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{{Short description|Public television channel in Bosnia and Herzegovina}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2026}}

{{Infobox television channel | name = BHT1 | logo = Logo of BHT 1 (2003-2012).png | logo_size = 180px | logo_caption = Logo used until 2012 and again since June 2016 | launch_date = {{Start date and age|2004|8|13|df=yes}} | picture_format = 16:9 576i (SDTV)<br />16:9 1080i (HDTV) | owner = Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina | key_people = Neda Tadić, head of BHT1 | country = Bosnia and Herzegovina | language = Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian | headquarters = Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | former_names = RTV Sarajevo (1961–1992)<br />RTVBiH (1992–1995)<br />BHT (1995–1998)<br />BHTV1 (1998–2004) | website = {{URL|https://www.bhrt.ba}} | terr_serv_1 = Terrestrial | terr_chan_1 = National coverage in Bosnia and Herzegovina | online_serv_1 = BHRT.ba | online_chan_1 = [https://www.bhrt.ba/uzivo/tv Watch live] }}

thumb|150px|Logo of BHT1 used from 2012 until June 2016.

'''BHT1''' is a national public television channel in Bosnia and Herzegovina, operated by Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT). It broadcasts news, current affairs, documentaries, sports, cultural programming, entertainment, films, children's programmes and other public-service content.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://teve.ba/tv-program |title=TV Program/BHT 1 |publisher=teve.ba |date=7 August 2013 |access-date=7 August 2013 |archive-date=24 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524000955/http://teve.ba/tv-program |url-status=dead}}</ref> BHT1 also provides teletext services.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BHT Teletext |url=https://teletext.bhrt.ba/ |access-date=29 March 2025}}</ref>

== History == Television broadcasting in Bosnia and Herzegovina began on 1 June 1961, when Television Sarajevo started relaying programmes produced in Zagreb and Belgrade. It later developed its own programming, including the news magazine ''Večernji ekran'', first broadcast on 17 March 1969, and the main news programme ''Dnevnik'', first broadcast on 25 February 1971.<ref name="BHRT">{{Cite web |title=BHRT |url=https://bhrt.ba/bhrt |access-date=17 November 2025 |website=BHRT |language=bs}}</ref><ref name="MediaRadio">{{Cite web |date=13 February 2013 |title=Svjetski dan radija |url=https://www.media.ba/bs/magazin-tehnike-i-forme/svjetski-dan-radija |access-date=17 November 2025 |website=Media.ba |language=bs}}</ref> In 1975, the broadcaster moved into the RTV Dom broadcasting centre in Sarajevo.

During the Bosnian War, the former RTV Sarajevo continued operating as Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina under difficult wartime conditions. After the war, the public broadcasting system was reorganised. BHTV1 began broadcasting news programming in 2002 following the restructuring of the Public Broadcasting Service of Bosnia and Herzegovina.<ref name="BHT2002">{{Cite web |title=BH TV 1 |url=http://www.pbsbih.ba/BH_TV_1/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020803174747/http://www.pbsbih.ba/BH_TV_1/index.html |archive-date=3 August 2002 |access-date=17 November 2025 |website=Public Broadcasting Service of BiH}}</ref>

Until August 2004, BHTV1 did not have its own national frequencies. Its programmes were carried in time slots made available by Federalna televizija and Radio Television of Republika Srpska. In August 2004, the channel was relaunched as BHT1 with its own nationwide frequencies.<ref name="BHRT" />

BHT1 recorded high audience figures during the 2022 FIFA World Cup, when matches and sports programming were also followed through BHRT's online portal.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/bhrt-zabiljezio-rekordnu-gledanost-sportskog-programa-tokom-sp-a-utakmice-se-pratile-i-putem-portala/221216029 |title=BHRT zabilježio rekordnu gledanost sportskog programa tokom SP-a, utakmice se pratile i putem portala |website=Klix.ba |date=16 December 2022 |access-date=28 February 2026 |language=bs}}</ref>

On 26 February 2026, BHT1 suspended most regular programming and replaced it with a warning message about the possible shutdown of BHRT because of the broadcaster's financial crisis. News bulletins continued to be broadcast.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://n1info.ba/english/news/bhrt-airs-black-screen-today-instead-of-its-regular-program-warns-of-imminent-shutdown/ |title=BHRT airs black screen today instead of its regular program, warns of imminent shutdown |date=26 February 2026 |website=N1 |access-date=28 February 2026}}</ref>

== Programming == BHT1 broadcasts a mixed public-service schedule. Its programming includes news, current affairs, documentaries, sports, cultural programmes, entertainment, children's programmes, films and foreign series.

The channel's news and current-affairs output includes the main news programme ''Dnevnik'', shorter news bulletins under the title ''Vijesti'', regional news, morning programming and interview-based current-affairs shows. BHT1 has also broadcast programmes dealing with European integration, agriculture, ecology, consumer rights, health, culture and minority issues.

Entertainment and cultural programming has included music magazines, live entertainment shows, cooking programmes and cultural magazines covering events such as the Sarajevo Film Festival, MESS and Sarajevo Winter.

BHT1 also carries sports programming, including sports news and selected domestic and international sporting events. Its children's and educational programming has included domestic educational series, dubbed foreign children's series and older Yugoslav children's programmes.

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{Official website|https://www.bhrt.ba}} * [https://www.bhrt.ba/uzivo/tv BHT1 live stream]

Category:Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina Category:Television stations in Bosnia and Herzegovina Category:Multilingual broadcasters Category:Television channels and stations established in 2004 Category:Mass media in Sarajevo Category:2004 establishments in Bosnia and Herzegovina