History
It is likely that Pontianak was included in the original TVRI plans, which implied the creation of new stations in 1963 and 1964. [1]
In 1977, TVRI installed a 20 kW transmitter in Pontianak, marking the beginning of its signals in West Kalimantan. Broadcasting on VHF channel 7, it was a mere relay of Jakarta without producing its own programs. [2]
It wasn't until 1985 that the station started producing content of its own, but as a Mobile Production Station (Stasiun Produksi Keliling, SPK) for the national network. The first event broadcast from Pontianak to a national audience was the Indonesian Quran Recitation Competition that year. In 2004, it changed its name from TVRI Pontianak to TVRI Kalbar. [3]
On 6 February 2014, the station suspended its satellite signals, depriving access of the signal to viewers in certain areas of the province, as well as the Malay side of Borneo (Sabah and Sarawak) and Brunei), meaning that its signal was limited to the terrestrial coverage area in Pontianak alone. Eighteen relay stations outside of the provincial capital no longer received the satellite feed. Station officials did not comment on the actual reason. [4]
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