VTV Cần Thơ

Vietnamese TV network

Television channel

VTV Cần Thơ

Country| Vietnam
Broadcast area| Vietnam
Asia-Pacific
Worldwide[a]
Headquarters| 407 30/4 Street, Hưng Lợi Ward, Ninh Kiều District, Cần Thơ City
Programming
Language(s)| Vietnamese
Picture format| 1080p (HDTV) 16:9
Ownership
Owner| Vietnam Television
Sister channels| VTV1, VTV2, VTV3, VTV4, VTV5, VTV5 Tây Nam Bộ, VTV5 Tây Nguyên, VTV7, VTV8, VTV9
History
Launched| 2 May 1975; 50 years ago (2 May 1975)(as a regional channel) 10 October 2022; 2 years ago (10 October 2022)(State-owned channel)
Replaced| VTV6
Closed| 1 January 2016; 9 years ago (1 January 2016)(As a VTV Cần Thơ 1)
Former names| CTV
CVTV
CVTV1
VTV Cần Thơ 1
Links
Website| vtv.vn
Availability
Terrestrial
Thaicom-6| 4034 H 19200
Streaming media
vtv.vn| Watch live
FPT Play| Watch live

VTV Cần Thơ is the national television channel of the Mekong Delta of Vietnam Television, serving audiences in the Mekong Delta region and Vietnamese audiences interested in this region.Vietnam[1] VTV Cần Thơ's programs span a wide range of genres: politics, science, sports, culture - entertainment, feature films and advertising information. In addition, VTV Cần Thơ also produces and coordinates with other units of Vietnam Television to carry out live television programs of events in the Southwest region, to be broadcast on VTV channels.[2]

Previously, VTV Cần Thơ was one of the regional television channels of Vietnam Television, with two channels VTV Cần Thơ 1 and VTV Cần Thơ 2 managed by the Vietnam Television Center in Cần Thơ City. Implementing the National Press Planning Project, from 00:00 on January 1, 2016, VTV Cần Thơ 1 channel and regional VTV9 channel were merged and became the national television channel VTV9, targeting audiences throughout the Southern region. Meanwhile, VTV Cần Thơ 2 channel was converted to VTV5 Tây Nam Bộ to serve the Khmer ethnic community in Vietnam.

On September 8, 2022, according to Decree No. 60/2022/ND-CP on restructuring affiliated units of Vietnam Television, the Vietnam Television Center in the Southern region was split to re-establish the Vietnam Television Center in Ho Chi Minh City and establish the Vietnam Television Center in the Southwest region. At 05:30 on October 10, 2022, VTV Cần Thơ was re-broadcast after 6 years of stopping broadcasting, replacing the previous VTV6 channel[3]

## History

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Regional Channel

The predecessor of VTV Cần Thơ is Cần Thơ Television Station, established on December 3, 1966. This is the second television station in Vietnam after Saigon Television Station established in 1965. At first, Cần Thơ Station was broadcast via an airplane broadcasting system like Saigon Television Station, until November 11, 1968, it officially broadcast on frequency band 7.

After the reunification of Vietnam, Cần Thơ Television Station quickly went into operation to promptly meet the audiovisual and cultural needs of the people in the Mekong Delta. The technical staff and engineers of Can Tho Television Station at that time started to design and convert the broadcasting system and central equipment from the FCC system left by the Republic of Vietnam regime to the OIRT system. The Military Region 9 Information Regiment supported electronic components to design mobile recording boats and mobile recording vehicles to help the unit. After that, the technical staff of the Station continued to design and convert from the OIRT system to SECAM III B color broadcasting and to the PAL - DK system, the equipment also gradually switched to UMATIC and BETACAM broadcasting systems.

In 1980, television in Cần Thơ had 2 broadcasting channels: channel 11 VHF and channel 6 VHF.

In 1983-1984, Cần Thơ Television sent staff and engineers to help Cambodia establish the National Television Station, build a system from the center to the broadcasting station and take charge of training technical staff and reporters. In 1984, Can Tho Television also helped Da Nang Television switch from OIRT to SECAM III B broadcasting. During these years, radio and television stations in the southwestern provinces also began to take shape. Can Tho Television also sent a team of technical staff to help local stations install central equipment, transmitters and help train a team of reporters, editors, etc.

In 1992, Can Tho Television Station became a regional television station under Vietnam Television and broadcast on channel 6, with the initial logo being THCT, then CTV since 1997. At the end of 2003, Can Tho Television Station moved its headquarters to No. 215 (now No. 407), 30/4 Street, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City.[b] On January 1, 2004, Cần Thơ Television Station had a new name: Vietnam Television Center in Cần Thơ City, with the logo CVTV.

On September 1, 2004, CVTV2 channel was officially launched to serve the Khmer ethnic community living in the Southwest region, with a duration of 18 hours. This channel also broadcasts general programs like CVTV1, but devotes part of its time to broadcasting Khmer programs.[4][5][6]

In 2010, VTV Cần Thơ changed the frequency and transmitter of CVTV1 channel from channel 6 VHF to channel 49 UHF.

On June 5, 2011, CVTV changed its identity to VTV Cần Thơ. Channels CVTV1 and CVTV2 were also renamed VTV Cần Thơ 1 and 2, respectively. By 2013, VTV Cần Thơ 1 channel had its broadcasting time increased to 24/7.

On January 1, 2016, implementing the National Press Plan, the national television channel of the Southern region - VTV9 was formed on the basis of merging VTV Cần Thơ 1 channel with VTV9 region, while VTV Cần Thơ 2 was converted to VTV5 Tây Nam Bộ channel, serving the spiritual life of the Khmer ethnic community in Vietnam.

National channel

On September 8, 2022, according to Decree No. 60/2022/ND-CP of the Government on restructuring VTV's affiliated units, the VTV Center in the Southern region was divided into the VTV Center in Ho Chi Minh City and the VTV Center in the Mekong Delta. In which, the VTV Center in the Southwest region is responsible for producing programs for VTV Cần Thơ channel and other VTV channels.[7] On October 6, 2022, the Ministry of Information and Communications licensed Vietnam Television to produce a national television channel in the Mekong Delta called VTV Cần Thơ.[8]

VTV Cần Thơ channel will be tested on air from 05:30 on October 10, 2022,[9] and then officially aired from 18:00 on October 13, 2022.[10]

From November 21 to December 18, 2022, during the FIFA World Cup 2022, VTV Cần Thơ channel will temporarily increase its broadcasting time to 24/7.

The channel's general control is currently located at the headquarters of Vietnam Television in Hanoi; the Vietnam Television Center in the Southwest region in Cần Thơ is responsible for providing programs to the general control in Hanoi. The signal from here is transmitted widely throughout the provinces and cities in the Southwest region and is covered on many different television infrastructures to serve audiences nationwide.

## Leaders of VTV Cần Thơ

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• Manager: Võ Ngọc Văn Quân.
• Deputy Director: Phan Phước Thiện.

## Broadcast time

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2022 - Present

VTV Cần Thơ (new), 2022–present

October 10 – November 21, 2022; December 19 – 28, 2022; December 30, 2022 – present: 05:30–23:30 daily.

November 21 – December 19, 2022: 24/7.

December 29, 2022: 05:30–24:00 same day.

New Year's Eve (lunar calendar): 05:30–19:00 (broadcasting VTV's special New Year's Eve program).

Before (19XX - 2016)

CTV, 1994 - 2003

June 1, 1994 - September 16, 1998: 07:30–11:45, 14:15–16:30, 17:30–00:30 daily.

September 17, 1998 - December 31, 2003: 06:00–12:00, 14:00–16:30, 17:30–23:30 daily.

CVTV/CVTV1/VTV Cần Thơ 1, 2004 - 2016

January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2012: 05:30–23:30 daily.

2012: 05:30–23:20 daily.

1 January 2013 – 31 December 2015: 24/7.

## See also

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* Vietnam Television

## Notes

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1. ^ as a (vtvgo.vn and vtv.vn)
2. ^ VTV Cần Thơ - Khát vọng Đất Chín Rồng". Phim tài liệu. VTV Cần Thơ (2015). At that time, "VTV Cần Thơ – Aspiration of the Land of Nine Dragons" was a documentary film aired in 2015, marking a turning point in VTV Cần Thơ’s development as it renewed its content to better serve the diverse communities of the Mekong Delta. The film portrayed the aspirations for progress, integration, and cultural preservation of the people in Southern Vietnam, while highlighting VTV Cần Thơ’s role as a representative voice for the dynamic and evolving region known as the Land of Nine Dragons.

## References

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1. ^ "VTV Cần Thơ – Dấu ấn 40 năm".
2. ^ "Cấp phép sản xuất cho VTV Cần Thơ - kênh truyền hình mới của Đài THVN".
3. ^ "Loạt BTV của Đài truyền hình chia sẻ ảnh cũ, mừng kênh VTV Cần Thơ được khôi phục, phát sóng trở lại".
4. ^ "Khai trương kênh truyền hình mới CVTV2 tiếng Khmer".
5. ^ "Nhà hát Hòa Bình sẽ trở thành rạp chiếu phim!".
6. ^ "Cạnh tranh về chương trình mới là căn cơ".
7. ^ {{Cite web|url=https://thuvienphapluat.vn/van-ban/Bo-may-hanh-chinh/Nghi-dinh-60-2022-ND-CP-quyen-han-va-co-cau-to-chuc-cua-Dai-Truyen-hinh-Viet-Nam-528704.aspx?v=d|title=Nghị định 60/2022/NĐ-CP quyền hạn và cơ cấu tổ chức của Đài Truyền hình Việt Nam}
8. ^ {{Cite web|url=https://vtv.vn/truyen-hinh/bo-tttt-cap-phep-san-xuat-kenh-vtv-can-tho-20221006161833757.htm|title=Bộ TT&TT cấp phép sản xuất kênh VTV Cần Thơ}
9. ^ {{Cite web|url=https://laodong.vn/van-hoa/dai-truyen-hinh-viet-nam-phat-song-thu-nghiem-kenh-truyen-hinh-vtv-can-tho-1102586.ldo|title=Đài truyền hình Việt Nam Phát sóng thử nghiệm kênh truyền hình VTV Cần Thơ}
10. ^ {{Cite web|url=https://vtv.vn/truyen-hinh/vtv-can-tho-phat-song-chinh-thuc-hom-nay-20221013110837285.htm|title=VTV Cần Thơ phát sóng chính thức hôm nay}

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