TVRI (also referred to as TVRI Nasional, TVRI Siaran Nasional, or Kanal 1 TVRI Nasional, formerly also known as TVRI Stasiun Pusat Jakarta) is the main national

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owned by LPP Televisi Republik Indonesia (TVRI). The channel began broadcasting on 24 August 1962, making it the first television station in Indonesia. The channel was also the only television channel choice in Indonesia until 1989, when Programa Dua TVRI (now

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) in Jakarta broadcast separately from TVRI and private television stations began broadcasting. TVRI is networked with regional TVRI stations on analog broadcasts (except

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and its surroundings), but broadcasts fully and independent from regional stations on digital broadcasts. The channel is available on

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(both analog and digital, with analog broadcast to be shut down in 2022),

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, and most of

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providers, as well as on ''TVRI Klik'' streaming service.

History

As a preparation towards the fourth Asian Games in 1962, the Indonesian government intends to establish a television station in Indonesia. On July 25, 1961, the Indonesian Minister of Information issued Ministerial Decree No. 20/SK/M/1961 regarding the formation of the Television Preparation Committee (P2T). TVRI began its trial broadcast with the 17th

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ceremony on 17 August 1962. The event was broadcast from the courtyard of the

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in Jakarta, in black-and-white format and supported by a 100W backup transmitter. On 24 August, TVRI officially aired for the first time with a live broadcast of the 1962 Asian Games opening ceremony from

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. After the concluding of the games, TVRI was closed for some time until it aired again on 11 October 1962. TVRI began broadcasting advertisements on television starting 1 March 1963. In 1965 TVRI Yogyakarta was inaugurated in

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, signalling the establishment of regional TVRI stations in following years which gradually expanded the reach of TVRI central broadcast. With the launch of Palapa satellite in 1976, TVRI could easily reach all parts of Indonesia. This is reinforced by the "mobile production station" (''Stasiun Produksi Keliling'') which was formed gradually starting in 1977 in several provincial capitals. In the 1960s, TVRI only broadcast at the evening. Until 1969, TVRI only broadcast 4.5 hours on Sunday nights. However, in the following decades, TVRI added broadcast hours to the afternoon. The morning and afternoon broadcast is then presented only on Sundays, as well as on national holidays and state events. On 1 January 1983, TVRI launched Programa Dua TVRI (now TVRI Jakarta) TVRI officially launched TVRI Programa 2 in Jakarta, which was originally a channel that only broadcast news programs in

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. Starting in 1989, Programa 2 programs began to be developed to be more suitable for the Jakarta public, thus starting to undermine TVRI's central broadcast monopoly on television broadcasts.Tvri siap buka empat programa 2
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about four months later. On 23 January 1991, another private television network TPI (now

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) on daytime, as a partnership between TVRI and the Ministry of National Education (currently

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). The relay stopped in the early 2010s. As the

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urging the government to appeal Indonesians to "work, study, and pray at home", the Ministry of Education and Culture renewed again its partnership with TVRI, this time to broadcast educational programming on a dedicated block on the TVRI network starting 13 April 2020 to 30 March 2021. Titled ''

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'', the block consists of kids program '' Jalan Sesama'' for young children, instructional programming for elementary and high school students, and a parenting program on weekdays; as well as national movies at several weeknights and children, talkshow, and documentary programs at weekends. Until early 2021, TVRI broadcasts roughly 20–21 hours a day from 4am to midnight WIB on the next day and 21.5 hours during the month of

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, making TVRI one of the few national television networks that does not broadcast 24 hours a day. Starting mid-April 2021 (coinciding with the beginning of Ramadan), TVRI start broadcasting throughout the day for 24 hours, later by the end of the same month, TVRI now broadcasts in 16:9 (previously in 4:3).

Broadcast coverage

As of 2022, TVRI has had 361 transmission stations (of which 129 are digital transmission stations), which are claimed to be able to reach up to 78.2% of Indonesian audiences. This makes TVRI a channel with the widest reach of any other television network in Indonesia. These transmission stations are managed by 32 regional TVRI stations throughout the country.

Programming

TVRI broadcasts a variety of programming, ranging from news, information, entertainment, sports, to children programming for 24 hours a day. Its current flagship news program is ''

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'', aired four times a day in the morning, noon, afternoon, and the evening. ''Klik Indonesia'' is a continuation of TVRI's main news program that started in the 1960s, thus inherit the oldest news program in Indonesia. Other news programs include the world news program ''

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'', broadcast almost continuously since 1978, and English-language ''

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''. Past programs include the Indonesian legendary children programming '' Si Unyil'', and '' Berpacu dalam Melodi'' game show (from 1988 until 1998).

Presenters

Current

* Ardianto Wijaya Kusuma * Herdina Suherdi * Lenny Hadiawati * Oki Satrial (also hosts sports magazine events) * Pamela Safdia * Natasya Paruntu * Adi priyatmoko * Nurul Jamilah * Fitria Herbiyanti * Yoga Pratama * Robitho Hamdani * Sesko Satrio * Lorenzo Mukuan (also hosts magazine events and live sports events) * Jessy Wong * Sophia Fanumbi Ongge * Dewinta Kailola * Muhhamad Robitho Hamdani * Rizky Ikra Negara * Norma Novicka * Kamila Aswan (also hosts magazine shows and features) * Nirma Ramadhania * Maya Karim (also hosts sports magazine events) * Happy Goeritman * Iwan Chandra Lamisi * Rahmat Idris * Andin Wijaya (also hosts sports magazine events) * Tengku Fajri * Mar'atun Mardiyah * Silkania Swarizona * Anggi Dwijaya (also hosts magazine events and live sports events) * Regina Valeria Putri (also hosts magazine events and live sports events) * Anisa Larasati * Intan Destia * Vidya Franciska * Yunita Monim * Imam Priyono * Fristian Griec (Forum Fristian)

Former

* Sambas Mangundikarta (deceased) *

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Main Directors

* M. Arief (1962-1968) * Sumadi (1968-1971) * Kadiono (1971-1975) * Moh.Noerdin Soepomo (1975-1980) * Subrata (1980-1983) * M. Arifin (1983-1985) * Alex Leo Zulkarnain (1985-1987) * Ishadi SK (1987-1992) * Abdul Aziz Hussein (1992-1998) * Chairul Zen (1998-2001) * Sumita Tobing (2001-2003) * Hari Sulistyono (2003-2004) * Yazirwan Uyun (2004-2006) * IGN Arsana (2006-2009) * Hariono (2009-2010) * Immas Sunarya (2010-2012) * Farhat Syukri (2012-2013) * Tribowo Kriswinarso (2013-2014) * Iskandar Achmad (2014-2017) * Helmy Yahya (2017-2019) * Supriyono (2019-2020) * Imam Brotoseno (2020-present)

References

External links

* {{TV Providers in Indonesia TVRI Television stations in Indonesia Television channels and stations established in 1962 1962 establishments in Indonesia

History

Broadcast coverage

Programming

Presenters

Current

Former

Main Directors

See also

References

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