Lithuania profile - Media
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Lithuania's private TV and radio stations compete with popular public networks run by Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT).
TV is the top medium. There are more than 50 stations, including digital terrestrial, cable and internet networks.
The popularity of print media is on the wane, reflecting a global trend. Some former print titles have relocated online.
Media ownership is concentrated among a small number of domestic and foreign companies.
Although the media are free and operate independently of the state, anti-Western rhetoric from Russian media targeting the Baltic states has prompted tighter controls.
Lithuania has imposed fines and rebroadcasting bans on some Russian TVs, and legislation adopted in 2015 makes "war propaganda" sanctions easier to impose.
By 2016 there were 2.2 million internet users - around 77% of the population (Internetlivestats.com). Around 1.4 million Lithuanians use Facebook.
The BBC World Service broadcasts in Vilnius on 95.5 FM.
The press
- Lietuvos Rytas - leading daily
- Vakaro Zinios - tabloid daily
- Kauno Diena - daily, based in second city Kaunas
- Verslo Zinios - business daily
- Veidas - political weekly
Television
- Lithuanian Radio and TV (LRT) - public, operates three networks
- TV3 - national, commercial
- LNK - national, commercial
- BTV - national, commercial
Radio
- Lithuanian Radio and TV (LRT) - public, operates three networks
- M-1 - commercial, music and news
- Lietus - commercial, music
- Ziniu radijas - commercial, news/talk
- Russkoye Radio - commercial, talk and music in Russian
News agencies/internet
- ELTA (Lithuanian News Agency) - private
- Baltic News Service (BNS) - private
- 15 min news portal
- Delfi - news portal
