VOA Indonesia is the

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n service of the

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(VOA).

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from

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, USA, the service produces programs for

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and

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that especially catered for the Indonesian audience in their native language, Indonesian. VOA Indonesia first aired programs in Indonesian through

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in 1942. VOA Indonesia produces 9.5 hours of original

programming per day and an average of 6.5 hours of television each week. VOA Indonesia also produces (), a 25-minute weekday newscast, in

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and broadcast by its prominent partner Metro TV in

Jakarta Jakarta (; , Betawi language, Betawi: ''Jakartè''), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (; ''DKI Jakarta'') and formerly known as Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia and ...

. Aired at 5:05 a.m. ( UTC+7), the newscast has become the first live program of the station before its own morning show, '' Metro Pagi'' broadcast at 5:30 a.m.

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* Asian-American culture in Washington, D.C. Indonesian diaspora in the United States Radio stations established in 1942

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