TVRI Sumatera Utara
Channels
BrandingTVRI Sumut (alternative)
Programming
AffiliationsTVRI
Ownership
OwnerTVRI
History
First air date
28 December 1970 (1970-12-28)
Former channel number(s)
47 UHF (analog)
Technical information
Licensing authority
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology of Indonesia
Links
Availability
Streaming media
TVRI websiteWatch live
(Indonesia only)

TVRI Sumatera Utara (TVRI North Sumatra, legally LPP TVRI Stasiun Sumatera Utara) is a regional public television station owned-and-operated by TVRI, serving whole province of North Sumatra, Indonesia. TVRI Sumatera Utara studios are located on Jalan Putri Hijau (Green Princess Street), Medan, and its main transmitter is located in Bandar Baru, Sibolangit, Deli Serdang.

History

In 1961, TVRI revealed its plan for television stations to open following the main station in Jakarta. In the initial plan, Medan was to get a station in 1962.[1]

On June 27, 1967, the committee "TVRI North Sumatra Construction Foundation" (Yayasan Pembangunan TVRI Sumatera Utara) was established by the partnership between the provincial government, the provincial parliament, regional TNI, and Pertamina; led by Lt. Col. Wahid Lubis and Lt. Col. Ridwan Hutagalung. The purpose of the foundation is to find sources of funds for the station's construction and purchase of a number of broadcast equipment.[2][3]

At the time of the approval of the station, viewers were able to receive signals from Television Malaysia coming in by overspill. The channel was available in hotels and homes. About 500 television sets were bought around the time, only to tune in to the Malaysian signals.[4]

TVRI Sumatera Utara first signed on the air on 9 December 1970 as TVRI Medan; it is considered the second TVRI regional station to be founded after TVRI Yogyakarta five years prior.

In December 2017, the TVRI Sumatera Utara digital transmitters are inaugurated by North Sumatra governor Tengku Erry Nuradi. The full digital transmitters were located in Bandar Baru and Sibolga, whereas the dual cast transmitters are located in Simarjarunjung, Gunung Sitoli, Padang Sidempuan and Parapat.[5]

Programming

TVRI Sumatera Utara broadcasts 28 hours of locally produced programming each week (with 4 hours each day), the same duration as other TVRI regional stations.

References

  1. ↑ "INDONESIA GO GET TV NEXT YEAR". The Straits Times. 9 September 1961. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Edwin Juni Manssen Sihombing (2010). Hadirnya Layar Kaca Pertama Di Sumatera Utara: Studi Kasus Stasiun Televisi Republik Indonesia (TVRI) Medan, Dalam Pembangunan Informasi (1970-1990). Universitas Sumatera Utara. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Kitley, Philip (2000). Television, Nation, and Culture in Indonesia. Athens: Ohio University Press.
  4. ↑ "People in Medan tune in to TV Malaysia". The Straits Times. 28 July 1967. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "TVRI Diharapkan Jadi Garda Terdepan Lembaga Penyiaran". Sumatra Utara provincial government's public relation. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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