Jan Helin

Sveriges Television (SVT)

Type	Public television broadcaster
Country	Sweden
Availability	National
Founded	1956; 62 years ago (1956) (as Sveriges Radio TV) 1979; 39 years ago (1979) (as SVT)
Slogan	Fri television ("Free Television")
Owner	Förvaltningsstiftelsen för Sveriges Radio, Sveriges Television and Sveriges Utbildningsradio
Key people	Göran Johnsson, Chairman of the board Hanna Stjärne, Chief executive officer
Launch date	4 September 1956; 61 years ago (1956-09-04)
Former names	Radiotjänst (1956–1957) Sveriges Radio (1957–1979)
Channels	SVT1, SVT2, SVT24, Barnkanalen, Kunskapskanalen, SVT1 HD, SVT2 HD, SVT Play, SVT World and 12 district channels
Official website	www.svt.se

SVT is the Swedish national public TV broadcaster, funded by a television licence fee payable by all owners of television sets, and set by the Riksdag.

Sveriges Television AB (Swedish: [ˈsværjɛs tɛlɛvɪˈɧuːn] ( listen)), Sweden's Television is a public limited company that can be described as a quasi-autonomous non-government organisation. Together with the other two public broadcasters, Sveriges Radio and Sveriges Utbildningsradio, it is owned by an independent foundation, Förvaltningsstiftelsen för Sveriges Radio AB, Sveriges Television AB och Sveriges Utbildningsradio AB, The foundation's board consists of 13 politicians, representing the political parties in the Riksdag and appointed by the Government. The foundation in turn appoints the members of the SVT board. SVTs regulatory framework is governed by Swedish law. Originally, SVT and Sveriges Radio were a joint company, but since 1979 they and Sveriges Utbildningsradio are sister companies sharing some joint services.