LTV1
| Country | Latvia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Latvia |
| Headquarters | Riga |
| Programming | |
| Language | Latvian |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | LSM |
| Sister channels | LTV7 |
| History | |
| Launched | November 6, 1954 |
| Links | |
| Website | Official 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 2025, LTV1 was the country's most watched channel.
History
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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1991 to 1997
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1997 to 2000
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2000 to 2002
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2003 to 2006
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2006 to 2013
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2013 to 2017
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2017 to 2022
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2022 to present
References
- ^ "Vēsture un Fakti / LTV.LV" [History and Facts | LTV]. ltv.lsm.lv. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ Radio and Television in the USSR, S. V. Kaftanov, 1960
- ^ "LTV vērienīgi svinēs 50 gadu jubileju". www.delfi.lv. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ "LTV1 būs jauns grafiskais dizains". www.delfi.lv. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ "No LTV1 programmas apsver iespēju izslēgt kultūras raidījumus". www.delfi.lv. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ "LTV1 sāk raidīt pasaules standartiem atbilstošā attēla formātā". www.delfi.lv. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ "Kārtējo reizi modernizēts LTV1 logotips". www.delfi.lv. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ "Pērn skatītākais televīzijas kanāls bija LTV1". www.delfi.lv. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
External links
- Media related to LTV1 at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Latvian)