HRT 1

HRT 1, also known as HTV 1 or Prvi program, is a Croatian general-interest television channel operated by Hrvatska Radiotelevizija (HRT), the country's public broadcasting organization. It serves as HRT's principal mainstream television service and combines daily news, public-affairs programming, original Croatian productions, entertainment, documentaries, lifestyle content, acquired series and live event coverage. The channel's programming is designed for a broad national audience rather than a narrowly defined demographic. Its schedule is structured around recurring news bulletins and a mixture of factual, scripted and non-scripted formats. The central edition of Dnevnik HRT is broadcast each evening at 19:00, supported by shorter news editions during the morning, around midday, in the late afternoon and later at night. This news-led schedule gives HRT 1 a central role in HRT's public-information mission and in the presentation of national political, social and cultural events. One of the channel's long-running daytime anchors is Dobro jutro, Hrvatska, a morning programme combining current-affairs coverage, interviews, service information and lighter variety features. The programme began broadcasting on 27 April 1992 and has remained a recognizable part of HRT's daytime identity. HRT 1 also carries original talk shows, documentary series, competitions, game shows and scripted productions made by HRT or produced in cooperation with Croatian production companies. Some formats are locally developed, while others are Croatian adaptations of established international concepts, including The Voice and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. As the flagship HRT television service, HRT 1 generally receives the network's most prominent original and nationally relevant programmes. More specialized or smaller-scale content, including some children's and niche-interest talk programming, is commonly associated with HRT 2 or HRT 3 instead. The channel nevertheless maintains a broad genre mix, covering entertainment, culture, public affairs, history, lifestyle and documentary programming alongside news. HRT 1 also has an important role in Croatia's Eurovision Song Contest participation. HRT organizes Dora, the country's national selection event, and HRT 1 has broadcast the competition in its earlier run from 1993 to 2011 and again from 2019 onward. The channel additionally carries selected live broadcasts of events of national relevance and occasional seasonal or one-off specials, including New Year's programming. Foreign acquisitions complement the Croatian output. Depending on the schedule, HRT 1 has shown documentaries from international suppliers, including BBC productions, as well as Spanish- and Brazilian-language telenovelas and other imported scripted and non-scripted programmes. This combination of domestic public-service content and selected international acquisitions allows the channel to function simultaneously as a national information service, a showcase for Croatian production and a general entertainment outlet. HRT 1 is therefore best understood not as an independent commercial company but as a television-service brand within the HRT portfolio. Its identity rests on national reach, public-service broadcasting, Croatian-language programming and a schedule that balances news and civic information with widely accessible entertainment. The available reference material does not establish a separate incorporation date, standalone ownership structure or independently reported financial profile for the channel.

HRT 1 is the primary general-interest television channel within Hrvatska Radiotelevizija, Croatia's public broadcasting system. The channel is also identified as HTV 1 and Prvi program, names that reflect its position as the first or principal television service in the HRT television portfolio. Unlike a standalone commercial network, HRT 1 operates as a channel brand within a public broadcaster and shares the wider organization's production, editorial and broadcasting infrastructure. Its role is centered on national reach and broad public relevance. The schedule combines recurring news editions with factual, cultural, entertainment and fictional programming. The channel's news output includes Dnevnik HRT, the main evening bulletin broadcast daily at 19:00, together with shorter editions in the morning, around noon, in the late afternoon and after the main evening schedule. This pattern makes HRT 1 one of the principal television sources for Croatian national news and public affairs. A significant part of the channel's identity comes from original Croatian production. HRT 1 carries scripted and non-scripted series, documentaries, interviews, talk shows, competitions and game shows, with programmes produced by HRT and by Croatian independent production partners. Its entertainment schedule can include Croatian adaptations of international formats, such as The Voice and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, while the channel's factual output covers public-interest subjects, history, culture, lifestyle and current affairs. More specialized material, including some children's and narrowly targeted talk programming, is generally placed on other HRT services such as HRT 2 and HRT 3. The morning programme Dobro jutro, Hrvatska has been an especially durable component of the service. It first aired on 27 April 1992 and uses a magazine format that combines the day's news with interviews, topical discussion, practical information and lighter features. It broadcasts on weekday mornings and has also had a Saturday edition, giving HRT 1 a regular daytime entry point for a wide audience. HRT 1 has also been involved in Croatia's Eurovision television tradition. HRT organizes Dora, the national selection for Croatia's Eurovision entry. The event was broadcast on HRT 1 during its initial period from 1993 through 2011 and returned to the channel's schedule from 2019. In addition to Dora, HRT 1 periodically carries live coverage of events considered nationally significant and produces one-off specials, including New Year's programmes. Acquired content has supplemented domestic output. The channel has broadcast international documentaries, including programmes sourced from the BBC, as well as imported serial drama and telenovelas from Spanish- and Brazilian-language markets. These acquisitions sit alongside HRT's Croatian-language public-service and entertainment programming rather than replacing it. The available reference material does not provide a distinct launch year for the HRT 1 channel itself, a separately identified founder, independently reported revenue or a list of channel executives. It does establish HRT 1's continuing position as HRT's flagship television service and its active role in Croatian news, entertainment, factual programming and national events.

• 2019

  Dora returns

  [1]HRT 1en.wikipedia.org

  Dora returned to HRT programming from 2019 onward, restoring the channel's recurring role in Croatia's Eurovision selection process.

• 2011

  End of Dora's initial run

  [1]HRT 1en.wikipedia.org

  The first documented run of Dora on HRT 1 concluded in 2011.

• 1993

  Dora begins its initial HRT run

  [1]HRT 1en.wikipedia.org

  HRT 1 began carrying Dora, Croatia's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, during the competition's initial broadcast period.

• 1992

  Launch of Dobro jutro, Hrvatska

  [1]HRT 1en.wikipedia.org

  The long-running HRT morning programme Dobro jutro, Hrvatska began on 27 April 1992, establishing a durable daytime news-and-variety fixture on HRT 1.

A flagship Croatian public-service television channel offering nationally relevant news, original Croatian programming, cultural and documentary content, broad-audience entertainment and selected international acquisitions.

• News

  Dnevnik HRT

  HRT's principal television news service, shown in multiple editions across the day on HRT 1. Its central daily bulletin is scheduled for 19:00 and is supported by shorter morning, midday, afternoon and late-evening updates.

• Morning news and variety · 1992

  Dobro jutro, Hrvatska

  A long-running morning magazine programme combining current news, interviews, topical discussion, service information and entertainment features. It began broadcasting on 27 April 1992 and has weekday and Saturday editions.

• Music competition and national selection · 1993

  Dora

  Croatia's televised national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, organized by HRT. HRT 1 carried the event during its initial period from 1993 to 2011 and again from 2019 onward.

• Television series and entertainment

  Original scripted and non-scripted programming

  HRT 1's domestic output includes Croatian scripted series, documentaries, talk shows, competitions, game shows and other original formats. Some entertainment programmes are locally created, while others adapt international concepts such as The Voice and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.

• Imported television content

  Acquired international programming

  The channel supplements domestic production with acquired documentaries, including BBC programmes, and imported scripted content such as Spanish- and Brazilian-language telenovelas.

1. 1HRT 1en.wikipedia.org
2. 2Hrvatska Radiotelevizija official websitehrt.hr