VTV10 is the national television channel of the Mekong Delta of Vietnam Television, serving audiences in the Mekong Delta region and Vietnamese audiences interested in the region.[1] VTV10 programs span a wide range of genres: politics, science, sports, culture - entertainment, feature films and advertising information. In addition, VTV10 also produces and coordinates with other units of Vietnam Television to carry out live television programs of events in the Southwest region, to be broadcast on VTV channels.[2]

VTV10
CountryVietnam
Broadcast areaCần Thơ
Mekong Delta
HeadquartersVTV Center in Southern Region of Cần Thơ City, 407 April 30th Boulevard, Hưng Lợi Ward,Ninh Kiều District, Cần Thơ,Vietnam
Programming
LanguageVietnamese
Picture format1080p 16:9
Ownership
OwnerVietnam Television
Sister channelsVTV1, VTV2, VTV3, VTV4, VTV5, VTV5 Tây Nam Bộ, VTV5 Tây Nguyên, VTV7, VTV8, VTV9, VTV6, VTV Cần Thơ, Vietnam Today
History
Launched2 May 1975; 51 years ago (2 May 1975) (original)
10 October 2022; 3 years ago (10 October 2022) (return)
ReplacedVTV6
Closed1 January 2016; 10 years ago (1 January 2016) (original)
Former namesCTV
CVTV
CVTV1
VTV Cần Thơ 1
VTV Cần Thơ
Links
Websitevtv.vn
Availability
Terrestrial
Thaicom-64034 H 19200
Streaming media
VTVgoWatch live
FPT PlayWatch live

Previously, VTV10 was one of the regional television channels of Vietnam Television, with two channels VTV Can Tho 1 and VTV Can Tho 2 managed by the Vietnam Television Center in Can Tho City. Implementing the National Press Planning Project, from 00:00 on 1 January 2016, VTV Can Tho 1 channel and regional VTV9 channel were merged and became the national television channel VTV9, targeting audiences throughout the Southern region. Meanwhile, VTV Can Tho 2 channel was converted to VTV5 Southwest to serve the Khmer ethnic community in Vietnam.

On 8 September 2022, according to Decree No. 60/2022/ND-CP on restructuring affiliated units of Vietnam Television, the Vietnam Television Center in the Southern region was split to re-establish the Vietnam Television Center in Ho Chi Minh City and establish the Vietnam Television Center in the Southwest region. At 05:30 on 10 October 2022, VTV Can Tho was re-broadcast after 6 years of stopping broadcasting, replacing the previous VTV6.[3]

Beginning at 00:00 on 30 March 2026, to improve the quality for audience services and reposition nation promotion channels, VTV Can Tho was renamed to VTV10.[4]

History

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Regional Channel

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The predecessor of VTV Can Tho is Can Tho Television (Vietnamese: Đài truyền hình Cần Thơ), established on 3 December 1966. This is the second television station in Vietnam after Saigon Television Station established in 1965. At first, Can Tho Television was broadcast via an airplane broadcasting system like Saigon Television Station, until 11 November 1968, it officially broadcast on frequency band 7.

After the reunification of Vietnam, Can Tho Television Station quickly went into operation to promptly meet the audiovisual and cultural needs of the people in the Mekong Delta. The technical staff and engineers of Can Tho Television Station at that time started to design and convert the broadcasting system and central equipment from the FCC system left by the Republic of Vietnam regime to the OIRT system. The Military Region 9 Information Regiment supported electronic components to design mobile recording boats and mobile recording vehicles to help the unit. After that, the technical staff of the Station continued to design and convert from the OIRT system to SECAM III B color broadcasting and to the PAL - DK system, the equipment also gradually switched to UMATIC and BETACAM broadcasting systems.

In 1980, television in Can Tho had 2 broadcasting channels: channel 11 VHF and channel 6 VHF.

In 1983-1984, Can Tho Television sent staff and engineers to help Cambodia establish the National Television, build a system from the center to the broadcasting station and take charge of training technical staff and reporters. In 1984, Can Tho Television also helped Da Nang Television switch from OIRT to SECAM III B broadcasting. During these years, radio and television stations in the southwestern provinces also began to take shape. Can Tho Television also sent a team of technical staff to help local stations install central equipment, transmitters and help train a team of reporters, editors, etc.

In 1992, Can Tho Television became a regional television station under Vietnam Television and broadcast on channel 6, with the initial logo being THCT, then CTV since 1997. At the end of 2003, Can Tho Television Station moved its headquarters to No. 215, 30/4 Street, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City.[a] On 1 January 2004, Can Tho Television Station had a new name: Vietnam Television Center in Can Tho City, with the logo CVTV.

On 1 September 2004, CVTV2 channel was officially launched to serve the Khmer ethnic community living in the Southwest region, with a duration of 18 hours a day. This channel also broadcasts general programs like CVTV1, but devotes part of its time to broadcasting Khmer-language programs.[5][6][7]

In 2010, VTV Can Tho changed the frequency and transmitter of CVTV1 channel from channel 6 VHF to channel 49 UHF.

On 5 June 2011, CVTV was rebranded to VTV Can Tho. CVTV1 and CVTV2 channels were also renamed VTV Can Tho and 2, respectively. By 2013, VTV Can Tho 1 channel had its broadcasting time increased to 24 hours a day.

On 1 January 2016, implementing the National Press Plan, the national television channel of the Southern region - VTV9 was formed on the basis of merging VTV Can Tho 1 channel with VTV9 region, while VTV Can Tho 2 was converted to VTV5 Southwest (VTV5 Tây Nam Bộ), serving the Khmer ethnic community in Vietnam.

National channel

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On 8 September 2022, according to Decree No. 60/2022/ND-CP of the Government on restructuring VTV's affiliated units, the VTV Center in the Southern region was divided into the VTV Center in Ho Chi Minh City and the VTV Center in the Mekong Delta. In which, the VTV Center in the Southwest region is responsible for producing programs for VTV Can Tho channel and other VTV channels.[8] On 6 October 2022, the Ministry of Information and Communications licensed Vietnam Television to produce a national television channel in the Mekong Delta called VTV Can Tho.[9]

VTV Can Tho channel were tested on air from 05:30 on 10 October 2022,[10] and then officially aired from 18:00 on 13 October 2022.[11]

From 21 November – 18 December 2022, during the FIFA World Cup 2022, VTV Can Tho channel will temporarily increase its broadcasting time to 24/7.[citation needed]

The channel's general control is currently located at the headquarters of Vietnam Television in Hanoi; the Vietnam Television Center in the Southwest region in Can Tho is responsible for providing programs to the general control in Hanoi. The signal from here is transmitted widely throughout the provinces and cities in the Southwest region and is covered on many different television infrastructures to serve audiences nationwide.[citation needed]

VTV10

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Beginning at 00:00 on 30 March 2026, to improve the quality for audience services and reposition nation promotion channels, VTV Can Tho is officially renamed to VTV10.[4]

Leaders of VTV10

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• Manager: Vo Ngoc Van Quan.
• Deputy Director: Phan Phuoc Thien.

Broadcast time

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2022 – present

VTV10, 2026-present

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30 March 2026 – present: 24/7

VTV Can Tho, 2022–2026

10 October – 21 November 2022; 19 – 28 December 2022; 30 December 2022 – 13 July 2025: 05:30–23:30 daily.

21 November – 19 December 2022; 14 July 2025 – 30 March 2026: 24/7.

New Year's Eve: 05:30–19:00.

29 December 2022: 05:30–24:00 same day.

Before

CTV, 1994 - 2003

1 June 1994 – 17 September 1998 1998: 07:30–11:45, 14:15–16:30, 17:30–00:30 daily.

17 September 1998 – 1 January 2004: 06:00–12:00, 14:00–16:30, 17:30–23:30 daily.

CVTV/CVTV1/VTV Can Tho 1, 2004 - 2016

1 January 2004 – 1 January 2012: 05:30–23:30 daily.

2012: 05:30–23:20 daily.

1 January 2013 – 1 January 2016: 24/7.

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Notes

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  1. "VTV Can Tho - Aspiration of the Land of Nine Dragons". 2015. At that time, "VTV Can Tho – Aspiration of the Land of Nine Dragons" (Vietnamese: VTV Cần Thơ - Khát vọng đất chín rồng) was a documentary film aired in 2015, marking a turning point in VTV Can Tho’s development as it renewed its content to better serve the diverse communities of the Mekong Delta. The film portra the aspirations for progress, integration, and cultural preservation of the people in Southern Vietnam, while highlighting VTV Can Tho’s role as a representative voice for the dynamic and evolving region known as the Land of Nine Dragons.

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