VTV5 Tây Nguyên

VTV5 Central Highlands

Country	Vietnam
Broadcast area	Central Highlands
Headquarters	VTV Center in Central Region - Central Highlands Region ; 258 Bach Dang Street, Phuoc Ninh Ward, Hai Chau District, Da Nang city, Vietnam
Programming
Language(s)	Vietnamese, Ede language, Bahnar language, Jarai language, M'Nong language, Koho language, Jeh language-Trieng language, Sedang language, Chru language
Picture format	576i 2016–2023, 1080i since 2023
Ownership
Owner	Vietnam Television
Sister channels	VTV1, VTV2, VTV3, VTV4, VTV5, VTV5 Tây Nguyên, VTV5 Tây Nam Bộ, VTV6, VTV7, VTV8, VTV9, VTV Cần Thơ
History
Launched	October 17, 2016;8 years ago (2016-10-17)
Links
Website	vtv.vn
Availability
Terrestrial
VTV DVB-T2	Central Highlands regions
Thaicom 6	4034 H 19200
Streaming media
VTVGo	Watch live
VTV.vn	Watch live
OTT	Fees are required for non-VTV services.

VTV5 Central Highlands is the ethnic language television channel of the Central Highlands region of Vietnam Television, officially broadcast from October 17, 2016. VTV5 Central Highlands channel plays the role of a bridge for people of ethnic groups in the Central Highlands region, and the channel is also mobilized to broadcast live a number of major events. Ethnic minority language programs are broadcast from 05:00 to 09:00 and from 13:30 to 16:30, the remaining time is reserved for Vietnamese language programs.

History and established

• October 1, 2016: Establishment of the Central Highlands regional resident agency under the Ethnic Language Television Department – Vietnam Television.
• October 17, 2016: Broadcasting of national television channel VTV5 Central Highlands and inauguration of DVB-T2 broadcasting station in Buon Ma Thuot city, Dak Lak province. ^[1] The channel is broadcast 24/7, the control center is located in Hanoi.
• January 6, 2018: The channel is broadcast in HD format on K305 – VTVCab Digital Television nationwide.
• May 10, 2020: Establishment of the Central Highlands regional office under the Vietnam Television Center in the Central Highlands region. ^[2]

• October 26, 2022: The channel is broadcast in HD format on K26 – VTV's digital terrestrial television in Dak Lak.

• From the end of 2022, the channel will begin to be broadcast on other platforms such as FPT Play, TV360, MyTV, etc. At the same time, in 2023, the channel will begin to be broadcast in HD format on each platform.
• On April 13, 2023, the channel will officially be broadcast in HD on the VTVgo application and the online newspaper vtv.vn.

Broadcast hours

• October 17, 2016 – March 19, 2020, and May 1, 2020–present: 24/7.
• March 19, 2020 – May 1, 2020: 05:00 – 24:00 daily.

References

1. "Kênh truyền hình quốc gia VTV5 Tây Nguyên chính thức lên sóng".
2. "Thành lập Trung tâm Truyền hình Việt Nam khu vực miền Trung – Tây nguyên".