanalą „Info TV"". delfi.lt. Delfi. 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  5. ^ "Tango TV Launched in Lithuania". GlobeNewswire News Room. 8 May 2002. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  6. ^ "MTG to launch third free-TV channel in Lithuania". News Powered by Cision. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  7. ^ "DELFI TV keliasi į televizorius – pradeda veikti naujas kanalas "Telia" vartotojams". M360 (in Lithuanian). 11 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.