Ho Chi Minh City Radio and Television
 Official logo from 2003, used from 2016 after modification. | |
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| Type | Radio broadcasting Television broadcasting Mass media (from 1 July 2026) |
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| Branding | HTV |
| Country | |
| Availability | Vietnam Worldwide |
| Founded | 1 May 1975 (as Saigon Liberation Television) |
| Headquarters | 9 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street & 14 Đinh Tien Hoang Street, Saigon Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
Broadcast area | Local, and parts of Southeast Asia |
| Owner | Ho Chi Minh City Press and Radio, Television Agency (Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee) |
Key people |
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| Established | 1965 |
Transmission test | 22 January 1966 |
Launch date | 7 February 1966 1 May 1975 |
Former names | THVN9 |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Affiliation | Voice of Ho Chi Minh City |
Official website | htv |
| Replaced | Vietnam Television Network |
| Subsidiary | HTV7 HTV9 HTV3 HTV2 - Vie Channel HTV5 - Bchannel HTV4 HTV The Thao HTVC HTVC Thuan Viet HTVC Ca Nhac HTVC Phu Nu HTV1 HTV-TMS HTVC Phim VOH |
Ho Chi Minh City Radio and Television Station (Vietnamese: Đài Phát thanh và Truyền hình Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh; abbreviation: HTV) is a media agency under the Ho Chi Minh City Press and Radio, Television Agency. Its predecessor was Vietnam Television of the Republic of Vietnam, first broadcasting in 1965 and becoming the first television station in Vietnam. After April 30, 1975, the station was taken over and renamed Saigon Liberation Television, broadcasting its first program on May 1, 1975 – marking the official birth of HTV.
From July 2, 1976, the station was named Ho Chi Minh City Television, and on October 1, 2025, after merge with two broadcaster of Bình Dương (BTV) and Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu (BRT), and the Voice of Ho Chi Minh City (VOH Radio), HTV adopted its current name. From July 2026, the station will be merged with other media agencies (like Tuổi Trẻ and Sài Gòn Giải Phóng) of Ho Chi Minh City to form Ho Chi Minh City Press and Radio, Television Agency (Vietnamese: Cơ quan Báo và Phát thanh, Truyền hình Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh).