The Voice of Vietnam is testing Digital Radio Mondiale digital radio on medium wave (675 kHZ) during the month of April from a transmitter situated 30 kilometers outside Hanoi.
During the initial trials, which took place on April 16 and 17, the public–service media house successfully broadcast content and data of its three channels — VOV1, VOV2 and VOV3 — on a single frequency.
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VOV is now readying for a second set of test transmissions, slated for April 24 and 25 from 5 p.m.–7 p.m. UTC. The broadcasts are expected to cover an area of more than 200 kilometers.
