Television channel
PT Metropolitan Televisindo
, operating as
Rajawali Televisi
(
RTV
, stylized as
rtv
) is an Indonesian television broadcaster in
Indonesia
, owned by
Rajawali Corpora
. RTV is categorised as "family television", licensed via the
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology
. Its frequency is coordinated through the Department of Transportation.
RTV aired for the first time on 1 November 2009 in
Jakarta
, originally as
B Channel
. B Channel later changed its name to RTV with the launch of Langit Rajawali on 3 May 2014.
Broadcasting 24 hours a day, RTV's programs focus on
entertainment
,
soft news
, and a variety of animation programs, ranging from
anime
,
tokusatsu
and
children's animation
.
History
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The broadcaster, originally known as B Channel, was co-founded by Sofia Koswara and
Rajawali Corpora
in 2008, at the time being relayed through a local television station in
Cikarang
, TVN (now part of RTV regional stations). In 2012, Rajawali bought Koswara's stake in B Channel. On 3 May 2014, B Channel changed its name to RTV during the
Langit Rajawali
special event.
In 2016, Mayapada Group acquired a 20% stake in RTV ownership from Rajawali. Mayapada later acquired another television network INTV (formerly Banten TV), which in 2019 was relaunched as
MYTV
.
On 30 March 2017, during a press conference, RTV announced that they would focus more on children's programmes.
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In February 2018, RTV opened a smaller studio at KidZania Jakarta.
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Broadcast coverage
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RTV broadcasts from Greater Jakarta and its surrounding areas, with digital television reaching over 26 UHF frequencies. Since August 2018, RTV is available throughout Indonesia from satellite Telkom-4 (previously from satellite Apstar 6 and Palapa D). Additionally, RTV broadcasts can be watched through subscription television packages, including
Nex Parabola
,
Transvision
,
IndiHome
,
First Media
, and
Accola Play
, in addition to RTV's transmitter network.
RTV is among the top TV networks in Indonesia.
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It currently has 44 transmission stations in 206 cities in the country. The TV is also available on other platforms, such as pay TV, online streaming, and other digital media.
Programming
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Since 2019, RTV largely broadcasts animated series. Despite this, RTV is not a
children's interest channel
.
Animation programming
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Animation programming airs from 6:00 am to 9:00 pm on daily.
News programming
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RTV airs a news programming entitled
Lensa Indonesia
which currently only airs in the morning. RTV airs criminal program entitled
10-2: Lihat, Lapor, Lacak
. Similar in style and loosely based on the United States program, America's Most Wanted, this program has helped the Indonesian authorities apprehend many criminals at large trying to escape justice. During
2014
and
2015
elections, RTV also airs
Indonesia Menentukan
before returns to broadcast in 2024 for the upcoming
presidential
and
local
elections as the part of
general
in the same year.
RTV also airs the expanded slot of short news program named
Lensa Indonesia Update
.
Sports programming
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RTV airs a sports programming entitled RTV Sports, the sports division of the RTV. In the past, the network obtained broadcasting rights for French
Ligue 1
football matches for 2 years, namely the
2012-2013
to
2013-2014
season. The network would broadcast 204 matches or 6 matches per week which would be broadcast every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday night until midnight. On 3 May 2014, RTV tried to play with sporting events, when in October 2015 the television network got the rights to broadcast the
2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup
. On 9 May 2017, RTV received broadcast rights to broadcast all matches of the
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
and 4 matches of the
2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
(semi final, third place playoff, and final matches only). Then, in 2020, RTV again broadcast live broadcasts of English second caste football matches by obtaining broadcasting rights for the EFL through collaboration with license owners
Nex Parabola
,
Vidio
and
Champions TV
for the next 2 seasons from
2020-21
to
2021-22
. RTV will broadcast 110 EFL Championship matches or 3 matches per week, both live and delayed.
Currently, the remaining sports programming on RTV only consisting
Strongman Champions League
and
Monster Knockout
.
Miscellaneous
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From 2017 to 2018, anniversary specials aired on
Pesta Sahabat
, formerly stand-alone and not-made-for-kids from 2015 to 2016. To celebrate its fifth anniversary, RTV aired
Hey Tayo
on 3 May 2019, based on the children's animated series
Tayo the Little Bus
. RTV currently also airing many
news magazines
programs, which has similar concepts with
On the Spot
on
Trans7
or
Berita Viral
on
BTV
.
RTV's old mascot
Mr. Ravi
, was replaced by
Rio
, which is depicted as a purple-colored superhero with an eagle head-like helmet; although currently its mascots are not often seen on air.
Presenters
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Current
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Former
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Slogan history
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As the B-Channel
- Inside Big City
(20 October 2008 ? 31 October 2009, during trial broadcast)
- B Inspired!
(1 November 2009 ? 31 December 2010)
- Inspirasi Keluarga Anda
(Your Family Inspiration) (1 January 2011 ? 30 September 2012)
- Inspirasi Anda
(Your Inspiration) (1 October 2012 ? 3 May 2014)
As RTV
- Untuk Indonesia
(For Indonesia) (3 May 2014 ? 1 June 2018)
- Makin Cakep
(More Cute) (1 June 2018 ? present)
Anniversary specials
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- Setahun di Langit
(2015)
- Harmoni Cinta
(2016)
- Cak3p
(Cut3, 2017)
- RTV 4 Makin Cakep
(2018)
- Sahabat Tayo
(2019)
- RTV 5 Makin Cakep: Hey Tayo
(2019)
- RTV 6 Cakepan Dirumah
(2020)
- RTV 7Agoan Kemenangan Negeri Rajawali
(2021)
- RTV Satu Dekade
(2024)
See also
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