Latvian Radio
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| Type |
Public service broadcasting and radio network |
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| Country | Latvia |
| Availability | National |
| Owner | Government of Latvia |
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Key people
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Jānis Siksnis, Director General Inese Matjušonoka, Armins Ronis, Gunda Vaivode, Ilona Madesova D.o. Programmes |
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Launch date
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1 November 1925 |
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Official website
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latvijasradio.lsm.lv/ |
Latvijas Radio (Radio Latvia; abbreviated as LR) is a public service broadcasting network of Latvia. The organisation was founded 1 November 1925, and is headquartered in the Latvian capital of Riga. As of 2002, Latvijas Radio broadcasts six different stations on FM and the internet: Latvijas Radio 1, Latvijas Radio 2, Latvijas Radio 3 - Klasika, Latvijas Radio 4, from March 31, 2014 - Latvijas Radio 5 - Pieci.lv and Latvijas Radio 6 - Radio NABA.
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. Latvijas Radio became a member of the European Broadcasting Union on 1 January 1993.
It collaborates with Latvian Television as part of the Public broadcasting of Latvia brand.
Latvijas Radio (Radio Riga) broadcast programs in Swedish from 1960 to 1995.
Slogan: "Latvijas radio 1 - Always first" (Latvian: Latvijas Radio 1 - vienmēr pirmais)
Latvijas Radio 1 (abbreviated as LR1) is national radio station of Latvia. The station broadcasts Latvian, there are news, talk, current affairs programmes and analysis of economics, politics of Latvia and culture, radio programmes for children. The first broadcast was on the first of November, 1925.
Slogan: "Songs in Native Language" (Latvian: Dziesmas dzimtajā valodā)
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