PT Cipta Megaswara Televisi , operating as Kompas TV (English: Compass TV), is an Indonesian private terrestrial television news broadcaster. It is owned by the KG Media unit of Kompas Gramedia Group , and named after its flagship property, the Kompas daily newspaper. Kompas TV was founded in 2008 and launched on 9 September 2011 with a concert titled Simfoni Semesta Raya . Kompas TV's current slogan is "Independent, Reliable" ( Indonesian : Independen, Terpercaya ).
7-821: On 28 January 2016, Kompas TV was relaunched as a news-oriented network during the Suara Indonesia special event. Just hours before the launch of the channel in 2011, the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission announced that Kompas TV did not have a broadcasting license. In response, Kompas TV stated that the channel was merely a "content provider" and was not required to have a broadcast license because its content could be aired on regional and international channels. Kompas TV started its broadcast through local television networks in some Indonesian provinces . The local television networks initially featured 70% of local content and 30% of Kompas TV national programs, but
14-441: Is dominated by the country's structure and operations are undertaken by the government ", indicating that the broadcasting agency was subject to the government of Indonesia . Indonesia's democratization process puts the public as both owner and controller of the broadcasting sphere industry. This is because the frequencies are public property and limited in nature; their use should be for the greater public interest. This means that
21-457: The government postponed approval pending completion of its National TV Digital Broadcasting Policy. Indonesian Broadcasting Commission The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission ( Indonesian : Komisi Penyiaran Indonesia , abbreviated as KPI ) is an independent broadcasting agency in Indonesia that functions as a regulating body for broadcasting companies in the country. The commission
28-419: The majority now air national programming. Other Indonesian cities were expected to follow by establishing local stations that relay Kompas broadcasts. Since 9 September 2011, Kompas TV has been available through these pay television networks (but excluding local programs): Kompas TV can also be viewed through satellite broadcasts from Telkom-4 . PT Gramedia Nusantara proposed digital TV broadcasting, but
35-609: The media broadcasting services must perform the function of provision of information for public health. The information is varied, ranging from news, entertainment, science, etc. The healthy function of information services, as set out in Act No. 32 of 2002, is based on the principles of diversity of ownership and diversity of content . In September 2021, one of KPI employees filed a criminal case regarding sexual abuse he had received, which lasted from 2012. The KPI organize Indonesian Broadcasting Commission Awards ( Anugerah KPI ), which
42-512: The provision of Act No. 24 of 1997 on Broadcasting, but it did not came into formation. The succeeding Act No. 32 of 2002 on Broadcasting is the main basis for the establishment of the KPI. The broadcasting system is managed by an independent body free from any influence of the financiers , powerful people, and political institutions such as the government. In comparison, Section 7 of the former Act No. 24 of 1997 on Broadcasting states that " broadcasting
49-665: Was established in 2002 based on Act No. 32 of 2002 on Broadcasting. KPI consists of the Central Indonesian Broadcasting Commission ( KPI Pusat ) and the Regional Indonesian Broadcasting Commission ( KPID ) who work on the provincial level. The predecessor of today's KPI was the National Broadcasting Advisory and Controlling Agency ( Badan Pertimbangan dan Pengendalian Penyiaran Nasional , or BP3N), mandated upon
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