Voice of Ho Chi Minh City

Voice of Ho Chi Minh City
	Headquarter
Ho Chi Minh City; Vietnam;
Broadcast area	Southern Vietnam
Frequency	AM 610 kHz (VOH1); FM 99.9 MHz (VOH2); FM 95.6 MHz (VOH3); FM 87.7 MHz (VOH4)
Branding	VOH
Programming
Language(s)	Vietnamese, English, French, Chinese
Format	All-news radio
Ownership
Owner	People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City
History
Founded	February 1, 1962, 62 years ago
Former names	Liberation Radio (1962–1975); Liberation Saigon Radio (1975–1976)
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates	10°47′28″N 106°42′14″E / 10.79111°N 106.70389°E / 10.79111; 106.70389
Links
Webcast	Listen live
Website	voh.com.vn

Voice of Ho Chi Minh City (VOH, Vietnamese: Đài Tiếng nói Thành phó Hồ Chí Minh), more specifically the Voice of Ho Chi Minh City's People (Vietnamese: Đài Tiếng nói Nhân dân Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh), is the official radio broadcasting station of Ho Chi Minh City. The station is located at 3 Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, Dakao Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.^[1]

History

On 2 February 1962, National Liberation Front of South Vietnam set up Liberation Radio (Vietnamese: Đài Phát thanh Giải Phóng) in South-controlled territory, and conducted its first airing with the title "This is Liberation Radio, the voice of the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam".

Due to the fierce war effort, Liberation Radio was relocated around several provinces before being stationed in Hanoi, and was operating under the alias "Viz 1080 Ministry of General Staff, C55 and CP90".^[2] For the duration of the war, this station maintained broadcasting for 10 hours a day in 5 languages: Vietnamese, French, English, Chinese and Khmer.^[3]

Following the Liberation of Saigon on 30 April 1975, Liberation Radio took over the base of Radio Vietnam, which was operated by the Government of Republic Of Vietnam. Under the Central Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Liberation Radio changed its name to Liberation Saigon Radio.^[4]

On 1 September 1976, Liberation Saigon Radio was renamed Voice of Ho Chi Minh City's People.^[5]

References

^ Online, V. O. H. "Giới thiệu". VOH (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^ "Đài Phát thanh Giải phóng: 14 năm trọn nghĩa, vẹn tình". VOV.VN (in Vietnamese). 26 April 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^ "Kỷ niệm 50 năm thành lập Đài Phát thanh Giải phóng (1962–2012): 50 năm khát vọng non sông". nxbhanoi.com.vn. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^ "Đây là Đài Phát thanh Sài Gòn giải phóng..." nld.com.vn (in Vietnamese). 12 April 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^ "KỶ NIỆM 50 NĂM THÀNH LẬP ĐÀI PHÁT THANH GIẢI PHÓNG – ĐÀI TIẾNG NÓI NHÂN DÂN TP.HCM (02/1962 – 02/2012)". tcdulichtphcm.vn. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

[1] Online, V. O. H. "Giới thiệu". VOH (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 3 June 2023.

[2] "Đài Phát thanh Giải phóng: 14 năm trọn nghĩa, vẹn tình". VOV.VN (in Vietnamese). 26 April 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

[3] "Kỷ niệm 50 năm thành lập Đài Phát thanh Giải phóng (1962–2012): 50 năm khát vọng non sông". nxbhanoi.com.vn. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

[4] "Đây là Đài Phát thanh Sài Gòn giải phóng..." nld.com.vn (in Vietnamese). 12 April 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

[5] "KỶ NIỆM 50 NĂM THÀNH LẬP ĐÀI PHÁT THANH GIẢI PHÓNG – ĐÀI TIẾNG NÓI NHÂN DÂN TP.HCM (02/1962 – 02/2012)". tcdulichtphcm.vn. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2023.