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Latvijas Radio
TypePublic service broadcasting
and radio network
Country
AvailabilityNational
OwnerThe State of Latvia
Key people
Dzintris Kolāts, Director General
Inese Matjušonoka, Armins Ronis, Gunda Vaivode, Ilona Madesova D.o. Programmes
Launch date
1 November 1925
Official website
www.latvijasradio.lv

Latvijas Radio (Latvian Radio; shortened as LR) is the state owned public service broadcasting network of Latvia. The organisation was founded 1 November 1925 and is situated in the Latvian capital Riga. Since 2002 Latvijas Radio broadcasts five different stations on the FM band and the internet: Latvijas Radio 1, Latvijas Radio 2, Latvijas Radio 3 - Klasika, Latvijas Radio 4 - Doma Laukums and Latvijas Radio 5 - Radio NABA/Saeimas kanāls [1].

Latvijas Radio is a cultural institution of Latvia — with radio drama, a radio choir and children's vocal groups. The phonographic archives contains approximately 200,000 recordings. Beginning 1 January 1993, Latvijas Radio is a member of the European Broadcasting Union [2].

See also

References

  1. ^ "Latvijas Radio programmu izplatīšanas laiki un frekvences Latvijā MHz FM diapazonā" (in Latvian). latvijasradio.lv. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
  2. ^ "Latvijas Radio misija" (in Latvian). latvijasradio.lv. Retrieved 2009-02-25.