Bulgarian National Television
BNT headquarters in Sofia | |
| Type | Public broadcasting |
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| Country | |
| Founded | 25 December 1959 |
| Headquarters | Ulitsa San Stefano 29, 1504 Sofia |
Broadcast area | Bulgaria and parts of its bordering countries |
| Owner | Republic of Bulgaria as a statutory corporation |
Key people | Emil Koshlukov (General Director) |
Former names | BT (1959-1992) |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 16:9 1080i (HDTV) 16:9 |
Official website | www |
| Language | Bulgarian |
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The Bulgarian National Television (Bulgarian: Българска национална телевизия, Balgarska natsionalna televizia) or BNT (БНТ), stylized as ·Б·Н·Т· since 2018, is a public television broadcaster of Bulgaria. BNT was founded in 1959 and started broadcasting on December 26 of the same year. It was the first television service to broadcast on the territory of Bulgaria.
BNT is a member of International Radio and Television Organisation (to 31 December 1992), European Broadcasting Union (from 1 January 1993), EGTA, IMZ, CIRCOM Regional, FIAT and BBLF.