Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) held a press conference in Hanoi on 18 September to announce the renovation of the Music, News and Entertainment channel (VOV 3). VOV Director General Vu Van Hien said following the successful renovation of the News and Current Affairs channel, VOV will continue to renovate the VOV3 channel from September 20 to modernise its broadcasts in different channels for different target audiences.
VOV3 is designed to keep listeners updated with modern music and information while preserving the traditional values of Vietnamese music. To achieve the goal, VOV has combined the application of advanced broadcasting technologies with the installation of modern equipment thanks to the assistance of foreign music experts. VOV3 or Xone FM will broadcast 10 hours per day from 6 am to 9 am and from 4 pm to 11 pm with international music accounting for 30 percent and Vietnamese music about 60 percent of the total airtime.
The Xone FM channel will broadcast on 102. 7 MHz in Hanoi and 104.4 MHz in Ho Chi Minh City. Currently, VOV3 is the only music broadcasting channel in Vietnam.
(Source: Voice of Vietnam)
