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| Type | Public television broadcaster |
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| Country | Sweden |
| Availability | National |
| Founded | 1956 (as Radiotjänst) by Sveriges Radio |
| Motto | Hela Sveriges Television |
| Parent | Foundation Management for SR, SVT, and UR |
Key people |
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Launch date | 4 September 1956 |
Former names | Radiotjänst (1956–1957) Sveriges Radio TV (1957–1979) |
Channels | SVT1, SVT2, SVT24, SVT Barn, Kunskapskanalen |
Online | SVT Nyheter |
| Affiliates | European Broadcasting Union |
Official website | svt |
| Language | Swedish and a variety of minority languages. |
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Sveriges Television AB ("Sweden's Television Stock Company"), shortened to SVT (Swedish: [ˈsvæ̌rjɛs tɛlɛvɪˈɧuːn ɛsveːˈteː] ), is the Swedish national public television broadcaster, funded by a public service tax on personal income set by the Riksdag (national parliament).[2] Prior to 2019, SVT was funded by a television licence fee payable by all owners of television sets. The Swedish public broadcasting system is largely modelled after the system used in the United Kingdom, and Sveriges Television shares many traits with its British counterpart, the BBC.
SVT is a public limited company that can be described as a "quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation." Together with the other two public broadcasters, Sveriges Radio and Sveriges Utbildningsradio, it is owned by an independent foundation, Förvaltningsstiftelsen för Sveriges Radio AB, Sveriges Television AB och Sveriges Utbildningsradio AB. The foundation's board consists of 13 politicians, representing the political parties in the Riksdag and appointed by the Swedish government. The foundation in turn appoints the SVT board members.
SVT's regulatory framework is governed by Swedish law. SVT and Sveriges Radio were originally a joint company, but since 1979 they and Sveriges Utbildningsradio are sibling companies sharing some joint services.
SVT maintained a monopoly in domestic terrestrial broadcasting from its start in 1956 until the privately held TV4 started broadcasting terrestrially in 1992. It is barred from accepting advertisements except in the case of sponsors for sporting events. Until the launch of the Swedish language satellite television channel TV3 in 1987, Sveriges Television provided the only Swedish television available to the public. SVT is still the biggest TV network in Sweden, with an audience share of 36.4 per cent.[citation needed]
- ^ "SVT storsatsar på minoritetsspråksnyheter". SVT Om oss (in Swedish). 1 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Ny avgift ersätter radio- och tv-avgiften – frågor och svar" [New fee replaces the radio and TV fee — questions and answers]. regeringen.se (in Swedish). Regeringskansliet. 14 November 2018. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.