TV News Media in GBK Stadium, Jakarta, RCTI

RCTI (''Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia'') is a

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-based Indonesian

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. It is best known for its

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s, celebrity bulletins, news, and sports programmes. It was first launched in 1989, originally as a local

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operator that broadcasts mostly foreign programmes, before switching to free-to-air

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network a year later.

History

In October 1987, state broadcaster

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lost its monopoly when the government allowed private television networks to begin broadcasting. RCTI was officially inaugurated on the morning of 24 August 1989 by

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as Indonesia's first privately owned commercial television network. Evening programming was launched by

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. RCTI was initially broadcast to

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area as a local pay television channel and gained a nationwide terrestrial license a year later. Prior to 1994, RCTI mostly aired foreign programmes as it cost less compared to self-produced programmes, and to evoke the look and feel of a conventional pay television (which was a new and expensive technology in Indonesia at the time) . From 1989 to 1990, the station's subscription system requires an

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, and in some areas, with a

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. During this time, the subscription system was ''incorrectly'' branded as a "

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", despite the fact that it works similarly as a conventional pay television that requires monthly subscription. RCTI was initially co-owned by PT Rajawali Wira Bhakti Utama (later Rajawali Corpora) and PT Bimantara Citra (later Global Mediacom, now known as PT Media Nusantara Citra (MNC)), thus its name. One of its commissioner at that time Indra Rukmana is the husband of Tutut Soeharto, the founder and ex-owner of its eventual sister network TPI. It is completely owned by MNC, which also owns GTV,

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, both private Indonesian television networks. RCTI now has 47 relay stations around Indonesia and reaches over 180 million viewers.

Programming

The flagship news program is ''

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'' (formerly ''Seputar Indonesia''), which has morning, lunchtime and late-night editions. RCTI also airs quiz shows, including the Indonesian version of ''

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'', which ran from 2001 to 2006. Animated shows include the original ''

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'' series, '' Do ra

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'' and '' Crayon Shin-chan''. ''Aikatsu!'' and ''Crayon Shin-Chan'' have since been replaced by locally produced '' Kiko''. RCTI has broadcast various popular soap opera titles from production houses such as Multivision Plus, Starvision Plus, Prima Entertainment (''closed''), Soraya Intercine Films, Tobali Putra Productions, and also currently the production houses owned by MNC Media which focuses on its own production as well as the distributor of soap operas from the production house that has been mentioned previously, namely ''MNC Pictures''. This happened because the contract collaboration between SinemArt and MD Entertainment with MNC Group has been ended, because the shares were taken back by SCM (SinemArt) and Trans Media. RCTI currently airs several television series known as ''Layar Drama Indonesia'' (formerly ''Mega Sinetron''), showing in many titles, and the most popular television series currently are '' Ikatan Cinta'' (The Tie of Love). Formerly, it also airs weekly television series like '' Bella Vista'', '' Mutiara Cinta'' (Pearls of Love), ''

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'', '' Tuyul dan Mbak Yul'', '' Bidadari Yang Terluka'' (Rage of Angel), and '' ABG''. It also airs occasional sport programmes and localized version of talent show under international licenses, such as ''

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'', '' Rising Star Indonesia'', '' MasterChef Indonesia'', ''

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'', and '' Indonesia's Got Talent''.

Other segments

Like other Indonesian television networks, RCTI shows Subuh and Maghrib prayer calls (''

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'') in some transmitter stations, including Jakarta and

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. The prayer calls are best known for using a recording of Sheikh Ali Ahmed Mulla, a well-known ''

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'' of

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Some RCTI transmitter stations also broadcast local programming. For example, RCTI Surabaya airs ''Seputar iNews Jatim'', while in Bandung, ''Seputar iNews Jabar'' is aired. The

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station shows ''Seputar iNews Sumsel'', the

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station shows ''Seputar iNews Kepri'' and the

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station shows ''Seputar iNews Sumut''. They are mostly shown during the final half-hour of ''Seputar iNews Pagi'' (05:30-06:00 WIB or, depending on the local area, 06:30-07:00 WITA and 07:30-08:00 WIT)

Overseas broadcasting

RCTI is available as a free-to-air channel in

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, but only in

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and other cities such as

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and

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. RCTI is also available in

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as a free-to-air channel in Johor Bahru, and in

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as a free-to-air channel by using antenna. RCTI is the only Indonesian free-to-air TV channel to be broadcast free-to-air outside Indonesia. Indonesian drama series like ''Bunga di Tepi Jalan'', ''Bintang'', ''Liontin'' and ''Pernikahan Dini'' currently air on Astro Aruna, a channel on the Singaporean

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24 Hours IPTV Pay TV Service, but these were broadcast on RCTI on 2001, 2005 and 2006 respectively.

Notable broadcasts

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'' ("Exclusive Interview with Barack Obama") is a television program that aired in March 2010, showing an interview between Indonesian journalist Putra Nababan and President

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. According to the president, it was probably the first interview ever done by Indonesian television in the

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. The interview covered the partnership between Indonesia and the United States and the president's experiences during his childhood in Indonesia. This show won an award at the 2011 Panasonic Gobel Awards.

Presenters

Current

* Atika Suri (as editor-in-chief) * Anggita Wulandewi Disastra (formerly at BeritaSatu) * Ledi Marina * Nawayogi Kusuma (formerly at

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) * Raissa Nadia * Rizky Hasan * Ryanka Putra *

Aiman Witjaksono Aiman Witjaksono (born in Jakarta, July 8, 1978) is an Indonesian journalist, news anchor and interviewer at RCTI. Previously Witjaksono worked for approximately 10 years at Kompas TV as a broadcaster. On RCTI, his final role was as anchor of th ...

(comeback after 11 years worked or formerly at Kompas TV)

Former

* Ade Novit * Ahmad Mahadi * Akbari Madjid * Amalia Kartika * Apreyvita Wulansari * Arief Suditomo (now an editor-in-chief at

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) * Ariyo Ardi (now at GTV and

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) * Asti Husadi * Astrid Megatari * Astrid Wibisono (now at Kompas TV) * Bahrul Alam * Bayu Sugarda * Catharina Davy * Chandra Sugarda Nazir *

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* Dentamira Kusuma *

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(now at CNBC Indonesia) * Diana Zein * Desvita Feronika Bionda (now at

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) * Iwan Malik (deceased) * Iwan Harjadi * Michael Tjandra (now at RTV) * Meidiana Hutomo * Desi Anwar (now at

) * Putra Nababan (now a member of DPR RI PDI Perjuangan) *

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* Joice Triatman *

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(now at SCTV) * Devi Trianna * Edwin Nazir * Ersa Siregar (deceased) * Yusron Syarif (deceased) *

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* Danke Drajat * Driantama * Fetty Fajriati * Weka Gunawan * Andi Iskandar * Teguh Juwarno * Ronny Kusuma * Zaldi Nurzaman * Isyana Bagoes Oka (now at Partai Solidaritas Indonesia) * Ida Parwati * Trishna Sanubari (deceased) * Iqbal Faiz * Yohannes Stephanus * Inne Sudjono (snow at BMKG) * Ajeng Kamaratih *

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(now at Komnas HAM) * Pius Wans Mahdi * Joni Kurniawan * Nova Poerwadi (now at VOA Indonesia) * Madrus Hakim * Andhika Pratama (now at

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and Kompas TV) * Sulthan Aqil Falah (now at Motion Radio and Kompas TV) *Nurul Izzatunnisa (now at Radio Smart FM) *Erika Herlina *Astrid Novianti *Naufal Fadhillah *Rama Wirandani (now at

) * Mega Novelia * Pica Wiriahardja * Jihan Novita (now at Kompas TV) * Diaz Kaslina * Egiet Hapsari * Tasya Syarief (now at RTV) * Brigita Ferlina (retired) * Shafinaz Nachiar (now at CNBC Indonesia) * Zurayda Salim * Tommy Tjokro (now at BuddyKu) * Prabu Revolusi (currently serving as Director of News for MNC Media and Chief Editor of

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and

)

Branding

Slogans

Anniversary

*''Menuju Indonesia Gemilang'' (Towards the bright Indonesia) (1998) *''Satu Indonesia Satu'' (One Indonesia one) (2000) *''RCTImu, RCTIku'' (My RCTI, Your RCTI) (2001) *''Untukmu Selamanya'' (Forever for yours) (2002) *''Bersama Wujudkan Impian'' (Together make dreams happen) (2003) *''Semakin Oke'' (More Okays) (2004) *''Selalu di Hati, Selalu di Nanti'' (Always in heart, always wanted) (2005) *''Gemerlap Keajaiban'' (Sparkling Miracles) (2007) *''Wujudkan Mimpi Indonesia'' (Make Indonesian dreams happen) (2009) *''Terima Kasih Indonesia'' (Thanks to Indonesians) (2018) *''Warna Cerita Cinta'' (Colors of love stories) (2019)

References

External links

Official website
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