Lustīgs Radio

Lustīgs Radio is a Latvian country station which, according to its own description, focuses on country and country rock; pieces by foreign and Latvian authors are played. The station pays particular attention to musicians from the Saldus district in western Latvia, whose name also plays a role in the founding story. The initiator is Mārtiņš Bergmanis, who previously spent four years as director of the local radio station “Saldus radio” and himself leads the group “Lustīgais Blumīzers”.

The website dates the station to 23 December 2017, when Bergmanis published his founding text. It names several helpers from the founder’s circle, including for the internet connection and technology. In October 2021 the programme “Pasaules un Latvijas kantri mūzikas jaunumi”, moderated by Ilva Birzkope, ended; the site does not name a successor. The site refers to a livestream and to Twitter profiles, but it does not state a frequency or a coverage area.