Television in Lithuania
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Television in Lithuania was introduced in 1957.
History
At April 30, 1957, TV Vilnius [a] was launched. At February 26, 1975, the colour broadcasts started using SECAM. In 1989, the rise of regional television started. In 1990, the rise of cable television started but the first operator was launched in 1992 called Vinita[b] At January 13, 1991, the broadcasts were suspended for 222 days until August 1991. In 1993, the rise of commercial television started. At October 29, 2012, analogue television was turned off.
Main channels
| Name | Owner | Type | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRT televizija | Lithuanian National Radio and Television | Public-owned | 1957 |
| LRT televizija (HD) | Lithuanian National Radio and Television | Public-owned | 2014 |
| LRT Plius | Lithuanian National Radio and Television | Public-owned | 2003 |
| LRT Plius (HD) | Lithuanian National Radio and Television | Public-owned | 2017 |
| LRT Lituanica | Lithuanian National Radio and Television | Public-owned | 2007 |
| LNK | Laisvas ir nepriklausomas kanalas, UAB | Private | 1995 |
| LNK (HD) | Laisvas ir nepriklausomas kanalas, UAB | Private | 2018 |
| BTV | Laisvas ir nepriklausomas kanalas, UAB | Private | 1993 |
| BTV (HD) | Laisvas ir nepriklausomas kanalas, UAB | Private | 2018 |
| TV1 | Laisvas ir nepriklausomas kanalas, UAB | Private | 2003 |
| TV1 (HD) | Laisvas ir nepriklausomas kanalas, UAB | Private | 2018 |
| 2TV | Laisvas ir nepriklausomas kanalas, UAB | Private | 2007 |
| Info TV | Laisvas ir nepriklausomas kanalas, UAB | Private | 2007 |
| TV3 | TV3 Group | Private | 1993 |
| TV3 (HD) | TV3 Group | Private | 2018 |
| TV6 | TV3 Group | Private | 2002[1] |
| TV6 (HD) | TV3 Group | Private | 2018 |
| TV8 | TV3 Group | Private | 2011[2] |
| TV8 (HD) | TV3 Group | Private | 2018 |
| Go3 films | TV3 Group | Private | 2008 |
| Go3 films (HD) | TV3 Group | Private | 2018 |
| Go3 Sport 1 | TV3 Group | Private | 2009 |
| Go3 Sport 1 (HD) | TV3 Group | Private | 2018 |
| Go3 Sport 2 | TV3 Group | Private | 2019 |
| Go3 Sport 3 | TV3 Group | Premium pay or view | 2019 |
| Go3 Sport 4 | TV3 Group | Premium pay or view | 2019 |
| Go3 Sport Open | TV3 Group | Private | 2021 |
| Lietuvos rytas TV | Lietuvos rytas | Private | 2008 |
| Lietuvos rytas TV (HD) | Lietuvos rytas | Private | 2017 |
| TV11 [c] | TV3 Group | Private | 1996 |
| TV3 Plus | TV3 Group | Private | 2022 |
| Delfi TV,[d] | Ekspress Grupp | For Telia cable customers | 2019 |
| Balticum TV | Balticum | Private | 1989 |
| Balticum Auksinis | Balticum | Films | 2003 |
| Balticum Platinum | Balticum | Films | 2015 |
| Balticum Platinum (HD) | Balticum | Films | 2015 |
| Sport1 (Lithuania) | Sport Entertainment, UAB | Private | 2008 |
| Žvaigždė (TV channel) | Žvaigždė TV | Private | 2005 |
| Baby TV | ? | Private | 2005 |
| Pingvinukas | Teledistribution | Private | 2010 |
| KidZone Max | Duo Media Networks (Postimees Group) | Private | 2013 |
| KidZone Max (HD) | Duo Media Networks (Postimees Group) | Private | 2013 |
| FX (Russian TV channel) | FX Baltics | Private | 2008 |
| FX Life (Russian TV channel) | FX Baltics | Private | 2008 |
| FX Life (HD) | FX Baltics | Private | 2008 |
| TVP Wilno | TVP | Public | 2014 |
| Current Time TV | RFE/RL | Non-commercial | 2014 |
| TVP Polonia | In Polish | Private | 1992 |
| Duo 3 | Duo Media Networks (Postimees Group) | Private | 2021 |
| Duo 3 (HD) | 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 |
| Duo 6 (HD) | Duo Media Networks (Postimees Group) | Private | 2021 |
| Nickelodeon CEE | Paramount Global | Private | 2017 |
| Nick Jr CEE | Paramount Global | Private | 2017 |
| Nicktoons CEE | Paramount Global | Private | 2017 |
| AMC Baltics | AMC Networks EMEA | Private | 2015 |
| History CEE | AMC Networks EMEA | Private | 2015 |
| Extreme Sports Channel | AMC Networks EMEA | Private | 2015 |
Regional channels
| Name | Launched | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pūkas-TV [e] | 2001 | Kaunas County | |
| Pūkas-TV (HD) | 2013 | Kaunas County |
