List of television stations in Indonesia
This is a list of television stations in Indonesia. For 27 years, Indonesians could only watch one television channel, TVRI. In 1989 the government finally allowed RCTI to broadcast as the first private television station in Indonesia, although only people who have a satellite dish and decoder could watch.
National networks and channels
Free-to-air
Terrestrial television networks and stations in Indonesia can be received by either using a UHF/VHF antenna or free-to-air satellite dish.Terrestrial
Public
is the sole national public television network in Indonesia.Name | Launch date | Genre | Former name | Digital-only |
TVRI | General | No | ||
TVRI Kanal 3 | Culture | TVRI 3 | Yes | |
TVRI Sport HD | Sports | TVRI 4 | Yes |
Private
Since the enactment of Act No. 32 of 2002 on Broadcasting, all private terrestrial television broadcasts licences are granted only to local television stations. Any television entities that wish to broadcast nationally must affiliate with other local stations.The following lists national private television networks, sort by launch date and ownership. Some networks digital broadcast only covers several cities.
- Major networks
Name | Owner | Launch date | Genre | Former name | Digital-only |
RCTI | MNC Media | General | No | ||
MNCTV | MNC Media | General | TPI | No | |
GTV | MNC Media | General | Global TV | No | |
iNews | MNC Media | News-oriented | SUN TV Sindo TV iNews TV | No | |
SCTV | Surya Citra Media | General | No | ||
Indosiar | Surya Citra Media | General | No | ||
O Channel | Elang Mahkota Teknologi | Lifestyle | No | ||
ANTV | Visi Media Asia / Intermedia Capital | General | ANteve | No | |
tvOne | Visi Media Asia | News-oriented | Lativi | No | |
MetroTV | Media Group | News | No | ||
Magna Channel | Media Group | Lifestyle | Magna TV | Yes | |
Trans TV | Trans Media | General | No | ||
Trans7 | Trans Media | General | TV7 | No | |
TempoTV | Tempo Media Group | News | Yes | ||
Kompas TV | Kompas Gramedia | News-oriented | No | ||
Inspira TV | Global Garda Media | General | Yes | ||
KTI | Global Garda Media | Entertainment | Yes | ||
RTV | Rajawali Corpora / Mayapada Group | General | B-Channel | No | |
MYTV | Mayapada Group | Women | Banten TV INTV | No | |
NET. | Net Visi Media | General | Spacetoon | No | |
Jawa Pos TV | Jawa Pos Group | News | JPMC | No | |
Nusantara TV | NT Corp | General | Yes |
- Minor networks
Name | Owner | Launch date | Genre | Type | Former name | Analog | Digital |
DAAI TV | Yayasan Buddha Tzu Chi Indonesia | Religion | Non-commercial | Yes | No | ||
tvMu | Muhammadiyah | Religion | Non-commercial | No | Yes | ||
BeritaSatu | BeritaSatu Media Holdings | News | Commercial | Q Channel QTV | No | Yes | |
BeritaSatu World | BeritaSatu Media Holdings | News | Commercial | No | Yes | ||
CNN Indonesia | Trans Media / WarnerMedia | News | Commercial | No | Yes | ||
CNBC Indonesia | Trans Media / NBCUniversal | Business news | Commercial | No | Yes |
Satellite
Public and government
Private
Pay channels
General
The following list are channels intended for Indonesian market and available in more than one pay provider.The following list are channels available exclusively in one pay provider or more than one provider in the same ownership.
Television stations by province
Due to the unclear distinction of 'television network', 'local bureau' of a television network, and 'local television station' in practice, the lists below only includes TVRI stations, independent stations, and stations affiliated with one of the networks formed after the Broadcasting Act signed into law while still retaining their original name. Channels are in analog.North Sumatra
- Medan
Ch. | Name | Network |
47 | TVRI Sumatera Utara | TVRI |
57 | Berita TV | Independent/STTV |
- Sinjai
Ch. | Name | Network |
51 | Sinjai TV | Independent |
Jakarta
West Java
- Bandung
Ch. | Name | Network |
21 | BCTV | CTV Network |
24 | Garuda Vision | O Channel |
26 | iChannel | BeritaSatu |
28 | PJTV | Jawa Pos TV |
38 | Bandung TV | Indonesia Network |
40 | TVRI Jawa Barat | TVRI |
60 | MQTV | Independent |
Special Region of Yogyakarta
East Java
- Surabaya
Ch. | Name | Network |
26 | TVRI Jawa Timur | TVRI |
36 | SBO TV | Independent |
42 | TV9 Nusantara | Independent |
44 | Surabaya TV | Indonesia Network |
46 | BBS TV | Independent |
60 | JTV | JTV /Jawa Pos TV |
- Batu
Ch. | Name | Network |
32 | Agropolitan TV | Independent |
48 | Batu TV | Independent |
- Malang
Ch. | Name | Network |
26 | Dhamma TV | Independent |
34 | JTV Malang | JTV/Jawa Pos TV |
42 | TVRI Jawa Timur | TVRI |
50 | Malang TV | Independent |
54 | Gajayana TV | Independent |
57 | UBTV | Independent |
60 | Arema TV | Independent |
- Sidoarjo
Bali
- Denpasar
Ch. | Name | Network |
29 | TVRI Bali | TVRI |
49 | Bali TV | Indonesia Network |
- Singaraja
South Sulawesi
- Makassar
Ch. | Name | Network |
31 | Celebes TV | Independent |
37 | TVRI Sulawesi Selatan | TVRI |
49 | Fajar TV | Jawa Pos TV |
- Parepare
North Sulawesi
- Manado
Ch. | Name | Network |
45 | TVRI Sulawesi Utara | TVRI |
50 | GOTV | Independent |
53 | Kawanua TV | Jawa Pos TV |
55 | Manado TV | BeritaSatu |
58 | CTV Manado | CTV Network |
- Tomohon
Papua
- Jayapura
Ch. | Name | Network |
26 | Jaya TV | Top TV Papua |
? | TVRI Papua | TVRI |