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| Type | Television broadcasting |
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| Branding | HTV |
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| Availability | Worldwide |
| Founded | 1 May 1975; 50 years ago (1975-05-01) |
| Headquarters | 9 Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai Street & 14 Đinh Tiên Hoàng Street, Bến Nghé Ward,District 1, Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam |
Broadcast area | Local, and parts of Southeast Asia |
| Owner | Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee |
Key people | Cao Anh Minh General Director Diep Buu Chi, Thai Thanh Chung Deputy General Director |
| Established | 1965; 60 years ago (1965) |
Transmission test | 22 January 1966; 59 years ago (1966-01-22) |
Launch date | 7 February 1966; 59 years ago (1966-02-07) 1 May 1975; 50 years ago (1975-05-01) |
Former names | THVN9 |
Picture format | 1080iHDTV |
| Affiliation | Voice of Ho Chi Minh City |
Official website | htv |
| Replaced | Vietnam Television Network |
| Subsidiary | HTV7 HTV9 HTV3 HTV2 - Vie Channel HTV Key HTV The Thao HTVC HTVC Thuan Viet HTVC Ca Nhac HTVC Phu Nu HTV1 and member of Synco Group BHTVC andBinh Duong Radio - Television,BRT andHTV-TMS HTVC Phim VOH |
Ho Chi Minh City Radio and Television (HTV;Đài Phát thanh và Truyền hình Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) is aVietnamese television and radio network owned by the People's Committee ofHo Chi Minh City and is the parent ofVoice of Ho Chi Minh City.
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The old name of HCMC Television wasSaigon Liberation Television that began broadcasting on May 1, 1975.[1][2] Until April 30, 1975, the name wasSaigon Television, founded in 1965, broadcast from February 2, 1966, to April 29, 1975. At the time, in Saigon, there were two different TV stations immediately adjacent in downtown: the TV station of theUS military and Saigon Television. While inSouth Vietnam there were five TV stations, television in theNorth Vietnam was still in the testing period.
After Saigon renamed to Ho Chi Minh City in 1976, Saigon Liberation Television changed to its current name. Channel 7 launched in 1986 and first served as a commercial channel. On August 23, 1987, a large fire destroyed nearly all of the building, except for the broadcasting department and the archives. However, one day later, on August 24, HTV switched to full-time color broadcast.
After the opening of the center building in early 2006 with modern equipment and technology, HTV began its switch to digital operations.
The network started broadcasting in HD on May 19, 2013, for HTV7 and HTV9.
The station's main headquarters are located at the corner ofNguyen Thi Minh Khai andDinh Tien Hoang Street. It also has an office inHa Noi. HTV has two mainanalog channels - HTV7 and HTV9. The station starteddigital television at the end of 2013 using two to three multiplexes that transmit a total of 17 HTV-owned channels.
HTV7 and HTV9 also began broadcasting on the satellite in 2005, which covers the Southeast Asian countries and some other Asian countries. HTV has 17 channels:
| Channel | Launch date | Information |
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| HTV1 - Public General Information | 1 October 2003 | The channel was managed by VTL Media through a five-year lease term from 2007 to 2012. Afterwards, HCMC Television managed the channel using the public information format. |
| HTV2 - General Entertainment | 1 October 2003 | The channel was originally a sports channel until 2010 under a license. It broadcasts 24/7. It is jointly operated by Anh Binh Minh Media LLC, later transferred to DIDTV, belongDatVietVAC and HCMC Television. DIDTV also manage other channels like Giai Tri TV, D-Dramas and Lotte Datviet Home Shopping. On September 19, 2018, HTV2 changed into a new name - Vie Channel. |
| HTV3 - Movie and Entertainment | 1 October 2003 | The channel was managed by TVM Corporation from June 2008 to August 2010 and again from June 2014. At first it was a kids-only channel; in 2007 it was planned to become an entertainment channel for kids and families. Since June 2008, HTV3 has served aired programmes for children, likeBen 10,Doraemon,Case Closed, etc. On November 1, 2022, HTV3 was returned to the company for management. |
| HTV Key - Science and Education | 1 October 2003 | It was launched at the same period as HTV1, HTV2, HTV3, HTV7 and HTV9 under the name of HTV4. In the early years, HTV4 rebroadcast science programs that were aired on HTV7 and HTV9. Since early 2006, HTV4 began to purchase broadcast rights for programming from theBBC,Discovery Channel,National Geographic Channel, etc. HTV4 also produce programmes on Vietnamese education and science. HTV4 has its own website: htv4.vn.[3] On August 10, 2018, HTV4 changed into a new name - HTV Key. |
| HTV7 - General Entertainment | 1986 | The second channel of HTV, originally aired as an advertising and public service channel. Currently it airs manygame shows including local franchises of Disney'sEndemol Shine Group gamesDeal or No Deal,So You Think You Can Dance, Odd One In and others. AnHDTV version of the channel was launched on May 19, 2013. |
| HTV9 - General Information | 7 February 1966 | The channel was launched as THVN9, on 1 May 1975 it was renamed HTV9 The channel launched its HDTV version along with HTV7 on May 19, 2013. |
| HTV Co.op - Film Television and Culture | 2011 | It is managed by HCMC's Union Cooperative. until 2023 |
| HTV Sport - General Sport | 2003 | Replaced HTV8 in 2008. Until 2013, it was known as HTVC - Sport. |
| HTVC[4] Vietnamese - General Channel for Vietnamese culture and people | 2005 | Since 2008, it is broadcast worldwide to serve the Vietnamese people around the world. |
| HTVC Vietnamese | 2006 | It broadcasts Vietnamese films. |
| HTVC Film | 2005 | It broadcasts TV movies and cinema films from around the world. |
| HTVC Film HD | 2011 | It broadcasts Asian movies. |
| HTVC Music - General Music | unknown | Since April 4, 2015, it broadcast as an interactive music channel for young people. |
| HTVC Family | June 28, 2007 | Broadcast as a channel for families. |
| Hplus | September 11, 2007 | Online broadcasting, livestreaming services, on-demand TV. Acquired by HTV in late 2011. |
| HTVC Women | October 20, 2007 | Broadcast as a channel for women. |
| HTVC Travel and Living | November 2007 | Broadcast as an information channel for travel and lifestyle. |
| HTVC Plus | 2006 | It was managed by Yan Group. also in test October 16, 2014 officially on January 9, 2015, and Channel B stop broadcast in 2017. |
| HTVC Home Shopping-VGS SHOP - Shopping Channel | 2008 | Originally called ViVi Homeshopping as it is managed by ViVi Trading Joint Stock Company. In 2013 ViVi and GS Shop formed into VGS Shop. |
| Viet Nam Nhan Dan | 25 January 2025 | It is collaboration betweenHo Chi Minh City Television andMinistry of Justice in January 2025 is aMisThy is a "hội đồng vô địch vị trí quốc gia"Pham Minh Chinh |
| FBNC - Financial and Banking | February 2009 | It is managed by IDG Vietnam Invest Fund and The Sang Corporation. Channel ceased on 1 January 2022. |
HTV has:
HTV's cable system has various channels where HTV has rights to rebroadcast such as:
Authority control databases: National |
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