
4.3 Other relevant issues and debates
The status of the Lithuanian national radio and television (LRT) has been a key-issue in public political debates during the last years. LRT is a non-profit public broadcasting company and the public debates have been focused on transforming the legal status of the LRT so that it could operate on the basis of funding received via licensing fees and taxes levied on the purchase of television sets. The content of commercial TV programmes has become an important element in the debates.