Latvijas Televīzija

Latvijas Televīzija logo.

Latvijas Televīzija (Latvian Television or LTV) is the state-owned public service broadcasting television company in Latvia.

It operates two channels, LTV1 in Latvian and the youth-orientated LTV7 in Latvian and Russian.

The company is funded by grant-in-aid from the Latvian government and commercial activities.

LTV began broadcasting on 6 November 1954 and converted to SÉCAM color in 1974. The color standard was changed to PAL in 1998.

The company joined the European Broadcasting Union in 1993. LTV hosted the annual Eurovision Song Contest in 2003.

External links

*LTV.lv
*Eurovision Song Contest 2003
*European Broadcasting Union