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 Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...

. The station is located at No. 3 Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, Da Kao Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

History

On 2 February 1962,

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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

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, and was operating under the alias "Viz 1080 Ministry of General Staff, C55 and CP90". For the duration of the war, this station maintained broadcasting for 10 hours a day in 5 languages: Vietnamese, French, English, Chinese and Khmer. 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

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. Under the Central Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Liberation Radio changed its name to Liberation Saigon Radio. On 1 September 1976, Liberation Saigon Radio was renamed Voice of Ho Chi Minh City's People.

References

{{Reflist Mass media in Ho Chi Minh City Radio stations in Vietnam Multilingual broadcasters Radio stations established in 1962