Kompas TV East Java ( id, Kompas TV Jawa Timur) (formerly BCTV and Kompas TV Surabaya) is a regional branch of
Kompas TV, based in
Surabaya
Surabaya ( jv, ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ or jv, ꦯꦹꦫꦨꦪ; ; ) is the capital city of the Provinces of Indonesia, Indonesian province of East Java and the List of Indonesian cities by population, second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. L ...
. Its studios and transmitter are located in Jl. Dukuh Kupang Barat 109/129
Surabaya
Surabaya ( jv, ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ or jv, ꦯꦹꦫꦨꦪ; ; ) is the capital city of the Provinces of Indonesia, Indonesian province of East Java and the List of Indonesian cities by population, second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. L ...
,
East Java.
History
BC Channel was its name during broadcast tests. It was launched under the name BCTV (an abbreviation of ''Business Channel Televisi'') on 7 July 2009 by PT Oxcy, an advertising agency at Surabaya.
This station broadcast on channel 40 UHF, later on 29 UHF. It was intended for its broadcast coverage to gradually include Surabaya,
Sidoarjo
Sidoarjo Regency ( jv, ꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦱꦶꦢꦲꦂꦗ, Kabupatèn Sidaharja) is a regency in East Java, Indonesia. It is bordered by Surabaya city and Gresik Regency to the north, by Pasuruan Regency to the south, by Mojokerto Regency ...
,
Gresik,
Lamongan,
Pasuruan, Kamal,
Bangkalan
Bangkalan is a town on the western coast of Madura Island in Indonesia, the government seat of the Bangkalan Regency.
Tourism
Mount Jaddih is 10 kilometres from Bangkalan and can be accessed by a motorcycle to the mountain top to see Bangkalan ...
, and
Probolinggo.
After 2 years, profits were not achieved. Operational costs could not be covered by advertising revenues. Because of this, according to the claim of Bambang Purwadi, BCTV opted to cooperate with
Kompas Gramedia Group. Bambang Purwadi denied that KG had taken over BCTV's shares.
After the absorption of BCTV into the Kompas TV network, its name changed to Kompas TV Surabaya on 5 November 2012, and to Kompas TV East Java on 20 October 2017. The name only shows in regional programming.
Coverage area
Kompas TV Jawa Timur broadcast in the region of
Surabaya
Surabaya ( jv, ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ or jv, ꦯꦹꦫꦨꦪ; ; ) is the capital city of the Provinces of Indonesia, Indonesian province of East Java and the List of Indonesian cities by population, second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. L ...
,
Sidoarjo
Sidoarjo Regency ( jv, ꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦱꦶꦢꦲꦂꦗ, Kabupatèn Sidaharja) is a regency in East Java, Indonesia. It is bordered by Surabaya city and Gresik Regency to the north, by Pasuruan Regency to the south, by Mojokerto Regency ...
,
Gresik,
Lamongan,
Pasuruan, Kamal and
Bangkalan
Bangkalan is a town on the western coast of Madura Island in Indonesia, the government seat of the Bangkalan Regency.
Tourism
Mount Jaddih is 10 kilometres from Bangkalan and can be accessed by a motorcycle to the mountain top to see Bangkalan ...
.
Programs
* Kompas Jawa Timur (Compass East Java)
* Kompas Jatim Sepekan
* Kompas Nusantara
* Sapa Jatim
* Peluang Emas
* Bingkai Hati
* Sentuhan Hati
Previous programs
* 1001 Surabaya
* Sebelah Mata (Eleven Eyes)
* Stasiun Komedi (Comedy Station)
* I Love Surabaya
* I Love Jatim
References
External links
*
Kompas TV
Television stations in Indonesia
Television channels and stations established in 2009
Mass media in Surabaya
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