This is a list of television networks and stations in Indonesia. For 27 years, Indonesians could only watch one television channel TVRI. In 1989 the government finally allowed RCTI to broadcast as the first private television station in Indonesia, although only people who have a satellite dish and decoder could watch.
Depending on types of broadcast, free-to-air television networks and stations can be received by either using a UHF/VHF antenna or free-to-air satellite dish.
The following lists free-to-air television networks, sort by launch date and ownership. Since the enactment of Act No. 32 of 2002 on Broadcasting (Undang-Undang No. 32 Tahun 2002 tentang Penyiaran), all private terrestrial television broadcasts licences are granted only to local television stations. Any television entities that wish to broadcast nationally must affiliate with other local stations.
Note: Unless cited, some number of affiliates/transmitters are sourced from respective network articles in Wikipedia (either Indonesian or English) without any references. In this case, reliable sources is needed.
Analog terrestrial[]
Major networks (networks whose coverage include cities and regencies in all time zones of Indonesia)
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Due to the unclear distinction of 'television network', 'local bureau', 'regional station' of a television network[nb 6] and 'local television station' in practice, the lists below only includes TVRI stations, independent stations, and stations affiliated (which were formerly independent) with one of the networks formed after the Broadcasting Act signed into law while still retaining their original name. Channels are in analog and it is expected to be migrated into digital on 2022.
Include digital transmitters. The exact number of analog transmitters is unknown, as some stations broadcast simultaneously in analog and digital.
TVRI regional station system is based on province, thus a regional station can have multiple transmitters across its respective province.
^MNCTV rebranded from their previous name TPI on 20 October 2010. MNCTV currently set its birth date on 20 October, even it still trace its age from the inception of TPI in 1991.
^Not to be confused with "news" network which offers full news-related and factual programming. "News-oriented" refers to any network with a majority of its programming are news-related and factual, while also air non-news programming such as sports or entertainment.
^Trans7 rebranded from their previous name TV7 on 15 December 2006. Trans7 currently set its birth date on 15 December (along with Trans TV).
^Including former local stations; e.g. STV Bandung to Kompas TV Jawa Barat, Pacific TV to Kompas TV Manado, Dewata TV to Kompas TV Dewata, Kendari TV to Kompas TV Kendari, STV Batam to NET. Batam, Favorit TV to NET. Padang, Pro TV Semarang to iNews Semarang, Deli TV to iNews Medan, CT Channel to RTV Bandung, and Barelang TV to RTV Batam.
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