BHRT (Bosnian-Herzegovinian Radio Television) ''Bosanskohercegovačka radiotelevizija''/ ''Босанскохерцеговачка радиотелевизија'') formerly known as PBSBiH (Public Broadcasting Service of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bosnian: ''Javni radiotelevizijski servis Bosne i Hercegovine'' / ''Јавни радиотелевизијски сервис Босне и Херцеговине''), is an umbrella broadcasting organization and the only member of the

European Broadcasting Union The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; french: Union européenne de radio-télévision, links=no, UER) is an alliance of Public broadcasting, public service media organisations whose countries are within the European Broadcasting Area or who ar ...

from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

It was known as RTVBiH (Radio Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bosnian: ''Radiotelevizija Bosne i Hercegovine'' / ''Радиотелевизија Босне и Херцеговине'') from 1992 until 1998, when it was restructured into the current service. On 1 January 1993, RTVBiH was admitted as an active member of the

. The membership was transferred to the new parental broadcasting organisation PBSBiH in 2000. RTVBiH (and consequently BHRT) grew out of

RTV Sarajevo TVSA or Televizija Kantona Sarajevo (Sarajevo Canton Television) is a public TV channel founded by Assembly of Sarajevo Canton. Headquarters of TVSA is located in capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo (along with national and entity ...

in 1992, one of eight principal broadcasting centers of former Yugoslavia, others being RTV Ljubljana, RTV Zagreb,

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, RTV Titograd, RTV Pristina, and RTV Skopje. In June 2016, BHRT announced it will be suspending broadcasting at the end of June, as a consequence of insufficient funding. The

(EBU) expressed strong concern as this would have been the first time a public service broadcaster in Europe would have to interrupt its broadcasting because of financial difficulties.

Services

BHRT must broadcast content in the country's three official languages: Bosnian, Croatian and

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* * * Old Serbian (disambiguat ...

. The group manages a radio station, a television channel, media and music production label, and an internet portal. The service is governed by BHRT statute. BHRT currently consists of three organizational units: *

BHT 1 BHT1 is a Bosnian national public mainstream TV channel operated by Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT). The channel broadcasts on a daily basis for 20 hours in one of the two alphabets ( Bosnian Latin alphabet and Bosnian Cyr ...

– National public television channel (), also available in HD on cable and satellite *

BH Radio 1 BH Radio 1 is a Bosnian national public mainstream radio channel operated by Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT). The program is broadcast on a daily basis 24 hours with equal use one of the three official languages in Bosnia a ...

– National public radio service, heir to the old Radio Sarajevo. It began its regular broadcasts on April 10, 1945. Its programming is general, with newsletters, and it broadcasts content in the country's three languages. () * MP BHRT – Music production of BHRT ()

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