Mass media in Indonesia
Media freedom in Indonesia increased considerably after the end of President Suharto's rule, during which the now-defunct Ministry of Information monitored and controlled domestic media and restricted foreign media.
The television market has expanded to include some 10 national commercial networks, which compete with public TVRI. Some provinces also operate their own stations.
Private radio stations carry their own news bulletins and foreign broadcasters can supply programmes. The radio dial is crowded, with scores of stations on the air in Jakarta alone.
In 2003 the authorities reported that more than 2,000 illegal TV and radio stations were broadcasting across the country. The government urged them to apply for licences, or face closure.
Press
- The Jakarta Post - English
- Kompas - mass-circulation daily - Indonesian
- Media Indonesia - mass-circulation daily - Indonesian
- Koran Tempo - mass-circulation daily - Indonesian
- Bisnis Indonesia - business daily - Indonesian
- Republika - mass-circulation daily, Islamic - Indonesian
- Rakyat Merdeka - mass-circulation daily, political news, nationalist - Indonesian
Several leading Indonesian newspaper such as Kompas can be obtained at digital newspaper printing services in several foreign countries. Some large newspapers also use remote digital printing to solve the distribution problems in remote areas in Indonesia.
Radio
- Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI) - public, operates six national networks, regional and local stations, external service Voice of Indonesia
Since 2006, there are several Digital radio stations in Jakarta and Surabaya, based on Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) and Hybrid HD-Radio (In-band On Channel/IBOC).
Television
- Televisi Republik Indonesia (TVRI) - public - Indonesian & English
- Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia (RCTI) - private, owned by PT Media Nusantara Citra, a Bimantara company - Indonesian
- TPI - private, owned by PT Media Nusantara Citra, a Bimantara company - Indonesian
- Surya Citra Televisi (SCTV) - private, owned by PT Surya Citra Media, Tbk, a public company listed on Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) - Indonesian
- Indosiar Visual Mandiri (Indosiar) - private, owned by PT Indosiar Karya Media, Tbk, a public company listed on Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX)
- Star Andalas Televisi (Star antv) - private, owned by STAR TV - Indonesian
- Media Televisi Indonesia (Metro TV) - private, news, owned by Media Group - Indonesian, English & Mandarin
- Televisi Transformasi Indonesia (Trans TV) - private, owned by PT Para Inti Investindo (Para Group) - Indonesian
- Duta Visual Nusantara Tivi Tujuh (TV7) - private, owned by Kompas-Gramedia Group - Indonesian
- Lativi Media Karya (Lativi) - private - Indonesian
- Global Informasi Bermutu (Global TV) - private, owned by PT Media Nusantara Citra, a Bimantara company - Indonesian
- Q TV - privately owned by PT Jaring Data Interaktif.
On 2006, there is a trial transmission of digital TV (DVB-T) by state owned TVRI TV station in Jakarta. At the end of 2006, there are several digital TV broadcasting DVB-H through wireless 3G cellular phone networks in Indonesia. Digital Cable PayTV transmission service through fibre optic is available in Bekasi, near Jakarta and several apartments in Jakarta. Digital Satellite PayTV transmission services (DVB-S) are available throughout Indonesia.
News agency
- ANTARA - Indonesian and English
