History
Hanoi Radio - Television Station was established on October 14, 1954, four days after the capital was liberated. A fixed radio station was installed at Thuy Ta Information and Exhibition House with simple technical facilities, laying the foundation for the later development of Hanoi Radio - Television Station. [1] [2]
In October 1977, celebrating the 23rd Capital Liberation Day and the station’s founding anniversary, [3] : 56 Hanoi Radio broadcast its first radio program on AM. Since then, the voice of Hanoi Radio has been available not only in the city, but also all over the northern provinces and a part of the central region of Vietnam.
At 14:00 on January 1, 1979, the first Hanoi television program was broadcast on Vietnam Television with a new image and the familiar "Hanoi people" song used as intro music. [4] : 16
On August 25, 1989, the City People's Committee issued a decision to change the name of Hanoi Radio Station to Hanoi Radio and Television Station, recognizing the Station as the city's audio and video media outlet. [3] : 58 [5]
On July 14, 1990, the Ministry of Culture and Information granted a license to Hanoi Station to broadcast the television program in the morning. Hanoi Television has gradually affirmed its position in the national press system. [6]
On May 19, 1994, the Station’s Technical Center was moved from 47 Hang Dau street to the new headquarters at 3-5 Huynh Thuc Khang Street, Dong Da, Hanoi.
In 1997, Hanoi Radio - Television Station officially changed the identity to have the new H-shaped logo with 3 double waves and the Temple of Literature symbol in the middle, and started to broadcast continuously from 5:30 am to midnight and relay VTV1 News at 7pm every day from June 1 of the same year.
In July 2001, Hanoi Station launched a cable television service in Hanoi.
In October 2002, the station launched the website www.hanoitv.vn, where viewers can watch its radio and television programs.
In June 2004, Hanoi Station published the first Hanoi Television printed magazine to diversify its media.
On August 1, 2008, Hanoi officially expanded its administrative boundaries to include Ha Tay province, Me Linh district and 4 communes in Luong Son district. This also officially merged Hanoi Radio - Television Station and Ha Tay Radio - Television Station.
On November 10, 2013: Hanoi Radio - Television Station inaugurated and put into use the Technical, Transmission and Broadcasting Center in Me Tri. The center is home to 3 major national broadcasters, namely Vietnam Television, Voice of Vietnam, and Hanoi Radio - Television.
On June 15, 2016, the station switched off analog terrestrial channel 2.
On June 21, 2016, the Station’s channel 1 started broadcasting high definition programs and became one of the digital terrestrial televisions, available in 16 provinces of the Red River Delta.
In July 2016, the station stopped publishing Hanoi Television Magazine.
On August 15, 2016, Channel 1 was switched from the analog terrestrial system over to digital TV by DVB-T2 standard, under the Government’s Scheme of Digitization of Terrestrial TVs.
On September 2, 2016, Channel 2 switched to HD broadcasting. Both channels broadcast HD programs. This milestone marks a strong transformation of the Capital Television.
On October 14, 2016, marking its 62nd founding anniversary, Hanoi Radio - Television Station increased the broadcast time on channel H1 to 24/7.
On January 1, 2017, it increased the broadcast time on channel H2 to 24/7.
In August 2017, the News Center and the Technical Center were established.
On November 1, 2018: the Advertising and Service Center was established.
On June 3, 2019, HanoiClix application was launched on mobile devices.
On July 1, 2022, the Media Service Center was established.
On September 1, 2022, Hanoi Radio Center was established and tasked with organizing the production, editing, transmission and distribution of Hanoi Radio and Television Station’s audio products and contents.
On October 1, 2022, the Digital Content Center was established, with the function of producing and distributing contents on radio, television, websites and digital platforms.
On January 1, 2023: Hanoiclix application officially stopped working and was replaced by the multimedia content application HANOI ON which enables the audience to watch TV online, listen to live programs on radio, and access to a wealth of attractive entertainment contents, quality music and audio books.
