VTV1

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VTV1

Country	Vietnam
Broadcast area	Vietnam Asia-Pacific Worldwide
Headquarters	VTV Tower, 43 Nguyen Chi Thanh Street, Ngoc Khanh, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi
Programming
Language(s)	Vietnamese
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; 54 years ago (1970-09-07)
Former names	Vietnam Television, Central Television - Programme 1, Vietnam Television - Programme 1
Links
Website	http://www.vtv.vn/
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital	Channel 35
Thaicom 6	4034 H 19200 [1]
Streaming media
VTVgo	Watch live
VTV.vn	Watch live
FPT Play	Watch live

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 in HD, broadcast in 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 24/7 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.