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abbreviated THVN), sometimes also unofficially known as the National Television ('), Saigon Television (') or Channel 9 (', THVN9), was one of two national television broadcasters in the South Vietnam from February 7, 1966, until just before the

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on April 29, 1975. It was the first television broadcaster in whole

. THVN9 was operated by the Vietnamese Bureau of Television ('), part of the General Department of Radio, Television, and Cinema (') in the Ministry of Propaganda.THVN9
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-standard white and black. However, from 1972, all important events were broadcast in color as standard. The other national broadcaster was the English-language Armed Forces Vietnam Network or NWB-TV on channel 11. Both channels used an airborne transmission relay system from airplanes flying at the high altitudes, called

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, as part of ''Operation Blue Eagle''.

History

Vietnam Television Station (THVN) was established in 1965; its first broadcast was on February 7, 1966, at 6:58 pm, and the last one was at 11:58 pm on April 29, 1975. The first broadcast recorded images of Prime Minister

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and US ambassador Cabot Lodge.AFRS, AFRTS, AFVN Vietnam
/ref> Initially lasting for an hour,Smith, Harvey et al. ''Area Handbook for South Vietnam''. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1967. tr 293 the duration was later increased to two hours. On October 25, 1966, THVN's first above-ground establishment was finished. THVN was established at the same time as AFRTS (Armed Forces Radio Television Service), which was renamed as AFVN (Armed Forces Vietnam Network) in 1967. THVN broadcast on band 9, while AFVN on frequency band 11. AFVN broadcast the landing of Neil Armstrong on the Moon in 1969 for audiences in South Vietnam. Recording was first performed at the National Cinema Center No. 9 on Thi Sach Street. In 1967, THVN was split into 2 separate departments - Cinema and Television. THVN's headquarter was moved to 9 Hồng Thập Tự Avenue (now Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street) - which later became the headquarter of the current

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. Historical events in early 1975 were also broadcast by Saigon Television. The chaotic and bloody evacuation from the Central Highlands to Tuy Hoa along Highway 7, dubbed as the "Convoy of Tears" was broadcast on television - causing more terror for the people in the South. This was followed by a live broadcast of the resignation speech of President

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on the evening of April 21, 1975. On April 30, the TV crew of THVN9 went to the Independence Palace to broadcast for President

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, but did not because around 7 am, Minh told everyone to leave. A few hours later, the regime of the Republic of Vietnam ended. The last broadcast of THVN9 was from 18:45 to 22:45 on April 29, 1975, the day before the

. After the

, THVN9 was handed over to the

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. Vietnam Television's final programming aired the evening of April 29, 1975. The next day, the station was reconstituted as Saigon Liberation Television Station (', SGTV) with a live broadcast of South Vietnamese President

's surrender. However, SGTV became

on May 1, 1975. The first broadcast (on channel HTV9 nowadays) was about the declaration of surrender by Dương Văn Minh. On July 2, 1976, THVN was renamed as Ho Chi Minh City Television (HTV).

Governance and corporate structure

Board

*Executive committee : LC Đỗ Việt (first director), FD Đỗ Tiến Đức (second director),

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(first deputy director and executive producer)... *Operational divisions : Hoàng Trọng (music producer), Hoàng Thái (camera operator), Robert C. Gassert (technical advisor), Wyndham P. Duncan (sound advisor), Hoàng Thị Lệ Hợp (newsreader), Mai Thy (newsreader), Tuyết Mai (newsreader), Mai Liên (newsreader), Nguyễn Đình Khánh (newsreader), Nguyễn Văn Đông, Nguyễn Thế Bảo, Trần Văn Trạch ( MC), Ngọc Phu ( MC)... *Co-operators :

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, Hồ Điệp, Thẩm Thúy Hằng,

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, Tâm Phan, Trần Quang, Hùng Cường,

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, Trường Kỳ, Nam Lộc, Nguyễn Thành Châu, Phùng Há, Thanh Nga,

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Khánh Ly Khánh Ly (born as Nguyễn Thị Lệ Mai; 6 March 1945 in Hanoi) is a Vietnamese-American singer. She performed many songs written by Vietnamese composer Trịnh Công Sơn and rose to fame in the 1960s. She married South Vietnam journalist Ng ...

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Services

South Vietnamese President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu taking oath of office, 67-0480-A

List of featured programmes broadcast by the THVN9 : *00 giờ (00 o'clock entertainment show) by Thẩm Thúy Hằng *15 phút chuyện vui (15 minutes for funny stories) by

*Ban thiếu nhi Gió Khơi (Offshore Wind band) by Bùi Duy Tâm & Hùng Lân *Ban Tiếng Tơ Đồng (Sound-of-Musical-Instrument band) by Hoàng Trọng *Ban Tuổi Xanh (Green Age band) by Kiều Hạnh *Chương trình ca nhạc thiếu nhi Nguyễn Đức (Nguyen Duc's show) *Chương trình thiếu nhi Xuân Phát (Xuan Phat's show) by Xuân Phát *Đố vui để học (Funny charades for study) by Vũ Khắc Khoan (producer), Đinh Ngọc Mô (announcer) and Cao Thanh Tùng (announcer) *Giác ngộ (Awakening) by Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam *Giờ kịch Kim Cương (Kim Cuong's drama show) *Giờ kịch Sống (Life's drama show) by Túy Hồng *Giờ kịch Thẩm Thúy Hằng (Tham Thuy Hang's drama show) *Giờ kịch Vũ Đức Duy (Vu Duc Duy's drama show) *Giờ Mai Lệ Huyền (Mai Le Huyen's show) *Giờ nhạc trẻ (Young Music's show) by Trường Kỳ & Nam Lộc *Hoa bách hợp (Fleur-de-lys) by

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*Hoa hồng xám (Grey Roses's drama show) by Tâm Phan *Hoàng Thi Thơ (Hoang Thi Tho's show) *Hoa thế hệ (Flowers from our generation) *Nhóm Tiếng Hát Đôi Mươi (Singing-of-Age-Twenty's show) by Trần Thiện Thanh *Phúc âm (Gospel's hour) by Christian and Missionary Alliance of Vietnam *Tạp lục Tùng Lâm (Tung Lam's vaudeville) / Tiếu vương hội (Comedy kings) by Tùng Lâm *Thép súng (For Soldiers) *Thế giới trẻ em (World of children) by Lê Văn Khoa *Thể thao (Sport's hour) *Tiếng chuông chùa (Bell ring from the pagoda) by Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam *Tuồng cải lương (Reformed theater's hour) *Tuyển lựa ca sĩ (Selection of singers) *Truyền hình Đắc Lộ (Alexandre de Rhodes's hour) by Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saigon * .. Nearby permanent programmes, THVN9's directorate permitted that all of South Vietnames citizens have the right to "bidding" (đấu thầu) for buying the TV signal. Normally including as officials, scholars, especially artists (vocalists, actors...). Languages included Vietnamese (primarily), Chinese, French, English, Khmer and Montagnard. In divided

, the highlight of Vietnamese Catholicism and the Fátima messages was the visit of one of a few official statues of Our Lady of Fátima to South Vietnam in 1965. Originally scheduled for a three-month visit, this particular statue came from the Blue Army chapter in Australia and ended up traveling the country until 1967. It was known as the “immaculate heart” statue because it puts her heart on the outside. This event was THVN (at the trial phase) lively recorded. Nearby the media, THVN9 Network also sponsored the Young Music Festival and Vietnam Film Day. During the 1970s, Young Music Festival was the biggest cultural event in Asia and

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. It has attracted many vocalists and bands from South Vietnam, Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and even the United States. Their purpose was an anti-war exhortation and a supporting

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for whole world. 27 April 1971, THVN9 has lively reported

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ese star songstress

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's tour. She performed at Lệ Thanh Theatre, Bát Đạt Grand Hotel in capital Saigon during a month, then visited the Western Delta. Teng performed first hit ''No'' of composer Nguyễn Ánh 9 by Japanese and Mandarin language.

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