BNT 3

BNT 3
	File:BNT 3 logo.svg
Country	Bulgaria
Broadcast area	Bulgaria
Network	Bulgarian National Television
Headquarters	Sofia, Bulgaria
Programming
Language(s)	Bulgarian
Picture format	16:9 (1080i, HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	state-owned
Sister channels	BNT 1, BNT 2, BNT 4
History
Launched	6 February 2014
Former names	BNT HD (2014-2018)
Availability
Terrestrial
MUX 3	Channel 64

BNT 3("БНТ 3, BNT tri, previously BNT HD") is a Bulgarian state-owned television channel, operated by the Bulgarian National Television, airing exclusively in high-definition (HDTV).

History

File:BNT HD logo.jpg

First BNT HD logo used 2014-2018

It was launched on February 6, 2014 as "BNT HD", with the start of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games. Beforehand BNT use to air sports events as the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the London 2012 Olympics in HD on temporary HD channels which used to upscale the BNT 1 channel. In 2014 the national television decided to launch BNT HD as a fully scheduled channel. On 10 September 2018 the channel was re-branded as BNT 3. BNT 3 airs free-to-air on the Bulgarian DVB-T platform.