# VTV8

VTV8 is TV Channel country region Central and Central Highlands region Vietnam. Channel VTV8 is broadcast with a duration of 24/7, including news, sports and entertainment programming targeting the audience in the Central and Central highlands regions of Vietnam. The official channel is broadcast from 00:00 on 1 January 2016 according to the approved National Press Planning Scheme, is the result of merging 3 TV channels regions of VTV before, including VTV Hue, VTV Da Nang and VTV Phu Yen.

## History
### VTV Da Nang

Before 2016, in addition to producing the program TV, VTV Da Nang also took on the task of regional broadcasting and relaying the broadcast channels of VTV. Every year, VTV Da Nang produces more than 100 programs including news bulletins, many categories, products of art, science, entertainment of the same class. variety of programs are selected, exploited from many sources to meet viewers requirements. In addition, VTVDa Nang also participates in production direct production of many major programs in the region such as: Coffee Festival Buon Me Thuot, Gong Festival Central Highlands, Quang Nam - Festival of Heritage Journeys, The Ceremony Danang International Fireworks Festival, the soccer awards, the sports tournaments in the area... VTVDa Nang is also the successful organizer of the events. VTV's programs and contests such as Sao Mai, Round K National Robocon festival and ABU Robocon 2013, 31st National Television Festival...
With VTV equipped with HD standard color car in 2015, the channel began to be broadcast in the picture format 16:9. From 1 January 1, 2016, implementing the scheme of system structure television, VTV Da Nang stopped broadcasting regionally and together with VTV Hue, VTV Phu Yen produce programs for TV channel country VTV8 and Da Nang was also selected as the place to the total control of VTV8 channel.

### VTV Phu Yen

From broadcasting 3 times a week when it was first established, in 1991, the station broadcasts television daily on PTV channel. Due to the increase in broadcast time, in addition to self-produced programs, exchanging programs with other stations, PTV also pays great attention to the exploitation of programs by foreign stations via satellite. fine to compile and edit. In 1990, when VTV had not yet covered the whole country, PTV exploited and compiled daily current news international news. June 6 of the same year, Radio held live commentary 1990 World Cup. In Central at that time, PTV was the only station broadcasting this event live. At the beginning of 1992, PTV aired the Mexican TV series Rich people also cry, then shared it with many other stations in the country to broadcast, creating a phenomenon television in Vietnam.
On August 22, 2001, Prime Minister Government signed the decision to become Establishment of Radio Television Area Phu Yen, later the Center of Vietnamese Literature in Phu Yen on the basis of transferring THPY Station managed by the province Phu Yen to Phu Yen Vietnam Television, acting as the unit television of the province as well as the region South Central Coast. With strong investment and requiring professional qualifications commensurate with national television stations in the region, the team of VTV Phu Yen is constantly growing in quantity and quality. In charge of producing programs for VTV in 6 provinces Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan and Lam Dong.
After 14 years of broadcasting VTV Phu Yen, from 1 January 2016, VTV Phu Yen, with VTV Hue and VTV Da Nang merged into VTV8. In 2018, VTV established a Vietnamese Media Center at Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, replacing the VTV Phu Yen ago.

## Airtime duration
### VTV Da Nang

Daily:
* 2004 – 2010: 06h00 – 23h00.

### VTV Phu Yen

* July – October 1989: 07h00 – 10:00, 12h00 – 15:00, 20h00 – 24h00
* October 1989: 06:00–08:00, 10:00–12:00, 14:00–16:00, 18:00–20:00, 22:00
* February 3, 1991 – August 10, 1999: Aired daily from 18:00–23:00.
* From August 10, 1999: 08:00–12:00, 18:00–23:00.
* 2004 – 2010: 10:00–13:30, 17:00–23:00.