LTV1

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LTV1
CountryLatvia
Broadcast areaLatvia
HeadquartersRiga
Programming
LanguageLatvian
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerLSM
Sister channelsLTV7
History
LaunchedNovember 6, 1954; 71 years ago (1954-11-06)
Links
WebsiteOfficial website

LTV1 (Latvian: Latvijas Televīzija 1) is the first television channel of Latvijas Televīzija (LTV), the state-owned public service television broadcaster in Latvia. The channel offers news, analysis, talk shows, interviews, documentaries, feature films, TV series, cultural programs, theatre performances, concerts, sports coverage, quiz shows, music programs, and entertainment shows. From 2021 to 2024, LTV1 was the country's most watched channel.

History

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LTV made its first test broadcasts on 6 November 1954 from a studio in Soviet Riga in black-and-white, which were seen by the 20 owners of personal television sets. This made LTV the first and oldest national television station in the Baltics. Regular broadcasting started on 20 November 1954. Initially, LTV did not have rights to create programming, except live shows. In 1955, the Riga Television studio in Nometņu iela, Āgenskalns was created to produce programming and the first TV tower in Latvia was built.[1] As of 1960, LTV aired 1,300 hours a year. The channel aired news bulletins every day except on Sundays, while its broadcasts were praised for their sophistication.[2]

For its 50th anniversary on 5-6 November 2004, LTV1 aired special programming.[3] Shortly after these celebrations, LTV announced the creation of a new look, which was to be designed externally, to attract the age 15–45 demographic..[4]

The channel planned to remove cultural programming in October 2006, justifying the move by the creation of a third channel.[5]

On 15 January 2013, the channel started broadcasting in 16:9 widescreen.[6] LTV1 changed its logo in September 2013, thickening the extant logo, as an act to improve relations with LTV7.[7]

LTV1 was the most-watched television channel in Latvia in 2021 with 11,4% of total viewing time, according to a Kantar survey.[8]

Logos and identities

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References

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  2. ^ Radio and Television in the USSR, S. V. Kaftanov, 1960
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  • Official website (in Latvian)
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