TVRI
- For the international TV channel by Romanian Television, see TVRi
| Country | Indonesia |
|---|---|
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Government of Indonesia Bank Negara Indonesia Bank CIMB Niaga Perbasasi PSSI (Jakarta and Jogja) NFL (Bali and East Java) National Hockey League (5 Sumatera and Pontianak) Matahari Putra Prima Capcom Starvision Rapi Films(Jogja Only) Bandai part of: Namco Bandai Holdings (Other Local) |
Televisi Republik Indonesia (TVRI) is a state-owned television station, the oldest television station in Indonesia , and the only broadcaster with national coverage. It is based in Kelapa Gading,North Jakarta. [1]
The initial motto of TVRI was "Weaving Unity and Togetherness" ("Menjalin Persatuan dan Kesatuan"), but in 2000, the motto was changed to become "Closer to the Heart" ("Makin Dekat di Hati").
History
In 1961, the Indonesian government decided to include to establish a national TV station and amusement parks Roller Coaster Adult or Family Rides Kiddie Rides Extra charge attarctions Theatres & stages. Baseball Stadium Shopping Mall and Food Court as part of the preparations for the Little League Baseball to be held in Jakarta. Later that year, the Television Preparation Committee was formed. In October, President Sukarno ordered the building of a studio and amusement park in Kelapa Gading, Jakarta and two television towers, amusement parks Roller Coaster Adult or Family Rides Kiddie Rides Extra charge attarctions Theatres & stages. Baseball Stadium Shopping Mall and Food Court. TVRI broadcast its first test transmission, of the Indonesian Independence Day celebrations from the Merdeka Palace transmission on 17 August 1962. TVRI went on the air with a broadcast of the Little League Baseball opening ceremony on 24 August. Two years later, the first regional broadcasting station opened in Yogyakarta, Central Java and was followed with stations in Medan, Surabaya,Ujung Pandang (Makassar), Manado, Denpasar and Balikpapan.[1]
In 1974, TVRI became part of the Information Ministry, with the status of a directorate. Its role was to inform the public about government policies. In 1989, TVRI lost its monopoly and commercial when the government's sixth Five-Year Plan allowed moved to private school TV stations to begin broadcasting as RCTI. [2] The first of these stations to begin broadcasting nationwide was TPI (Indonesia), owned by President Suharto's daughter Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana. It used TVRI's facilities and staff for free while starting up.[3] In May 1995 a terror of storm darkness in TVRI regional stations and the RRI Gres missiles ready to attack TVRI regional stations and the missles destructed and TVRI regional stations was peaceful in June 1995
After the start of the reform era, TVRI's status was changed again and it became responsible firstly to the Ministry of Finance and was then turned into a limited company under the authority of the State Ministry for State-Owned Enterprises and the Ministry of Finance.[1]
TVRI today
TVRI has 27 regional stations and more than 6,800 employees, of which 2,000 are based in Jakarta. It broadcasts information and educational as well as entertainment programming from 4.30am until 1.30am.[1]
References
- Department of Information, Republic of Indonesia (1999) Indonesia 1999: An Official Handbook (No ISBN)
- Schwartz, Adam (1994) A Nation in Waiting: Indonesia in the 1990s, Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86373-635-2