Lao National Television

TV station

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Lao National Television

Type| State television network
Branding| Lao National Television (TNL LNTV)
Country|

Laos

First air date

| 1 December 1983; 40 years ago (1983-12-01)
Availability| Nationwide
Founded| 1 December 1983; 40 years ago (1983-12-01)
Headquarters| Saythany, Vientiane, Laos

Broadcast area

| Laos and some border cities in Thailand
Owner| Department of Broadcasting
Parent| Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism

Key people

| Phoumy Pengsavath

Launch date

| 1 December 1983; 40 years ago (1983-12-01)

Analogue channel(s)

| LNTV1, LNTV3
Group| Television

Official website

| http://www.lntv.gov.la
Language| English, French, Khmer, Laotian

Lao National Television (officially abbreviated as TNL LNTV, Lao: ໂທລະພາບແຫ່ງຊາດລາວ (ສທລ) (ທຊລ), romanized: Tholaphap Heng Xat Lao) is the national television station of the country of Laos. 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 in English, French, Khmer and Laotian languages.[1]

## History[edit]

Long before the creation of LNTV, Laotians had access to overspill television signals from neighboring Thailand.[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 in Vientiane 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]

On September 2, 2015, Lao National Television signed a cooperation agreement with Vietnam Television, and Lao National Television started producing and broadcasting Vietnamese-language news programs[5]

In September 2019, with the aid of the People's Republic of China, LNTV Channel 3 was upgraded from standard definition to high definition.[6]

## Channels[edit]

Name  | Channel  | Launched  | Broadcasting hours  | Ref

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LNTV1 | VHF 9  | 1983  | 05:00-23:00  | [7]
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]

1. ^ "About".
2. ^ "World Communications" (PDF). UNESCO. 1975. p. 313. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
3. ^ 蔡文（木丛） (1995年). "老挝的新闻文化事业". 《东南亚》 (3): 57–58. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
4. ^ "Encyclopedia of Television: S-Z" (PDF). 2004. p. 2148. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
5. ^ "Lao National TV airs first news programme in Vietnamese". VietnamPlus. 2015-09-03. Archived from the original on 2023-05-23. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
6. ^ "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. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
7. ^ Asiawaves.net

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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