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| Type | Digital broadcast andinternet streamingtelevision network |
|---|---|
| Branding | VIETV |
| Country | United States |
| Availability | National |
| Founded | 2011 by Kevin Ngo |
| Headquarters | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Area | United States |
| Owner | Kevin Ngo |
Key people | Kevin Ngo (Chief Executive Officer) Robert Pham (President) |
Launch date | 2011 (2011) |
Picture format | 4 x 6 cm (standard Vietnam photography size) or 2 x 2 inches |
Official website | www |
VIETV is an AmericanVietnamese-languagebroadcast televisionnetwork based inHouston,Texas. The network began broadcastingover-the-air in Houston in 2011, and has since started affiliates broadcasting inLos Angeles, California,Orange County, California,San Francisco, California,San Jose, California,Dallas, Texas,Atlanta, Georgia,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,Boston, Massachusetts, andWashington, D.C.[1] The Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, and San Jose affiliates are also available in livestreaming video on the Vietv.com website,[2] and the network has created the UNO IPIPTVset-top box for viewing their content on televisions outside their broadcast area.[1]
VIETV has six studios, including their headquarters in Houston and locations inSouthern California,Northern California, Boston, and Philadelphia. Original programming on VIETV includes theEvening NEWS andNEWS @ Nite programs,[3] theIt's Your Birthday children's show,Cooking with Chef Cam-Yuet,Beauty by Tiffani,World Travel, andThe Law & Legal Issues, hosted by VIETV president Robert Pham.[1]
VAN-TV 55.6 was the first Vietnamese language in Houston, established in May 2009 originally viaKTBU subchannel 55.2.[citation needed] It then was sold in 2015 to VietV because the founders, Ban Vu and Bich Ngoc Nguyen (Vicky Vu) wanted to retire.
| Market | Callsign | Channel[4] |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | KDOC-TV | 56.6 |
| Houston | KUBE-TV | 57.11 |
| San Francisco / San Jose | KCNS-TV | 38.3 |
| KSCZ-LD | 16.4 | |
| Boston | WMFP | 62.3 |
| Washington, D.C. | WWTD-LD | 49.4 |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | KZLL-LD | 39.5 |