Over the past 66 years, Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) has become a source of important information and a reliable friend of people in the Central Highlands.
Despite being located more than 60 km from the centre of Pleiku city and 1,500 km from Hanoi, people in the border district of Duc Co can still receive updated information through VOV channels.
VOV not only covers domestic and international developments but also presents exemplary role models in various fields from which they can learn and follow. With a small radio set Le Thi Hoa, a farmer in La Tuc commune, can tune into every broadcast even when she is very busy at work. oa says, “VOV keeps her updated on news and current affairs. It provides her and other farmers in the central highlands with useful information about agriculture and rural development.”La Pa district in Gia Lai province has a population of 50,000, more than 70 percent of them are ethnic minorities, mostly illiterate and poor. Therefore, they find it very difficult to access information through the internet and print media.For a lack of personal audiovisual equipment, all hamlets and villages in the province have installed PA systems to inform residents about the Party and State’s policies and guidelines.Na H’Ne, a resident of J’rai ethnic minority in La Pa district, says listening to VOV has become popular in remote areas as they find its broadcasts in their own languages very informative and interesting.Siu Thu, a woman from the Ba Nah ethnic minority residing in Dak Doa district says, “VOV is a reliable friend of local people and everyone likes to listen to VOV broadcasts in ethnic languages.”Ngo Sy in Pleiku city says, “VOV always has a place in the hearts of Central Highlanders apart from newspaper, television and the internet.”“I have loved VOV since the resistance war against the US. At the time, I spent much time tuning in to its broadcasts which I found very useful and close to listeners. For me, VOV is like a teacher who teaches me a lot of things,” he adds. With its constant efforts to provide timely and accurate information over the past 60 years, VOV has become an integral part of the ethnic minority community in the Central Highlands.
(Source : Voice of Vietnam) 
