TVRI
Current logo since 29 March 2019 | |
| Type | Public television broadcaster |
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| Country | Indonesia |
| Founded | 24 August 1962 |
| TV stations | TVRI Nasional TVRI regional stations TVRI World TVRI Sport |
| Revenue | Rp137 billion (2016) |
| Headquarters | Jalan Gerbang Pemuda, Gelora, Central Jakarta |
Broadcast area | Indonesia Singapore Malaysia (partially) Papua New Guinea (partially) East Timor (partially) |
| Area | Nationwide |
Key people |
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Official website | www |
| Language | Indonesian (predominant) Regional languages (regional programming) English (TVRI World) |
TVRI (Televisi Republik Indonesia, lit. Television of the Republic of Indonesia) is an Indonesian national public television network and one of Indonesia's two national Public Broadcasting Institutions, the other being the public radio network RRI. First publicly airing in 24 August 1962, on the opening day of, and established as part of the preparations for, the 1962 Asian Games, it is the oldest television network in the country. Its national headquarters is in Gelora, Central Jakarta.
TVRI monopolized television broadcasting in Indonesia until 24 August 1989, when the first commercial television station RCTI went on the air. Alongside RRI, TVRI was converted from a state-controlled broadcaster under government department into an independent public broadcaster on 18 March 2005, becoming the first public broadcaster in the country.
TVRI currently broadcasts throughout the country with three national channels as well as 33 regional stations. As of 2020 it has 361 transmitters; making it a television network with the largest terrestrial coverage than any other network in the country. Its funding primarily comes from annual state budget approved by the parliament, advertisement, and other services.