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Public Broadcasting of Latvia

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Public Broadcasting of Latvia
Company typePublic service broadcasting and news agency
IndustryMass media
Founded3 February 2013; 11 years ago (2013-02-03) (as a portal)
2 January 2025; 3 days ago (2025-01-02) (as a company)
HeadquartersDoma laukums 8, ,
Area served
International
Key people
Baiba Zūzena (Chairman of the Board)
Products
OwnerGovernment of Latvia
Websitehttp://www.lsm.lv/

Public Broadcasting of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas sabiedriskais medijs, lit. Latvian Public Media, LSM) is a publicly funded radio and television station in Latvia, run by the Latvian public broadcasting companies Latvijas Radio (Radio Latvia) and Latvijas Televīzija (Latvian Television).

Overview

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The LSM reports daily news in Latvia. It also publishes a wide range of articles about the Latvian culture and society.

Background

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LSM English Service logo.

The LSM was launched on 3 February 2013,[1] which is currently available in Latvian, English[2] and Russian.

As per Google Analytics, the LSM had 200,000~250,000 monthly views in 2013.[3] In 2015, the LSM was ranked as one of the ten most popular sites in Latvia.[4]

On 12 August 2024, the LSM started the LSM+ to also provide content in Polish, Ukrainian and Belarusian.[5] Since 2 January 2025, the LSM has become a single broadcasting company following the merger of the Latvian Television and Radio Latvia.[6]

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References

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  1. "Par mums". Lsm.lv. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  2. "LSM launches English-language service". Lsm.lv. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. "LSM.LV pirmais gads Latvijas interneta vidē". Lsm.lv. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  4. "gemiusRating". Rating.gemius.com. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  5. "LSM's foreign language content will now be called 'LSM+'". Lsm.lv. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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