VTV9

VTV9

Country	Vietnam
Broadcast area	Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area South East Vietnam Mekong Delta
Headquarters	Current headquarters: Vietnam Television Center in Southeast Region of Ho Chi Minh City, 7B Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Programming
Language	Vietnamese
Picture format	1080p 16:9
Ownership
Owner	Vietnam Television,Polsat and Thai PBS
History
Launched	8 October 2007;18 years ago (8 October 2007) 1 January 2016;10 years ago (1 January 2016)
Replaced	VTV Can Tho 1
Closed	31 December 2015;10 years ago (31 December 2015)
Former names	VTV9
Links
Website	vtv.vn
Availability
Terrestrial
Thaicom-6	4034 H 19200
Streaming media
vtv.vn	Watch live
FPT Play	Watch live

VTV9 is a national television channel that broadcasts in Southeast Vietnam. It operates as part of Vietnam Television, owned by it together with Polsat and Thai PBS. The channel is broadcast 24/7, its content includes news, sports, entertainment and special programs developed to suit the interests of the Southeast region's audiences. VTV9 also produces live television programs covering major national events in the Southeast region to broadcast live on VTV channels. ^[1]

VTV9 is broadcast free of charge on the Vinasat-1 satellite, via analog terrestrial television infrastructure in the Southeast region, digital terrestrial television in areas where VTV provides digital terrestrial coverage, and online television infrastructure. On other pay TV services, VTV9 is broadcast with a locked code. ^[2]

Before 2016, VTV9 played the role of VTV's regional television channel, broadcasting since 2007 to audiences in the Ho Chi Minh City area, the Southeast region and the North of Hau River. ^[3] On January 1, 2016, per the National Press Planning Project, VTV9 channel was merged with VTV Can Tho 1 channel to form the national television channel VTV9, targeting audiences throughout the Southern region.

The total control of the channel is currently located at the Vietnam Television Center in Ho Chi Minh City. The signal is transmitted from the Vietnam Television Center in Ho Chi Minh City to the Vietnam Television headquarters in Hanoi, covering the cities in the Southeast region ^[4] broadcast on various television platforms to serve audiences nationwide.

On September 8, 2022, the Vietnam Television Center in the Southern region changed its name to the Vietnam Television Center in Ho Chi Minh City, at the same time the Vietnam Television Center in the Southwest region was established. ^[5]

History and Establishment

VTV9 - Regional channel

At 7:00a.m. on October 8, 2007, general television channel VTV9 was officially launched with broadcast time from 6:00a.m. to 12:00p.m. daily. ^[6] VTV9 channel was then broadcast on the Vietnam Cable Television system in Ho Chi Minh City and DTH satellite digital television, as well as through analog television. ^{[7] [8] [9]} Like other regional TV channels at this time, VTV9 mainly broadcasts in Ho Chi Minh City and the Southeast region. ^[3] Although essentially a regional television channel, VTV9 has been oriented to be a national television channel since its launch. ^[10]

• September 13, 2010: VTV9 was officially broadcast nationwide, but remained a regional television channel.
• January 1, 2011: VTV9 was broadcast from 06:00 to 24:00 every day.
• July 11, 2013: The channel was broadcast 24/7.
• August 28, 2015: VTV9 HD channel was broadcast on the Vietnam Cable Television system, becoming the 7th television channel of Vietnam Television to broadcast in HD.
• September 29, 2015: VTV9 HD channel was broadcast nationwide via the DVB-T2 digital terrestrial television system transmitted by VTV and broadcast on many other television infrastructures.

VTV9 - National channel

• January 1, 2016: Officially broadcast VTV9 - National television channel targeting the Southern region based on the merger of 2 regional channels. VTV9 and VTV Can Tho 1. ^[4]
• May 1, 2019: Launch of VTV9 website and YouTube. ^[11]
• March 17, 2020: The Government issued Decree No. 34/2020/ND-CP on restructuring VTV's affiliated units. In particular, establishing the VTV Center in the Southern region on the basis of merging the VTV Center in Ho Chi Minh City and the VTV Center in Can Tho City. ^[12]
• From March 19 to April 30, 2020, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, VTV9 channel broadcast from 05:00 to 24:00. From May 1, 2020, the channel returned to 24/7.
• May 10, 2020: Vietnam Television Center in Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho merged into Vietnam Television Center in the Southern region according to Decree 34/2020/ND-CP of the Government, present in all major and most important areas in the South, such as Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho, with Lam Van Tu as Director of the Center. ^[12]
• October 10, 2020: Vietnam Television Center Southern Region moved its headquarters from 232/14 Vo Thi Sau Street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, to building 7B Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. ^[13]
• September 8, 2022: According to Decree 60/2022/ND-CP of the Government, the Youth Union is dissolved, and the Vietnam Television Center in the Southern region is separated and re-established as the Vietnam Television Center in Ho Chi Minh City when the VTV9 channel becomes the National Television Channel in the Southeast region; establish the Vietnam Television Center in the Southwest region. ^[14]
• In November 2025, VTV9, along with VTVCab, broadcast some live sports events of UEFA Europa League,Serie A,La Liga,UEFA Europa Conference League

Broadcast hours

VTV9 - Regional channel

• October 8, 2007 - September 13, 2010:
  • 05:30 - 12:00, 17:00 - 24:00 daily.
  • 05:30 - 24:00 daily.
• September 13, 2010 - January 1, 2011: 05:30 - 24:00 daily.
• January 1, 2011 - July 11, 2013: 06:00 - 24:00 daily.
• July 11, 2013 - January 1, 2016: 24/7.

VTV9 - National channel

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

Management

Name	Role
Tu Luong	Director of Vietnam Central Television in Ho Chi Minh City. [15]
Nguyen Chi Hung	Deputy Director of Vietnam Central Television in Ho Chi Minh City.
Ngo Truong Son
Tran Thanh Minh

References

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