Belteleradio

53°55′23″N 27°37′44″E / 53.92306°N 27.62889°E / 53.92306; 27.62889

National State TV and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus
TypeBroadcast radio and television, online
Country
Belarus
AvailabilityNational
HeadquartersMakayonka St. 9, Minsk
OwnerGovernment 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.

  1. ^ "Administration". Belteleradiocompany. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  2. ^ "TV Channels >> Television >> Belteleradiocompany". Belteleradiocompany. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  3. ^ "EBU-UER / Active Members". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  4. ^ "EBU Executive Board agrees to suspension of Belarus Member BTRC". www.ebu.ch. May 28, 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  5. ^ Granger, Anthony (2021-08-27). "Belarus: BTRC Reveals EBU Suspension Scheduled to Expire in 2024". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  6. ^ Farren, Neil (23 April 2024). "Belarus: BTRC Indefinitely Suspended From EBU". Eurovoix. Retrieved 23 April 2024.