Belteleradio
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Type | Broadcast radio and television, online |
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Country | Belarus |
Availability | National |
Headquarters | Makayonka St. 9, Minsk |
Owner | Government of Belarus |
Key people | Ivan Eismont (Chairman)[1] |
Launch date | 1 January 1956; 68 years ago (1 January 1956) (Television)[2] |
Former names | Belteleradio (1 January 1956 – 25 September 1991) |
Official website | http://www.tvr.by/ |
The National State TV and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian: Нацыянальная дзяржаўная тэлерадыёкампанія Рэспублікі Беларусь; Russian: Национальная государственная телерадиокомпания Республики Беларусь), known as Belteleradiocompany (Belarusian: Белтэлерадыёкампанія; Russian: Белтелерадиокомпания) or simply Belteleradio, is the state television and radio broadcasting service in Belarus.
From 1993 until 2021, it was a full active member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) under the name Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC).[3] In May 2021, the EBU Executive Board agreed to suspend BTRC as a member of the broadcasting union effective 11 June 2021.[4] The broadcaster later іndіcated that the suspension would expire in 2024[5], but this was later denied by the EBU a couple months prior to when the suspension hypothetically would have been lifted as they publicly addressed that they had "no reason" to reinstate BTRC's membership "at the current time".[6] This means that BTRC's membership is indefinitely suspended, and as a result cannot rejoin the organisation. Until the suspension is lifted or another Belarusian member joins in its place, there are presently no members of the EBU who are from Belarus.
Belteleradiocompany gives particular importance to the development of international cooperation and is partnered with broadcasting companies all over the world. The company has concluded a total of 63 cooperation agreements with foreign broadcasters.[citation needed]