BNT 4 (Bulgarian: БНТ 4, romanizedBe ne te chetiri, previously BNT World and BNT Sat) is a Bulgarian-language public international television channel owned and operated by Bulgarian National Television.

BNT 4 (БНТ 4)
CountryBulgaria
Broadcast areaInternational
HeadquartersSofia, Bulgaria
Programming
Language(s)Bulgarian
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SD feed
Ownership
OwnerBNT (Bulgarian National Television)
Sister channelsBNT 1, BNT 2, BNT 3
History
Launched2 May 1999 (1999-05-02)
Former namesTV Bulgaria (1999–2008)
BNT Sat (2008–2010)
BNT World (2010–2018)
Links
Webcasthttp://tv.bnt.bg/bnt4
Websitehttp://www.bnt.bg/bnt4/shows

History

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The channel was launched on 2 May 1999 under the name "TV Bulgaria". The first program director of TV Bulgaria was Agnesa Vasileva. The channel began with the repetition of the best fund of the BNT, Bulgarian feature films and music programs. The music channel signal "Tell Me My Le White Cloud" was recorded specifically by Theodosius Spasov. TV Bulgaria has had very successful productions - "Ambassadors of Bulgaria" and "One Flew Over the night." On 14 September 2008, the channel name was changed to BNT SAT. On 20 December 2010, the channel was rebranded to BNT World. On 10 September 2018, the channel was further rebranded to BNT 4. BNT 4 broadcasts by satellite free to air. The channel currently offers a wide range of programs from news to culture, such as news reports, music shows, documentaries, and talk shows.