VIETV

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VIETV
Type Digital broadcast and internet streaming television network
Country
United States
Availability National
Founded 2011
by Kevin Ngo
Area United States
Key people
Kevin Ngo
( Chief Executive Officer )
Robert Pham
(President)
Launch date
2011  ( 2011 )
Official website
www .vietv .com

VIETV is an American Vietnamese-language broadcast television network based in Houston , Texas . The network began broadcasting over-the-air in Houston in 2011, and has since started affiliates broadcasting in Los Angeles, California , Orange County, California , San Francisco, California , San Jose, California , Dallas, Texas , Atlanta, Georgia , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , Boston, Massachusetts , and Washington, D.C. [1] The Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, and San Jose affiliates are also available in live streaming video on the Vietv.com website, [2] and the network has created the UNO IP IPTV set-top box for viewing their content on televisions outside their broadcast area. [1]

VIETV has six studios, including their headquarters in Houston and locations in Southern California , Northern California , Boston, and Philadelphia. Original programming on VIETV includes the Evening NEWS and NEWS @ Nite programs, [3] the It's Your Birthday children's show, Cooking with Chef Cam-Yuet , Beauty by Tiffani , World Travel , and The Law & Legal Issues , hosted by VIETV president Robert Pham. [1]

History [ edit ]

VAN-TV 55.6 was the first Vietnamese language in Houston, established in May 2009 originally via KTBU subchannel 55.2. [ citation needed ] It then was sold in 2015 to VietV because the founders, Ban Vu and Bich Ngoc Nguyen (Vicky Vu) wanted to retire.

Affiliates [ edit ]

Market Callsign Channel [4]
Los Angeles KDOC-TV 56.6
Dallas / Fort Worth KNAV 22.2
Houston KUBE-TV 57.11
San Francisco / San Jose KCNS-TV 38.3
KSCZ-LD 16.4
Boston WMFP 62.3
Washington, D.C. WWTD-LD 49.4
Tulsa, Oklahoma KZLL-LD 39.5

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b c "VIETV, the Houston-based Vietnamese language TV network, keeps expanding" . Houston Chronicle . 4 October 2014 . Retrieved 2 December 2014 .
  2. ^ "VIETV Houston - Watch Free Vietnamese Internet Television Online Channels In US" . vietv.com . Retrieved 2 December 2014 .
  3. ^ "Style profile: Kieu Tram aims for a modern take on tradition" . Houston Chronicle . 18 September 2014 . Retrieved 2 December 2014 .
  4. ^ "RabbitEars.Info VieTV" . rabbitears.info . Retrieved 2 December 2014 .