BTV, formerly known as Q Channel, QTV and BeritaSatu (literally translated as ''NewsOne'') is an Indonesian digital

free-to-air Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscripti ...

news network owned by B Universe. The channel is the first Indonesia-based pay television channel.

History

BTV was launched in 1998 as Q Channel (an abbreviation of Quick Channel) by PT Jaring Data Interaktif which was owned by one of

RCTI RCTI (''Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia'') is a West Jakarta-based Indonesian free-to-air television network. It is best known for its soap operas, celebrity bulletins, news, and sports programmes. It was first launched in 1989, origina ...

and SCTV executive,

Peter F. Gontha Peter Frans Gontha (born 4 May 1948 in Semarang, Indonesia) is an Indonesian businessman, commercial television pioneer, and jazz musician. He served as Indonesian ambassador to Poland from October 2014 to January 2019. Early life and education G ...

. The first program to be held was ''Q Inspiration''. Much of the channel's programming is targeted towards Indonesian executives and the influential upper income segment of society. Aimed at decision makers, the channel mostly features talk shows and infotainment programs related to business, economy, politics, lifestyle, and entertainment. On 15 September 2005, the channel name has been changed to QTV. On 1 September 2011, QTV transformed into BeritaSatu, with became a news channel. The launch was officially held on 3 September 2011.Lippo's News Channel Launched
The transformation making the channel competes with terrestrial news networks at the time Metro TV and tvOne as well as news networks that came later. On 11 October 2022 at 09.53 WIB, BeritaSatu officially changed its name to BTV after the inauguration of the Investor Daily Summit 2022 by Indonesian President Joko Widodo.

Frequencies

As of 2009, there was 18 local stations partnering with QTV. * Banda Aceh - 52 UHF * Jakarta - 24 UHF (via BSTV Jakarta) *

Kendari Kendari is the capital city of the Indonesian province of Southeast Sulawesi. With a population of 345,107 according to the 2020 census, it is the most populous city in the province, and the fourth most on Sulawesi. The city covers an area of , ...

- 65 UHF *

Sumatera Utara North Sumatra ( id, Sumatra Utara) is a province of Indonesia located on the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Medan. North Sumatra is Indonesia's fourth most populous province after West Java, East Java and ...

- 51 UHF (via Medan Satu via BeritaSatu TV Medan) * Bandung - 25 (via I Channel) *

Solo Solo or SOLO may refer to: Arts and entertainment Comics * ''Solo'' (DC Comics), a DC comics series * Solo, a 1996 mini-series from Dark Horse Comics Characters * Han Solo, a ''Star Wars'' character * Jacen Solo, a Jedi in the non-canonical ''S ...

- 45 UHF *

Banjarmasin ) , translit_lang1 = Other , translit_lang1_type1 = Jawi , translit_lang1_info1 = بنجر ماسين , settlement_type = City , motto = ''Kayuh Baimbai'' ( Banjare ...

- 26 UHF (via Duta TV) *

Bengkulu Bengkulu is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the southwest coast of Sumatra. It was formed on 18 November 1968 by separating out the former Bencoolen Residency area from the province of South Sumatra under Law No. 9 of 1967 and was fi ...

- 51 UHF * Surabaya - 45 UHF * Bali - 51 UHF *

Yogyakarta Yogyakarta (; jv, ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ ; pey, Jogjakarta) is the capital city of Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, in the south-central part of the island of Java. As the only Indonesian royal city still ruled by a monarchy, ...

- 51 UHF *

Gorontalo Gorontalo ( Gorontaloan: ''Hulontalo'') is a province of Indonesia on the island of Sulawesi. Located on the Minahasa Peninsula, Gorontalo was formerly part of the province of North Sulawesi until its inauguration as a separate province on 5 D ...

- 43 UHF *

Manado Manado () is the capital city of the Indonesian province of North Sulawesi. It is the second largest city in Sulawesi after Makassar, with the 2020 Census giving a population of 451,916 distributed over a land area of 162.53 km2.Badan Pusa ...

- 55 UHF (via Manado TV) *

Palu Palu, which is officially known as the City of Palu ( Indonesian: ''Kota Palu''), is the capital and largest city of Central Sulawesi. Palu is located on the northwestern coast of Sulawesi and borders Donggala Regency to the north and west, Par ...

- 67 UHF * Mamuju - 59 UHF *

Lampung Lampung ( Lampung: ), officially the Province of Lampung ( id, Provinsi Lampung) is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the southern tip of the island of Sumatra. It has a short border with the province of Bengkulu to the northwest, and ...

- 59 UHF * Makassar 61 UHF *

Padang Padang () is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of West Sumatra. With a Census population of 1,015,000 as of 2022, it is the 16th most populous city in Indonesia and the most populous city on the west coast of Sumatra. Th ...

- 55 UHF *

Batam Batam is the largest city in the province of Riau Islands, Indonesia. The city administrative area covers three main islands of Batam, Rempang, and Galang (collectively called Barelang), as well as several small islands. Batam Island is the c ...

- 28 UHF *

Ambon Ambon may refer to: Places * Ambon Island, an island in Indonesia ** Ambon, Maluku, a city on Ambon Island, the capital of Maluku province ** Governorate of Ambon, a colony of the Dutch East India Company from 1605 to 1796 * Ambon, Morbihan, a c ...

- 39 UHF * Pangkalpinang - 67 UHF *

Kupang Kupang ( id, Kota Kupang, ), formerly known as Koepang, is the capital of the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara. At the 2020 C ensus, it had a population of 442,758; the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 455,850. It is the largest ci ...

- 67 UHF * Mataram - 59 UHF * Semarang - 55 UHF * Jayapura - 69 UHF-->

Programming

BeritaSatu BTV, formerly known as Q Channel, QTV and BeritaSatu (literally translated as ''NewsOne'') is an Indonesian digital free-to-air news network owned by B Universe. The channel is the first Indonesia-based pay television channel. History BTV w ...

** BeritaSatu Pagi ** BeritaSatu Siang ** BeritaSatu Sore ** BeritaSatu Prime ** BeritaSatu Malam ** BeritaSatu Terkini ** BeritaSatu Breaking News ** BeritaSatu Spesial * Asal Usul * Figur Publik * Di Balik Kisah * Jendela Dunia * Saksi Mata * Lunch Talk * Berita Viral *

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* Kasih Paham * Obrolan Malam Fristian and Friends * Jalan Dakwah Gus Mitfah * Indekos * CLBK (Cak Lontong Blak-Blakan) * Ujung-ujungnya Dangdut * 30 Minutes with... * 60 Minutes with... * Film Pendek Indonesia

Presenters

Current

* Bunaya Saifudin * Budhius S Pilang * Christian Reinaldo (former

Trans TV Trans TV is an Indonesian free-to-air television network based in South Jakarta that was launched on December 15, 2001 and owned by Chairul Tanjung. Programming consists of newscasts, movies, drama series, variety shows, quiz shows, and childre ...

) * Agung Hardiansyah (former

Indosiar PT Indosiar Visual Mandiri, commonly known as Indosiar, is an Indonesian over-the-air television network. It broadcasts nationwide on UHF and can be received throughout the Indonesian archipelago on analog PAL television sets, established on ...

and GTV anchor) * Ahmad Murody * Rike Amru * Ariana Herawati * Ellyza Hasan * Tascha Liudmila (former

MetroTV Metro TV is an Indonesian free-to-air television news network based in West Jakarta. It was established on 25 November 2000 and now has over 52 relay stations all over the country. It is owned by Surya Paloh who also owns the ''Media Indonesi ...

) * Rudy Andanu * Valerina Daniel (former SCTV) * Indri Sukardi * Carlos Michael * Rima Safira * Ira Syarif * Dora Edward * Louisa Kusnandar * Donny de Keizer * Sakti Fajar * Isabella Fawzi * Andra Lesmana * Wicky Adrian * Chakry Miller * Julita Telaumbanua * Nastiti Lestari * Poppy Zeidra * Pramadhika Samudera * Rolando Sambuaga * Tezar Aditya * Yassirni Syarifah * Fristian Griec (former

, RTV,

Kompas TV Kompas TV is a national terrestrial private news television network in Indonesia. It is owned by the KG Media unit of Kompas Gramedia Group and is named after its flagship property, the ''Kompas'' daily newspaper. Kompas TV was founded in ar ...

TVRI TVRI (, Television of the Republic of Indonesia), legally ( Public Broadcasting Institution Television of the Republic of Indonesia) is a public television network and the oldest television network in Indonesia. Its national headquarters is i ...

)

Former

* Ade Mulya * Amie Ardhini * Anggi Pasaribu * Bima Marzuki * Francisca Rathy * Olivia Marzuki (now at CNA) * Tengku Fiola * Winda Irawan * Kenia Gusnaeni (now at RTV) * Diaz Kaslina * Nova Rini * Ratu Nabilla (now at

MNC News MNC Vision (legally PT MNC Sky Vision Tbk, formerly Indovision) is an Indonesian subscription-based direct broadcast satellite (DBS) or ''direct-to-home'' satellite television and satellite radio, radio service initially in Indonesia. Currently o ...

) * Fitri Megantara (now at

) * Nunung Setiyani * Cynthia Rompas (now at

) * Awis Mranani * Anie Rahmi * Veronica Moniaga * Amanda Cininta * Kanty Widjaja * Kevin Egan (now at

)

References

External links

Official website
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