Kompas TV
Indonesian television news network
PT Cipta Megaswara Televisi, operating as Kompas 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 (The Symphony of the Universe). Kompas TV's current slogan is "Independent, Reliable" (Indonesian: Independen, Terpercaya).
On 28 January 2016, Kompas TV was relaunched as a news-oriented network during the Suara Indonesia special event.
History
From 1 August until 8 September 2011, Kompas TV started its test broadcasts on KTV in Jakarta during 19 hours (05:00—19:00 WIT), and soon expanded into 7 cities (Surabaya, Bandung, Medan, Semarang, Surakarta, Yogyakarta, and Makassar) on 30 August 2011. Then, on 9 September 2011, Kompas TV was officially launched on Simfoni Semesta Raya. Jakob Oetama hoped during its launch that Kompas TV could "enlighten the nation and enrich the people". Despite this, the entrance of Kompas TV was not smooth, after receiving protests from Indonesian Broadcasting Commission, and Kompas TV soon removed the text "TV" on its logo on 11 September 2011. However, it was used again since 5 October 2012.
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