VTV1

VTV1
CountryVietnam
Broadcast areaVietnam
Asia-Pacific (via satellite)
Worldwide (via satellite and Internet)
HeadquartersVTV Tower, 43 Nguyen Chi Thanh Street, Ngoc Khanh, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi
Programming
Language(s)Vietnamese
French (news program)
Picture format1080i HDTV
Ownership
OwnerVietnam Television
Sister channelsVTV2
VTV3
VTV4
VTV5
VTV5 Tây Nam Bộ
VTV5 Tây Nguyên
VTV7
VTV8
VTV9
VTV Cần Thơ
History
Launched7 September 1970; 54 years ago (1970-09-07)
Former namesVietnam Television (1970–1977), Central Television - Programme 1 (1977–1987), Vietnam Television - Programme 1 (1987–1993)
Links
Websitehttp://www.vtv.vn/
Availability
Terrestrial
DigitalChannel 35 (SD)
Thaicom 6 (Thailand)4034 H 19200 [1]
Streaming media
VTVgoWatch live
VTV.vnWatch live
FPT PlayWatch live (Vietnam only)

VTV1 is a state-owned Vietnamese-language news channel and also the first television channel of Vietnam Television Station, and the third channel of VTV to broadcast HD, broadcast continuously with a duration of 24/7, with nearly 20 news bulletins and dozens of weekly columns, referring to current political issues of the country.

The channel was formerly a general news, sports and entertainment channel until VTV3 launched in 1996 and when VTV1 became an all-news channel. Since 15 June 2011, VTV1 has been a round-the-clock news, politics, current affairs and generalistic channel, the first of its kind in Vietnam. VTV1 performs political tasks assigned by the Communist Party of Vietnam, the State and the Government, plays the leading role in information, propaganda, publicity, prestige and great influence on the press system television and radio in Vietnam. Sites such as VTVgo are able to support online live viewing of VTV channels.