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.
NameLaunch dateGenreFormer nameDigital-only
TVRIGeneralNo
TVRI Kanal 3CultureTVRI 3 Yes
TVRI Sport HDSportsTVRI 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.
NameOwnerLaunch dateGenreFormer nameDigital-only
RCTIMNC Media
GeneralNo
MNCTVMNC Media
GeneralTPI No
GTVMNC Media
GeneralGlobal TV No
iNewsMNC Media
News-orientedSUN TV
Sindo TV
iNews TV
No
SCTVSurya Citra Media
GeneralNo
IndosiarSurya Citra Media
GeneralNo
O ChannelElang Mahkota TeknologiLifestyleNo
ANTVVisi Media Asia / Intermedia CapitalGeneralANteve No
tvOneVisi Media AsiaNews-orientedLativi No
MetroTVMedia GroupNewsNo
Magna ChannelMedia GroupLifestyleMagna TV Yes
Trans TVTrans Media
GeneralNo
Trans7Trans Media
GeneralTV7 No
TempoTVTempo Media GroupNewsYes
Kompas TVKompas GramediaNews-orientedNo
Inspira TVGlobal Garda MediaGeneralYes
KTIGlobal Garda MediaEntertainmentYes
RTVRajawali Corpora / Mayapada GroupGeneralB-Channel No
MYTVMayapada GroupWomenBanten TV
INTV
No
NET.Net Visi Media
GeneralSpacetoon No
Jawa Pos TVJawa Pos GroupNewsJPMC No
Nusantara TVNT CorpGeneralYes

NameOwnerLaunch dateGenreTypeFormer nameAnalogDigital
DAAI TVYayasan Buddha Tzu Chi IndonesiaReligion Non-commercialYes
No
tvMuMuhammadiyahReligion Non-commercialNoYes
BeritaSatuBeritaSatu Media Holdings
NewsCommercialQ Channel
QTV
NoYes
BeritaSatu WorldBeritaSatu Media Holdings
NewsCommercialNoYes
CNN IndonesiaTrans Media / WarnerMediaNewsCommercialNoYes
CNBC IndonesiaTrans Media / NBCUniversalBusiness newsCommercialNoYes

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

Ch. NameNetwork
47TVRI Sumatera UtaraTVRI
57Berita TVIndependent/STTV

Ch. NameNetwork
51Sinjai TVIndependent

Jakarta

West Java

Ch. NameNetwork
21BCTVCTV Network
24Garuda VisionO Channel
26iChannelBeritaSatu
28PJTVJawa Pos TV
38Bandung TVIndonesia Network
40TVRI Jawa BaratTVRI
60MQTVIndependent

Special Region of Yogyakarta

East Java

Ch. NameNetwork
26TVRI Jawa TimurTVRI
36SBO TVIndependent
42TV9 NusantaraIndependent
44Surabaya TVIndonesia Network
46BBS TVIndependent
60JTVJTV /Jawa Pos TV

Ch. NameNetwork
32Agropolitan TVIndependent
48Batu TVIndependent

Ch. NameNetwork
26Dhamma TVIndependent
34JTV MalangJTV/Jawa Pos TV
42TVRI Jawa TimurTVRI
50Malang TVIndependent
54Gajayana TVIndependent
57UBTVIndependent
60Arema TVIndependent

Ch. NameNetwork
29TVRI BaliTVRI
49Bali TVIndonesia Network

Ch. NameNetwork
31Celebes TVIndependent
37TVRI Sulawesi SelatanTVRI
49Fajar TVJawa Pos TV

Ch. NameNetwork
45TVRI Sulawesi UtaraTVRI
50GOTVIndependent
53Kawanua TVJawa Pos TV
55Manado TVBeritaSatu
58CTV ManadoCTV Network

Ch. NameNetwork
26Jaya TVTop TV Papua
?TVRI PapuaTVRI