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Lao National Television (officially abbreviated asTNL LNTV,Lao:ໂທລະພາບແຫ່ງຊາດລາວ (ສທລ) (ທຊລ),romanized: Othlaphap Aehngsadlav) is the national television station of the country ofLaos. It is divided into 2 television channels, LNTV1 and LNTV3. The network's logo is based on the national symbol –Pha That Luang. LNTV has broadcast inEnglish,French,Khmer,Thai andLao languages.[1]
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| Type | Statetelevision network |
|---|---|
| Branding | Lao National Television (TNL LNTV) |
| Country | |
First air date | 1 December 1983; 41 years ago (1983-12-01) |
| Availability | Nationwide |
| Founded | 1 December 1983; 41 years ago (1983-12-01) |
| Headquarters | Saythany,Vientiane,Laos |
Broadcast area | Laos and some border cities inThailand |
| Owner | Department of Broadcasting |
| Parent | Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism |
Key people | Phoumy Pengsavath |
Launch date | 1 December 1983; 41 years ago (1983-12-01) |
| LNTV1, LNTV3 | |
| Group | Television |
Official website | http://www.lntv.gov.la |
| Language | English,French,Khmer,Thai,Lao |
History
editLong before the creation of LNTV, Laotians had access to overspill television signals from neighboringThailand.[2]
Lao National Television was established and began broadcasting television programs on December 1, 1983. At that time, the television station carried out pilot broadcasts twice a week, and later gradually increased the broadcast time.[3]
At the beginning of its operations, LNTV broadcast only inVientiane with Soviet support. Resources to operate the station were poor, coupled by the country's geographic and economical problems, with a small number of viewers having access to the channel and its schedule lasted for an average of two to three hours per evening.[4]
Work for new facilities began on January 12, 2001, with assistance fromVietnam Television.[5]
On September 2, 2015, Lao National Television signed a new cooperation agreement withVietnam Television, and Lao National Television started producing and broadcasting Vietnamese-language news programs[6]
In September 2019, with the aid ofChina, LNTV Channel 3 was upgraded from standard definition to high definition.[7]
Channels
edit| Name | Channel | Launched | Broadcasting hours | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LNTV1 | VHF 9 | 1983 | 05:00-23:00 | [8] |
| LNTV3 | UHF 33 | 1994 | 05:00-23:00 |
See also
edit- Lao National Radio, an organization that was once affiliated with this television station.
- List of television stations in Southeast Asia#Laos
References
edit- ^"ໂທລະພາບແຫ່ງຊາດລາວ (Lao National Television)".lntv.gov.la. Retrieved10 February 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^"World Communications"(PDF).UNESCO. 1975. p. 313. Retrieved19 April 2024.
- ^蔡文（木丛） (1995)."老挝的新闻文化事业" (in Chinese). Archived fromthe original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved10 February 2025.
- ^"Encyclopedia of Television: S-Z"(PDF). 2004. p. 2148. Retrieved2 April 2024.
- ^Laos/Vietnam: New TV centre under construction in Vientiane. (2001, Jan 16).
- ^"Lao National TV airs first news programme in Vietnamese".VietnamPlus. 2015-09-03.Archived from the original on 2023-05-23. Retrieved2023-05-23.
- ^"中方移交援建的老挝国家电视台三频道升级改造项目".news.cctv.com. 2019-09-06.Archived from the original on 2023-05-23. Retrieved2023-05-23.
- ^Asiawaves.net
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