Útvarp Føroya ("Radio of the Faroe Islands"; ÚF) was founded in 1957, under the station's first director Axel Tórgarð.

In 1969, the Faroese parliament decided to create an organisation for developing TV facilities on the islands under public law.

[1][2] In 2005, the SvF and ÚF were merged into the current company, which is funded by a combination of television licence fees, commercials, and a bingo (called Gekkurin, or "the Joker").

The television section of the Kringvarp Føroya shows only one channel, with some programming coming from DR and TV 2 (Denmark).

It also produces its own content, including Faroese news, which is called Dagur og Vika ("Day and Week"); children's TV; and some cultural and sports broadcasting.