Indosiar
Indonesian television network
PT Indosiar Visual Mandiri, commonly known as Indosiar, is an Indonesian over-the-air television broadcaster, established on 19 July 1991 with an official launch on 11 January 1995. It has been owned by Emtek since 2011, and operated under Emtek's subsidiary, Surya Citra Media (SCM; owner of SCTV) since May 2013, with the network's original owner, Indosiar Karya Media, absorbed into SCM. The name Indosiar is derived from two words, namely Indonesia and siar, which comes from the Indonesian word siaran, meaning 'broadcasting'.
In September 2008 it reported an audience share of 16.2% of viewers, which shrank to 11.6% in December 2009. Indosiar broadcasts Indonesian association football matches such as BRI Liga 1 games, and the Indonesia President's Cup, as well as other world sports broadcasts.
Indosiar currently uses 16:9 as the main aspect ratio for both HD and SD TV, replacing 4:3 for SDTV from 30 November 2021 and following the launch of an HDTV service in May 2017. The network also has had DVB-T2 nationwide broadcast feeds on an encrypted-transponder using the Telkom-4 satellite since 2021.
Its broadcast tower, the 395 m (1,296 ft) tall Indosiar Television Tower, located in West Jakarta, is the tallest structure in Indonesia.
History
Salim Group's interest in the broadcasting industry began when the Indonesian government issued a permit for RCTI to be established as the first commercial TV broadcaster in Indonesia in 1989.
A joint venture between Salim Group and the Semarang newspaper Suara Merdeka was created to build a local TV station, under the name Merdeka Citra Televisi Indonesia (MCTI). The establishment permit for MCTI was issued on 21 August 1991, with 60% of the shares controlled by Salim and 40% by Suara Merdeka.
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