Over the years, online radio stations have made great efforts to keep up with the media trends in the digital age and meet the public's demand for new radio enjoyment.

And most recently, radio has had a great innovation when combined with artificial intelligence made in Vietnam to bring a modern form of listening to radio through the Vietnamese virtual assistant MAIKA.

Challenges and remarkable transformations of radio in the digital age:

“This is the Voice of Vietnam, broadcasting from Hanoi, the capital of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam”… The familiar sound from the radio program has been associated with the memories of many generations of Vietnamese people. in previous decades. It can be said that the most characteristic feature in the "golden age" of radio when it was a small radio could make everyone, no matter what they are busy doing, try to watch the broadcast time of their favorite program. to listen.

In the face of the explosion of attractive audiovisual forms that can be heard anytime, anywhere, over the years, radio has made a lot of efforts to develop. That is the development of social networking channels, websites; livestream on the fanpage for the audience to interact directly with the announcer through the comment section. Radio applications on mobile phones are also focused on developing by broadcasters to bring "the whole world of radio" to listeners with just a tap on a smartphone. And most recently, radio has had a great innovation when combined with artificial intelligence made in Vietnam. Specifically, the cooperation of radio station and Vietnamese virtual assistant platform MAIKA - the "baby" of technology startup OLLI.

Applying AI to the field of broadcasting and the vision of Vietnamese technology startups

Realizing that radio has both a high value of connecting the community and being close to every Vietnamese family for a long time, OLLI has pioneered cooperation with leading radio stations in Vietnam to broadcast radio on the support platform. MAIKA Vietnamese virtual assistant.

“In any era, radio plays an important and irreplaceable role. Radio stations are not only a news channel, providing knowledge but also a rich entertainment channel for all family members. Thanks to the radio, the drivers have more companions on each long journey to reduce fatigue and sleepiness. Housewives or mothers with young children, even though they are always busy with hundreds of things, can still catch the news, keep track of health care information, by listening to the radio every day... If the TV programs satisfy the audience's eyes with vivid and intuitive images... then radio can creep into the soul's life, listen and share emotions with all listeners, especially the visually impaired, thanks to its nature. two-way interaction anytime, anywhere between broadcasters, station editors and listeners.

The more modern technology, the more lonely people are and the more they need to be shared. Radio has been doing something that not all media can do. Now, with the cooperation of radio stations with MAIKA virtual assistant platform, listeners can enjoy new, faster and more modern radios through voice interaction in Vietnamese. This experience promises to open a new "golden age" for radio in the 4.0 era. More specifically, the elderly or those with eyes that are not bright enough will not be left behind in the midst of modernity when having a Vietnamese voice-controlled radio as a friend every day," said Ta Thanh. Hai, Founding Member of OLLI, shared his vision of developing radio features on MAIKA virtual assistant platform.

Listen to radio by voice: a new, modern and time-saving experience

No need to use any operations, just give a voice command in Vietnamese, you can freely listen to the radio on OLLI MAIKA smart speaker and MAIKA app. "The whole world of radio" is at your fingertips, just call "Maika" and ask to open the radio channel you want to listen to (Example: Maika, open the traffic VOV channel").

Vietnamese virtual assistant MAIKA allows radio-loving listeners to listen online 24/7 all VOV channels and all VOH frequencies. In addition, when you have missed online broadcasts, listeners can listen to them again in podcast form with a simple command such as: "Maika, open the program "VOH's Late Night Talk", or "Maika" Hey, Open the VOV Love Window program. Besides, users can also go to the podcast section on the MAIKA app to find and listen to their favorite radio shows again.