Voice of Ho Chi Minh City
{{Short description|Radio station in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = Voice of Ho Chi Minh City
| logo = 200px
| image = Dai Tieng noi Nhan Dan tp hcmvn - panoramio.jpg
| caption = Headquarter
| city = Ho Chi Minh City
| country = Vietnam
| area = Southern Vietnam
| frequency = AM {{Frequency|610|kHz}}
FM {{Frequency|99.9|MHz}}
FM {{Frequency|95.6|MHz}}
FM {{Frequency|87.7|MHz}}
| branding = VOH
| language = Vietnamese, English, French, Chinese
| format = All-news radio
| owner = People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City
| founded = {{Start date|1962|02|02}}, {{Years or months ago|1962|02}}
| former_names = Liberation Radio
Liberation Saigon Radio
| coordinates = {{coord|10|47|28|N|106|42|14|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| webcast = {{Listen live|http://radio.voh.com.vn/}}
| website = {{URL|http://voh.com.vn/}}
}}
Voice of Ho Chi Minh City, more specifically the Voice of Ho Chi Minh City's People, is the official radio broadcasting station of Ho Chi Minh City. The station is located at No. 3 Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, Da Kao Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.{{Cite web |last=Online |first=V. O. H. |title=Giới thiệu |url=https://voh.com.vn/gioithieu.html |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=VOH |language=vi}}
History
On 2 February 1962, National Liberation Front of South Vietnam set up Liberation Radio in South-controlled territory, and conducted its first airing with the title "This is Liberation Radio, the voice of the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam".
Due to the fierce war effort, Liberation Radio was relocated around several provinces before being stationed in Hanoi, and was operating under the alias "Viz 1080 Ministry of General Staff, C55 and CP90".{{Cite web |date=26 April 2015 |title=Đài Phát thanh Giải phóng: 14 năm trọn nghĩa, vẹn tình |url=https://vov.vn/xa-hoi/dai-phat-thanh-giai-phong-14-nam-tron-nghia-ven-tinh-397443.vov |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=VOV.VN |language=vi}} For the duration of the war, this station maintained broadcasting for 10 hours a day in 5 languages: Vietnamese, French, English, Chinese and Khmer.{{Cite web |title=Kỷ niệm 50 năm thành lập Đài Phát thanh Giải phóng (1962–2012): 50 năm khát vọng non sông |url=http://nxbhanoi.com.vn/chi_tiet_tin/tabid/204/cateID/22/artilceID/6783/language/vi-VN/Default.aspx |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=nxbhanoi.com.vn}}
Following the Liberation of Saigon on 30 April 1975, Liberation Radio took over the base of Radio Vietnam, which was operated by the Government of Republic Of Vietnam. Under the Central Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Liberation Radio changed its name to Liberation Saigon Radio.{{Cite web |last= |date=12 April 2005 |title=Đây là Đài Phát thanh Sài Gòn giải phóng... |url=https://nld.com.vn/115809p0c1002/day-la-dai-phat-thanh-sai-gon-giai-phong.htm |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=nld.com.vn |language=vi}}
On 1 September 1976, Liberation Saigon Radio was renamed Voice of Ho Chi Minh City's People.{{Cite web |title=KỶ NIỆM 50 NĂM THÀNH LẬP ĐÀI PHÁT THANH GIẢI PHÓNG – ĐÀI TIẾNG NÓI NHÂN DÂN TP.HCM (02/1962 – 02/2012) |url=https://tcdulichtphcm.vn/home/thong-tin/tin-tuc/2737-k-nim-50-nm-thanh-lp-ai-phat-thanh-gii-phong-ai-ting-noi-nhan-dan-tphcm-021962-022012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406112535/http://tcdulichtphcm.vn/home/thong-tin/tin-tuc/2737-k-nim-50-nm-thanh-lp-ai-phat-thanh-gii-phong-ai-ting-noi-nhan-dan-tphcm-021962-022012 |archive-date=2013-04-06 |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=tcdulichtphcm.vn}}