VTV9

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VTV9
Country Vietnam
Broadcast area Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area
South East Vietnam
Mekong Delta
HeadquartersCurrent 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(s) Vietnamese
Picture format 1080p 16:9
Ownership
Owner Vietnam Television
Sister channels VTV1, VTV2, VTV3, VTV4, VTV5, VTV5 Tây Nam Bộ, VTV5 Tây Nguyên, VTV7, VTV8, VTV9,VTV6,VTV Cần Thơ
History
Launched8 October 2007;17 years ago (8 October 2007)
1 January 2016;9 years ago (1 January 2016)
ReplacedVTV Can Tho 1
Closed31 December 2015;9 years ago (31 December 2015)
Former namesVTV9
Links
Website vtv.vn
Availability
Terrestrial
Thaicom-6 4034 H 19200
Streaming media
vtv.vn Watch live
FPT Play Watch live

VTV9 is the national television channel of the Southeast region of Vietnam Television, part of the system of 9 promotional television channels of Vietnam Television. The channel is broadcast 24/7, with rich content including news, special, sports, and entertainment programs built on the material and tastes of audiences in the South. At the same time, VTV9 also produces many live television programs of major national events in the Southeast region to broadcast live on VTV channels. [1]

Contents

VTV9 is broadcast free of charge on Vinasat-1 satellite, analog terrestrial television infrastructure in the Southeast region, digital terrestrial television in areas where VTV covers digital terrestrial, 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 with audiences in the Ho Chi Minh City area, the Southeast region and the North of Hau River. [3] On January 1, 2016, implementing the National Press Planning Project, VTV9 channel was merged with VTV Can Tho 1 channel to form 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 7:00 a.m. on October 8, 2007, general television channel VTV9 was officially launched with broadcast time from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.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]

VTV9 - National channel

Broadcast hours

VTV9 - Regional channel

VTV9 - National channel

Leaders

Present

Tu Luong
Born(1978-04-16)April 16, 1978

Mr. Tu Luong was born in 1978, his hometown is Hanoi, his professional qualification is Master of Journalism, his theoretical qualification is Senior Political. Mr. Tu Luong has held the following positions: Deputy Head of Commission for Information and Education, Central Committee of Vietnam Fatherland Front; Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communications, Director of Ho Chi Minh City Press Center. [15] The vice president of the Television is Nguyen Chi Hung, Ngo Truong Son, Tran Thanh Minh.

Management

NameRole
Tu LuongDirector of Vietnam Central Television in Ho Chi Minh City. [16]
Nguyen Chi HungDeputy Director of Vietnam Central Television in Ho Chi Minh City.
Ngo Truong Son
Tran Thanh Minh

References

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  2. ""Nhiều nền tảng đưa VTV2, VTV3 vào gói truyền hình trả tiền"". April 2025.
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  7. ""VTV9 hướng đến sự trẻ trung, thiết thực"". 29 September 2007.
  8. ""Nỗ lực cho ngày ra mắt chính thức VTV9"". Archived from the original on 12 October 2007.
  9. ""VIDEO: VTV9 ra mắt..."". Archived from the original on 11 October 2007.
  10. ""Ra VTV9 - Đúng là "liều", nhưng là "liều cần thiết""". Archived from the original on 17 October 2007.
  11. VTV, BAO DIEN TU. "Ra mắt trang web và YouTube VTV9". BAO DIEN TU VTV.
  12. 1 2 "Nghị định 34/2020/NĐ-CP sửa đổi 02/2018/NĐ-CP cơ cấu tổ chức của Đài Truyền hình Việt Nam". 10 January 2025.
  13. "Trụ sở mới hiện đại, khang trang của VTV Digital tại TP Hồ Chí Minh". 8 October 2020.
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  15. "Ông Từ Lương được điều động đến nhận công tác tại Đài Truyền hình Việt Nam". 8 November 2022.
  16. "Điều động ông Từ Lương, Phó Giám đốc Sở TT-TT TP.HCM đến nhận công tác tại VTV". 8 November 2022.