RADIO THE VOICE OF VIETNAM

The Voice of Vietnam is a national radio station and government agency which disseminates the Party’s guidelines and State laws, contributing to the people’s enhanced intellectual standards and spiritual lives.

The Voice of Vietnam is abbreviated in Vietnamese to “Đài TNVN” and has the English name “Voice of Vietnam”, or VOV for short

The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) was established immediately after the August 1945 Revolution. Its first program was aired at 11.30 AM on September 7^th 1945 with the signature phrase: “This is the Voice of Vietnam, broadcasting from Hanoi, capital of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam”. At 11.30 AM on 2^nd July 1976, this phrase was changed to: “This is the Voice of Vietnam, broadcasting from Hanoi, capital of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam”.

Organizational Structure

The Voice of Vietnam is a multimedia broadcaster. It runs several channels: News and Current Affairs channel (VOV1), Culture, Science and Education channel (VOV2), Music, News and Entertainment channel (VOV3), Ethnic languages channel (VOV4) Overseas Service channel (VOV5) and VOV Traffic channel. VOV Print Newspaper was launched on 2^nd November 1998. On 3^rd February 2008 VOVTV officially made its first broadcast.

The Voice of Vietnam operates a News Center, a Radio Technical Center, 2 Broadcasting Colleges, a Radio Broadcasting Service and Advertisement Center (VOVas) and an Equipment Materials Information Export Import Corporation (EMICO).

Director General: Nguyễn Đăng Tiến

Date of birth:        20/7/1955

Position:              National Assembly Deputy (13^th term)

                            Director General

Deputy Director General: Vũ Hải

Date of birth:        18/8/1959

Position:               Deputy Director General

Deputy Director General: Vũ Minh Tuấn

Date of birth:        25/5/1975

Position:               Deputy Director General

Telephone :           04.38254173