VTV Cần Thơ
| Country | Vietnam |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Vietnam Asia-Pacific Worldwide |
| Headquarters | VTV Center in Southwest Region of Can Tho City;407 30/4 Street, Hung Loi Ward, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Vietnamese |
| Picture format | 1080p 16:9 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Vietnam Television |
| Sister channels | VTV1, VTV2, VTV3, VTV4, VTV5, VTV5 Tây Nam Bộ, VTV5 Tây Nguyên, VTV7, VTV8, VTV9,VTV6,VTV Cần Thơ |
| History | |
| Launched | 2 May 1975 (Original) 10 October 2022 (Relaunch) |
| Replaced | VTV6 |
| Closed | 1 January 2016 (Original) |
| Replaced by | VTV9 |
| Former names | CTV CVTV CVTV1 VTV Cần Thơ 1 |
| Links | |
| Website | vtv |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Thaicom-6 | 4034 H 19200 |
| Streaming media | |
| vtv | Watch live |
| FPT Play | Watch live |
VTV Can Tho is the national television channel of the Mekong Delta of Vietnam Television, serving audiences in the Mekong Delta region and Vietnamese audiences interested in Vietnam region VTV Can Tho's programs span a wide range of genres: politics, science, sports, culture - entertainment, feature films and advertising information. In addition, VTV Can Tho 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.
Previously, VTV Can Tho 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 January 1, 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 September 8, 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 October 10, 2022, VTV Can Tho was re-broadcast after 6 years of stopping broadcasting, replacing the previous regional VTV6 channel.