VTV1

Country	Vietnam
Broadcast area	Vietnam Asia-Pacific (via satellite) Worldwide (via satellite and Internet)
Headquarters	VTV Tower, 43 Nguyen Chi Thanh Street, Ngoc Khanh, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi
Programming
Language(s)	Vietnamese French (news program)
Picture format	1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner	Vietnam Television
Sister channels	VTV2 VTV3 VTV4 VTV5 VTV5 Tây Nam Bộ VTV5 Tây Nguyên VTV7 VTV8 VTV9 VTV Cần Thơ
History
Launched	7 September 1970; 53 years ago (1970-09-07)
Former names	Vietnam Television (1970–1977), Central Television - Programme 1 (1977–1987), Vietnam Television - Programme 1 (1987–1993)
Links
Website	http://www.vtv.vn/
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital	Channel 1 (HD)
Streaming media
VTVgo	Watch live
VTV.vn	Watch live
FPT Play	Watch 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.

Head of the Board through the periods

• Trần Bình Minh (July 9, 1970 - Jan 1, 2011).
• Lê Ngọc Quang (Jan 1, 2011 - April 1, 2021).
• Đỗ Đức Hoàng (April 1, 2021 - now).

Broadcast hours

• From 7 September 1970 to 1972: 19:00 to 21:00 (Wednesday and Sunday).
• From 1973 to 30 April 1975:
  • From Monday to Friday: 11:00 to 23:00
  • Saturday and Sunday: 11:30 to 23:00
• From 1 May 1975 to 31 December 1975: 12:00 to 23:00
• From 31 December 1975 to 18 May 1980:
  • From Monday to Friday: 11:00 to 23:00
  • Saturday: 08:00 to 23:00
  • Sunday: 08:30 to 23:00
• From 19 May 1980 to 31 December 1986:
  • From Monday to Friday: 15:00 to 23:00
  • Saturday and Sunday: 09:00 to 23:00
• From 31 December 1986 to 31 December 1989:
  • From Monday to Friday: 16:00 to 23:00
  • Saturday and Sunday: 08:00 to 23:00
• From 31 December 1989 to 31 December 1994:
  • Morning: 09:00 to 12:00
  • Afternoon: 14:00 to 17:00
  • Night: 19:00 to 23:00
• From 31 December 1994 to 31 March 1998:
  • Morning: 06:00 to 10:00
  • Evening: 17:00 to 23:00
• From 1 April 1998 to 31 December 2001:
  • Morning: 05:30 to 10:00
  • Evening: 17:00 to 23:00
• From 1 January 2002 to 31 August 2010: 05:30 to 24:00
• From 1 September 2010 to 14 June 2011: 05:00 to 24:00
• From 15 June 2011 to present: 24/7.

Contents

The content on VTV1 channel is mainly political programs, daily program hours, talk shows, social programs, [...] economic, culture,... bring a lot of useful information to the audience, as well as serve to propagate the lines and ideas of the Party, State & Government in Vietnam. Not only that, VTV1 also has programs: sports, entertainment, music, especially every weekend, special movies (Asian LAB timeslot at 13:00 every day, Vietnamese LAB at 21:00 Monday-Friday night [30 minutes], 8:00 Monday-Friday reruns) and programs explore, engaging and engaging.