Lao National Television

Lao National Television
TypeState television network
BrandingLao National Television (TNL LNTV)
Country
Laos
First air date
1 December 1983; 41 years ago (1983-12-01)
AvailabilityNationwide
Founded1 December 1983; 41 years ago (1983-12-01)
HeadquartersSaythany, Vientiane, Laos
Broadcast area
Laos and some border cities in Thailand
OwnerDepartment of Broadcasting
ParentMinistry of Information, Culture and Tourism
Key people
Phoumy Pengsavath
Launch date
1 December 1983; 41 years ago (1983-12-01)
LNTV1, LNTV3
GroupTelevision
Official website
http://www.lntv.gov.la
LanguageEnglish, French, Khmer, Thai, Lao

Lao National Television (officially abbreviated as TNL LNTV, Lao: ໂທລະພາບແຫ່ງຊາດລາວ (ສທລ) (ທຊລ), romanized: Tholaphap Heng Xat Lao) is the national television station of the country of Laos. It is divided into 2 television channels, LNTV1 and LNTV3. The network's logo is based on the national symbol – Pha That Luang. LNTV has broadcast in English, French, Khmer, Thai and Lao languages.[1]

History

Long before the creation of LNTV, Laotians had access to overspill television signals from neighboring Thailand.[2]

Lao National Television was established and began broadcasting television programs on December 1, 1983. At that time, the television station carried out pilot broadcasts twice a week, and later gradually increased the broadcast time.[3]

At the beginning of its operations, LNTV broadcast only in Vientiane with Soviet support. Resources to operate the station were poor, coupled by the country's geographic and economical problems, with a small number of viewers having access to the channel and its schedule lasted for an average of two to three hours per evening.[4]

On September 2, 2015, Lao National Television signed a cooperation agreement with Vietnam Television, and Lao National Television started producing and broadcasting Vietnamese-language news programs[5]

In September 2019, with the aid of China, LNTV Channel 3 was upgraded from standard definition to high definition.[6]

Channels

Name Channel Launched Broadcasting hours Ref
LNTV1 VHF 9 1983 05:00-23:00 [7]
LNTV3 UHF 33 1994 05:00-23:00

See also

References

  1. ^ "About".
  2. ^ "World Communications" (PDF). UNESCO. 1975. p. 313. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. ^ 蔡文（木丛） (1995年). "老挝的新闻文化事业". 《东南亚》 (3): 57–58. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  4. ^ "Encyclopedia of Television: S-Z" (PDF). 2004. p. 2148. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Lao National TV airs first news programme in Vietnamese". VietnamPlus. 2015-09-03. Archived from the original on 2023-05-23. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  6. ^ "中方移交援建的老挝国家电视台三频道升级改造项目". news.cctv.com. 2019-09-06. Archived from the original on 2023-05-23. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  7. ^ Asiawaves.net
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