Lao National Television (ລາວ ໂທລະພາບແຫ່ງຊາດລາວ) is a state television broadcaster under the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism of Laos. The station began broadcasting in 1983 and manages two national channels, LNTV1 and LNTV3, plus several regional outlets. The broadcaster has relied on significant foreign support, including support from Vietnam Television, which enabled the launch of Vietnamese-language news programming in September 2015. More significantly, the Chinese government funded LNTV Channel 3’s transition to high-definition broadcasting, completed in September 2019. Official statements framed the upgrade as “an important contribution to enhancing cooperation between Laos and China.”