Daidieu National Broadcasting (FDK) (Dieuese: 發聲傳形大趙國家) is Daidieu's state-controlled broadcaster. DNB is headquarted at the Radio Plaza in Viān King.
FDK was founded in 1929 as Radio Est-Tonkin by the French colonial empire, becoming the first radio station in Daidieu. After Daidieu gained independence in 1946, the radio stations were unified into a network known as Daidieu National Radio (DNR). On 7 February 1965, TV transmissions started, and it renamed to Daidieu National Broadcasting.
FDK owns and operates several radio and television stations in Daidieu. As of 2020, FDK runs 8 national, 1 international, and 25 prefectural radio stations.
History[]
Since 1928, the government of French Indochina wanted to link the protectorates of by radio. Prior to Daidieuese independence, Kinh were banned from owning radio receivers in fear of independence movements, and on 2 November 1929, Pierre Marie Antoine Pasquier founded Radio Est-Tonkin, using equipment from Metropolitan France.
After the independence of Daidieu in 1946, all radio stations, including Radio Est-Tonkin were merged into a network called Daidieu National Radio. It was now under control of the Daidieu government. Television tests began in December 1959, and on 7 February 1965, DNR commenced its television broadcasting, and renamed itself to Daidieu National Broadcasting (FDK), broadcasting from 09:00 to 21:00. The first broadcast was the national anthem of Sohainesia. By 1967, 98% of Dieuese owned a television set. On January 1, 1968, FDK began broadcasting in English and French.
After the coup d'etat on 22 November 1972, journalistic standards dropped, communist propaganda made by Kim Nàu Szì and Tôn Đức Thắng of North Vietnam was in place. It began a hostile takeover of South Asian Broadcasting Corporation in 1974 and renamed the channel to FDK-TV2. Colour television was introduced on 30 June 1977, adopting the French SECAM standard.
Two new channels, FDK TV-2 (sports and entertainment) and FDK TV-3 (education) were launched on 1 June 1985, and it switched to the PAL standard in 1989.
In addition to the three existing channels, FDK TV-4 (international) was launched on 30 November 1990, and began to broadcast 24 hours a day. FDK rebranded in 2004 to celebrate 75 years since its foundation, and it renamed its channels to FDK Television, FDK Entertainment, FDK Educational, and FDK International in 2005.
Digital TV transmissions began on 15 June 2004, adopting the Chinese DTMB standard. In 2017, RDK announced that analog signals will be terminated by 31 December 2019.
As of 2021, FDK has offices in Ńwien King, Kim Ku, Ving Hwa, Hanoi, Hue, Saigon, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Taipei, Beijing, Tokyo, Osaka, Tseng City, Huanzhou, Shanghai, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, and Jakarta.
Services[]
News[]
FDK News is the largest broadcast newsgathering operation in Daidieu. It offers services to FDK radio. FDK News is available in Dieuese, Vietnamese, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Korean, Japanese, Thai, Malay, Indonesian, Hindi, Tamil, Arabic, Russian, Polish, English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Portuguese, and Italian.
Radio[]
FDK owns and operates several radio and television stations in Daidieu. They could be broadcast on either AM or FM.
- FDK Radio 1 – Domestic news and current affairs, and elections. Available on 797 AM and 94.8 FM.
- FDK Radio 2 – Sports, culture, entertainment, drama. Available on 1089 AM and 87.3 FM.
- FDK Radio 3 – Educational programming. Available on 1125 AM and 100.8 FM.
- FDK Radio 4 – International service and foriegn news. Available in Daidieu on 1548 AM and 103.2 FM.
Television[]
Main article: List of Daidieu National Broadcasting channels Main ones are:
- FDK Television
- FDK Sports and Entertainment
- FDK Educational
- FDK International