RTV (Indonesian TV network)

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  • Rajawali Televisi
  • PT Metropolitan Televisindo
Rajawali Televisi.svg
Type Television network
CountryIndonesia
Broadcast areaNationwide
Headquarters Thamrin City, Jl. Thamrin Boulevard, Kebon Melati, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta 10230
Programming
Language(s) Indonesian
Picture format
Ownership
Owner Rajawali Corpora
History
Launched20 October 2008 (2008-10-20) (trial broadcast)
1 November 2009 (2009-11-01) (original; official broadcast)
3 May 2014;9 years ago (2014-05-03) (relaunched as RTV)
FounderSofia Koswara
Former namesB-Channel (2009-2014)
Links
Website www.rtv.co.id
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television Check local frequencies (in Indonesian language)
Streaming media
IndiHome TV Watch live (IndiHome customers only)
Vidio Watch live
Vision+ Watch live

PT Metropolitan Televisindo, operating as Rajawali Televisi (RTV, stylized as rtv) is an Indonesian commercial television network 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.

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RTV aired for the first time on 1 November 2009 in Jakarta, originally as the B-Channel. The 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

The 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 Corpora bought Sofia Koswara's stake in the B-Channel. On 3 May 2014, the B-Channel changed its name to RTV during the Langit Rajawali show.

In 2016, Mayapada acquired a 20% stake in RTV ownership from Rajawali Corpora. 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,. [1] In February 2018, RTV opened a smaller studio at KidZania Jakarta. [2]

Broadcast coverage

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.[ citation needed ] 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

Since 2019, RTV largely broadcasts animated TV. Despite this, RTV is not a children's interest channel.

Animation programming

Animation programming airs from 12:00 to 4:00 pm on weekdays, consisting of children's animated series from morning to afternoon, and anime/tokusatsu series in the evening. RTV also has a time slot known as Sinema Keluarga Ceria, Girl Power, and ANiMAZiNG!!!.

News programming

RTV airs a news programming entitled Lensa Indonesia which currently only airs in the morning. RTV airs criminal news entitled 10-2: Lihat, Lapor, Lacak. 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

RTV airs a sports programming entitled RTV Sports, the sports division of the RTV. Previously as the RTV still named B Channel, the RTV officially obtained broadcasting rights for French Ligue 1 football matches for 2 years, namely the 2012-2013 to 2013-2014 season because the 2013-2014 Ligue 1 season was broadcast with the beIN Sports broadcasting rights license. B Channel (currently RTV) will broadcast 204 matches or 6 matches per week which will be broadcast every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday night until midnight. After turned into RTV 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.

Others/miscellaneous

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'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.

Time slots (only used on promos and official show names)

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As the B-Channel

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Anniversary specials

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References

  1. "RTV Hadirkan 6 Program Baru untuk Anak". tabloidbintang.com. March 31, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  2. "RTV - RAJAWALI TELEVISI | RTV.CO.ID". www.rtv.co.id. Retrieved August 27, 2021.