Radio Republik Indonesia

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LPP Radio Republik Indonesia
TypePublic radio network
Country
AvailabilityNationwide and worldwide
Founded11 September 1945; 78 years ago (1945-09-11)
by Jusuf Ronodipuro, Abdul Rahman Saleh, and others
TV stationsRRI NET, Voice of Indonesia
Radio stationsSee Services
HeadquartersJl. Medan Merdeka Barat 4-5, Central Jakarta
Key people
Anwar Mujahid Adhy Trisnanto (Chairman of the Board of Supervisors)
Ignatius Hendrasmo (President Director)
Official website
rri.co.id
The RRI headquarters in Central Jakarta

Radio Republik Indonesia (Radio of the Republic of Indonesia, abbreviated as RRI, stylized in all-lowercase as rri), legally Lembaga Penyiaran Publik (LPP) Radio Republik Indonesia (Public Broadcasting Institution Radio of the Republic of Indonesia), is a public radio network of Indonesia. Founded on 11 September 1945, it is the first radio network in Indonesia and the second oldest media company in the country after Antara. RRI headquarters are located on Medan Merdeka Barat Street in Central Jakarta, Jakarta.

RRI has four radio networks as well as visual radio channels, broadcasts all over Indonesia to serve all citizens throughout the nation. The network is supported by roughly 90 local stations, the largest of any radio network in the country. Through its overseas broadcasting division Voice of Indonesia, RRI also provides information about Indonesia to people around the world. Its funding primarily comes from annual state budget approved by the parliament, advertisement, and other services.

History[edit]

RRI was established on 11 September 1945 by several figures who previously operated several Japanese radio stations in 6 cities. A meeting attended by the station delegates at Adang Kadarusman house on Menteng resulted in the decision to set up Radio Republik Indonesia by choosing Abdul Rahman Saleh as the first general manager.

In February 1946, RRI was placed under the Department of Information, and immediately became a tool for the newly established national government during Indonesian National Revolution.[1]

Domestic Dutch-language broadcasts were discontinued in 1954.[2]

The RRI central station in Jakarta became one of the vital objects captured by the 30 September Movement on 1 October 1965. In that morning, RRI reported about the September 30 Movement aimed at high-ranking officers who were members of the "Council of Generals" who were about to stage a coup against the government, and announced the formation of "Revolutionary Council" led by Lt. Col. Untung.

In late 1960s, private radio stations were established and effectively ended RRI's monopoly on radio broadcasting. However, during the New Order era, upon the requests of the Ministry of Information, RRI-produced news programs were aired simulcast on all radio stations.

After the Broadcasting Act No. 32/2002 is in force, RRI, along with TVRI, set as the public radio network in 2006 and became independent of any governmental control. The status then reaffirmed by Government Regulation (Peraturan Pemerintah) No. 12 of 2005.

In 2018, RRI became the official Indonesian radio Rights of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

In March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, RRI use the tagline Radio Tanggap Bencana COVID-19 (COVID-19 Disaster Responsive Radio). By the tagline, the network announced their efforts to combat the pandemic by providing accurate and reliable information, and supporting the actions of government of Indonesia during the pandemic.[3]

A proposed new Broadcasting Act (Undang-Undang Penyiaran) currently in the making would merge RRI with its fellow public broadcaster TVRI unto a unified firm RTRI (Radio Televisi Republik Indonesia, Radio [and] Television of the Republic of Indonesia).[4]

Principles and structure[edit]

Official RRI flag with the new logo (since 11 September 2023)
Official Technology and New Media Directorate RRI logo (since 2023)

RRI is designated as public broadcasting institution per Act No. 32 of 2002 on Broadcasting, which defined as a "legal entity established by the state; has independent, neutral, not commercial (characteristics); and has the function to provide services for the public benefit". Its duty, according to Government Regulation No. 12 of 2005, is "to provide the healthy information, education and entertainment services, (maintain) social control and unity, and preserve the nation's culture for the whole public benefit by organizing radio broadcast that reaches all parts of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia". The network is formally placed directly under, and responsible to, the President of Indonesia.

Unlike other public broadcasters such as TVRI and newly established local public broadcasters, RRI has long had a broadcast pledge called Three Pledges of RRI (Tri Prasetya RRI), shown below in English:[5]

  • We must save all radio broadcast devices from anyone who wants to use these devices to destroy our country, and defend the devices with all our body and soul in any condition and with any consequences.
  • We must drive the RRI broadcast as an instrument of struggle and revolutionary tool for the entire Indonesian nation, with a pure national spirit, a clean and honest heart, and a mind full of love and loyalty to the homeland and nation.
  • We must stand above all traditions and beliefs of any parties or groups, by prioritizing national unity and the safety of the state and holding on the spirit of the Proclamation of 17 August 1945.

RRI organization structure consists of five Board of Supervisors (Dewan Pengawas) appointed by the People's Representative Council (DPR) and six Board of Directors (Dewan Direksi) appointed by the Board of Supervisors. Both are sworn in by the President, served for five years and renewable once.

According to article 15 of the Broadcasting Act, RRI funding comes from several sources such as broadcasting fees, annual state budget (drafted by the government and approved by the DPR), community contribution, and advertisement, as well as other legal efforts related to the broadcasting operation. In fact, as of today the broadcasting fee is not yet implemented, and RRI is asked to generate "non-tax revenue" for the state by various funding sources (besides the annual state budget), which some of the revenue would be returned to the network. Previously the radio tax to supplement RRI funding was charged in 1947,[6] but was abolished sometime in the 1980s.[citation needed]

Services[edit]

Radio[edit]

RRI Padang studio in Padang, West Sumatra.

In general, RRI offers a maximum of four main stations in a region (availability are vary, see below), one of them is a national simulcast. Three other services are transmitted locally, producing local programmes as well as relaying programmes from RRI central station in Jakarta.

  • Pro 1: The station serves as regional radio for local community, mainly broadcasts local news and education as well as music.
  • Pro 2: The station serves teenager and youth community. It mainly broadcasts music, entertainment and lifestyle programming.
  • Pro 3: Relays directly from RRI central station, it broadcasts 24-hour news, current affairs, music, & talk programming nationally supplemented by reports from local RRI stations.
  • Pro 4: Currently exist in several cities, it broadcasts local cultural programming as well as variety of cultures within Indonesia.

On shortwave and online, Voice of Indonesia broadcasts as an overseas broadcaster, airing general information, music and entertainment.

Stations in major cities[edit]

Location Pro 1 Pro 2 Pro 3 Pro 4
Ambon FM 105.1 MHz FM 98.4 MHz FM 101.9 MHz FM 90.1 MHz
Balikpapan FM 87.5 MHz FM 90.1 MHz FM 98.1 MHz FM 106.1 MHz (relay),
FM 108.0 MHz
Banda Aceh FM 97.7 MHz FM 92.6 MHz FM 87.8 MHz FM 88.6 MHz
Bandar Lampung FM 90.9 MHz FM 92.5 MHz FM 87.7 MHz FM 88.5 MHz
Bandung FM 97.6 MHz FM 96.0 MHz FM 88.5 MHz AM 540 kHz
Banjarmasin FM 97.6 MHz FM 95.2 MHz FM 92.5 MHz FM 87.7 MHz,
FM 99.6 MHz (relay)
Batam FM 105.1 MHz FM 105.5 MHz FM 90.9 MHz
Bengkulu FM 92.5 MHz FM 105.1 MHz FM 88.6 MHz
Bogor MW 1242 kHz FM 106.8 MHz FM 90.9 MHz
Cirebon FM 94.8 MHz FM 97.5 MHz
Denpasar FM 88.6 MHz FM 100.9 MHz FM 95.3 MHz FM 93.4 MHz
Jakarta FM 91.2 MHz FM 105.0 MHz FM 88.8  MHz

AM 999 kHz

FM 92.8 MHz
Jambi FM 88.5 MHz FM 90.9 MHz FM 94.4 MHz FM 99.2 MHz
Jayapura FM 93.5 MHz FM 90.1 MHz FM 105.9 MHz FM 89.3 MHz
Kupang FM 94.4 MHz FM 90.9 MHz FM 101.9 MHz FM 104.3 MHz
Lhokseumawe FM 89.3 MHz FM 101.9 MHz FM 95.2 MHz
Makassar FM 94.4 MHz FM 96.8 MHz FM 92.9 MHz FM 92.5 MHz
Malang FM 94.6 MHz FM 87.9 MHz (Formerly as FM 102 Makobu RRI Pro 2 Malang) FM 91.5 MHz FM 105.3 MHz
Manado FM 94.5  MHz FM 97.7 MHz FM 104.4 MHz FM 88.6 MHz
Medan FM 94.3 MHz FM 92.4 MHz FM 88.8 MHz FM 88.4 MHz
Nganjuk FM 92.6 MHz AM 999 kHz FM 106.1 MHz (formerly Jodhipati FM and Cakra Krisna FM)
Padang FM 97.5 MHz FM 90.8 MHz FM 88.4 MHz FM 92.4 MHz
Palembang FM 92.4 MHz FM 91.6 MHz FM 97.1 MHz FM 88.4 MHz
Pekanbaru FM 99.1 MHz FM 88.4 MHz FM 89.2 MHz FM 95.9 MHz
Pontianak FM 104.2 MHz FM 101.8 MHz FM 98.3 MHz FM 94.3 MHz
Purwokerto FM 93.1 MHz FM 99.0 MHz FM 97.1 MHz
Semarang FM 89.0 MHz FM 95.3 MHz FM 92.2 MHz FM 88.2 MHz
Surabaya FM 99.2 MHz FM 95.2 MHz FM 107.5 MHz FM 96.8 MHz
Surakarta FM 101.0 MHz FM 105.5 MHz FM 105.9 MHz FM 95.2 MHz
Yogyakarta FM 91.1 MHz FM 102.5 MHz FM 102.9 MHz FM 106.6 MHz

Other local stations[edit]

RRI Pro 1, RRI Pro 2, and RRI Pro 4 operates 19 hours every day, starting 5am to 12am local time. Availability of Pro 1, Pro 2, Pro 3, and Pro 4 as of November 2021 is displayed on the table below.

Location Pro 1
Availability
Pro 2
Availability
Pro 3
Availability
Pro 4
Availability
Note
Aceh Singkil checkY checkY
Ambon checkY checkY checkY checkY
Ampana checkY checkY
Atambua checkY checkY checkY
Banda Aceh checkY checkY checkY checkY
Balikpapan checkY checkY checkY checkY
Bandar Lampung checkY checkY checkY checkY
Bandung checkY checkY checkY checkY
Banjarmasin checkY checkY checkY checkY
Banten checkY checkY ☒N
Batam checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Baubau checkY ☒N checkY ☒N
Belitung checkY checkY checkY checkY
Bengkalis checkY ☒N checkY ☒N
Bengkulu checkY checkY checkY checkY
Biak checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Bima checkY checkY checkY checkY
Bintuhan checkY ☒N checkY ☒N
Bogor checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Bone checkY ☒N checkY ☒N
Bovendigul checkY ☒N checkY ☒N
Bukittinggi checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Bula checkY checkY checkY checkY
Cirebon checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Denpasar checkY checkY checkY checkY
Ende checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Entikong checkY ☒N checkY ☒N
Fak Fak checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Gorontalo checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Gunung Sitoli checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Jakarta checkY checkY checkY checkY
Jambi checkY checkY checkY checkY
Jayapura checkY checkY checkY checkY
Jember checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Kaimana checkY ☒N checkY ☒N
Kediri checkY ☒N checkY ☒N
Kendari checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Kupang checkY checkY checkY checkY
Lhokseumawe checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Madiun checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Makassar checkY checkY checkY checkY
Malang checkY checkY checkY checkY
Malinau checkY ☒N checkY ☒N
Mamuju checkY checkY checkY checkY
Manado checkY checkY checkY checkY
Manokwari checkY checkY checkY checkY
Mataram checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Medan checkY checkY checkY checkY
Merauke checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Melauboh checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Nabire checkY checkY checkY checkY
Nganjuk checkY checkY checkY
Nias Selatan checkY ☒N checkY ☒N
Nunukan checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Padang checkY checkY checkY checkY
Palangkaraya checkY checkY checkY checkY
Palembang checkY checkY checkY checkY
Palu checkY checkY checkY checkY
Pekanbaru checkY checkY checkY checkY
Pontianak checkY checkY checkY checkY
Purwokerto checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Ranai checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Rote checkY ☒N checkY ☒N
Sabang checkY ☒N checkY ☒N
Samarinda checkY checkY checkY checkY
Sampang checkY ☒N checkY ☒N
Saumlaki checkY ☒N checkY ☒N
Semarang checkY checkY checkY checkY
Sendawar checkY ☒N checkY ☒N
Serui checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Sibolga checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Singaraja checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Sintang checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Sorong checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Sumenep checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Sungailiat checkY checkY checkY checkY
Sungaipenuh checkY ☒N checkY ☒N
Surabaya checkY checkY checkY checkY
Surakarta checkY checkY checkY checkY
Tahuna checkY checkY checkY checkY
Takengon checkY ☒N checkY ☒N
Tanjungpinang checkY checkY checkY checkY
Tarakan checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Ternate checkY checkY checkY checkY
Toli Toli checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Tual checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Wamena checkY checkY checkY ☒N
Way Kanan checkY ☒N checkY ☒N
Yogyakarta checkY checkY checkY checkY

An RRI local station for Dili was operating from 1976 to 1999. East Timor national government broadcaster RTTL currently takes place.

Television[edit]

RRI NET logo since 11 September 2023

Aside of radio, RRI also operates a number of "television stations" with the concept of visual radio. Examples are RRI NET, a television channel broadcasts on satellite and online, and a visual radio version of the Voice of Indonesia broadcasts online.

RRI NET broadcasts certain live national radio programming via television. RRI NET can be accessed via streaming service as well as free-to-air satellite television across the country. Its slogan is "Tonton yang Anda Dengar" (Watch what you listen).[7]

RRI NET is known to have been first broadcasting since December 2015.[8] However, the channel was only officially launched on 12 September 2018 in commemoration of RRI's 73rd anniversary.[9]

Online[edit]

RRI maintain a news portal on its official website (rri.co.id), and was also operated indie music portal BeYoung.id. The network also maintain RRI Digital (formerly RRI Play and RRI PlayGo) mobile app, offering RRI services in one app such as live streaming of all networks and local stations, news portal, and many more. Previously, the mobile app offering RRI 30" citizen journalism and BeYoung.

Criticism and controversies[edit]

Land conflict over the Cimanggis RRI transmitter complex[edit]

This conflict began when there was a handover report (BAST) of state property in the form of land from LPP RRI to Ministry of Religion of Indonesia (Kemenag) Number 774/DU/05/2017 dated 9 May 2017, in where LPP RRI handed over a plot of land in Cimanggis, Depok, West Java covering an area of 1,425,889 square metres (more than 142 hectares) to the Ministry of Religion for the establishment of Indonesian International Islamic University (UIII). In accordance with article 6 of BAST, to ensure the continuity of RRI's broadcast operations, the second party (namely the Ministry of Religious Affairs) must move or construct buildings, structures and other equipment and infrastructure in stages in new places.

However, in practice, when the transfer or development had not yet been carried out, the process of building UIII in Cimanggis had already begun; which resulted in damage to the RRI short wave transmitter "fider line" which has been ongoing since the end of last year. On 20 December 2018, the President Director of RRI 2016–2021, Muhammad Rohanudin, sent a letter to the Religion Minister, Lukman Hakim Saifuddin regarding this matter which was not in accordance with the promises and commitments agreed in article 3 and article 6 of BAST.

RRI has occupied land in Cimanggis since 1958. From 2002 to 2012, RRI successively experienced civil lawsuits from outside parties regarding this land. However, court decisions have repeatedly ruled in favor of RRI. Until decision Number 99/Pdt/2012/PT.Bandung was accepted by LPP RRI, the plaintiff did not submit any other legal remedies.[10]

2021 President director's accusation of bias[edit]

In early 2021, President Director of RRI 2016-2021 Muhammad Rohanudin registered to become the supervisory board of RRI 2021-2026 and was declared to have passed the initial selection.[11] Rohanudin was accused by some parties on behalf of RRI employees of having a "bad track record" during his tenure, including allegations of nepotism, mismanagement and abuse of authority.[12] This is in line with the statement of Irawan Ronodipoero, son of RRI founder Joesoef Ronodipoero, who said that there had been "disharmony" within RRI as a result of his leadership.[13]

This accusation was strengthened by the results of Sapta Pratala's research in the same month which found that the news portal rri.co.id provided a very large portion of news with the subject of DPR members for the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) faction compared to other factions. Apart from that, Sapta Pratala's research assesses that rri.co.id is biased by reporting more comments rejecting the dissolution of Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) after the government disbanded the organization on 30 December 2020.[14] Sapta Pratala has only described in the news media as a "public broadcast media observer", but there is no further information about its identity.

On 13 May, Deputy Secretary General of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) Satia Chandra Wiguna asked First Commission of the People's Representative Council to fire Rohanudin because he was deemed "contrary to RRI's ideal position as neutral news agency" and "defending intolerant people",[14] even though according to Act Number 32 of 2002 the DPR does not have the right to dismiss the RRI Board of Directors. However, the RRI Supervisory Board previously dismissed Rohanudin on 8 May.[12]

The accusations that emerged and the steps taken by the supervisory board were criticized by Esa Unggul University political communications expert Jamiluddin Ritonga. According to him, these accusations should not immediately be used as a basis for judging RRI, because of its status as public media. RRI, according to Ritonga, must "protect all elements of society" and "should not be like during the New Order era, which was clearly a mouthpiece for the government".[15][16]

On 20 May 2021, First Commission of the DPR appointed Rohanudin as one of the members of the 2021-2026 RRI Supervisory Board from the RRI elements.[17]

Logos[edit]

Fourth (current) logo variations (2023-present)[edit]

Regional logos

Service logos

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Armando, Ade (2011). Televisi Jakarta di Atas Indonesia: Kisah Kegagalan Sistem Televisi Berjaringan di Indonesia. Yogyakarta: Bentang. p. 64.
  2. ^ "Radio-uitzendingen in Djakarta uiterst primitief" [Radio broadcasts in Jakarta extremely primitive]. Het Vaderland (in Dutch): 19. 18 April 1959. Retrieved 8 April 2021. In 1954 sneuvelde officieel het Nederlandse programma, hoofdzakelijk omdat het in de pers aldaar té goede kritieken kreeg ten detrimente van het eigenlijke Indonesische programma.
  3. ^ "Peran Media Massa dalam Penanganan dan Mengakhiri Wabah Covid-19". indonews. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  4. ^ Saragih, Bagus BT (2015). "RRI, TVRI: The forgotten agents of change". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. ^ Zakaria, Anang; et al. (2012). Radio Melintas Zaman. Banjarnegara: Sukses Mandiri Press. pp. 29–30.
  6. ^ "Undang-undang (UU) No. 12 Tahun 1947 Menetapkan "Pajak Radio" atas Semua Pesawat Penerimaan Radio". Financial Audit Board of Indonesia. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  7. ^ Rri, Dewas Lpp. "RRI.NET – Tonton Apa Yang Anda Dengar – Website Dewan Pengawas LPP RRI". Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  8. ^ Pusat Pemberitaan (2015). "RRI NET LIVE STREAMING". Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ anni005 (2018). "RRI Net, Inovasi Digital Tonton Apa Yang Anda Dengar". Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Republic of Indonesia. Retrieved 2 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Kurniawan, Aloysius Budi (12 January 2019). "Pemancar Dirobohkan, Karyawan RRI Serukan Hastag #SaveRRI". Kompas.id. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Kominfo Umumkan 15 Nama Calon Dewas RRI 2021-2026". CNN Indonesia. 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  12. ^ a b Parjiyono, Yon (2021). "Lakukan Pelanggaran Berat, Dewas Berhentikan Dirut RRI M Rohanudin". Suara Karya. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  13. ^ Hadi, Abdul (2021). "Anak Pendiri RRI: Dirut Tak Boleh Gunakan Kekuasaan untuk Kepentingan Pribadi". ANTVklik.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  14. ^ a b Koriun, Hary B (2021). "RRI Dinilai Tak Independen, Partai Anak Muda Ini Minta DPR Bertindak". Riau Pos. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  15. ^ Jannah, Annisa Nur (2021). "RRI Jadi Corong PKS dan Pembela FPI? Pengamat pun Buka Suara". GenPI.co. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  16. ^ Dzulfiqar, Muhammad (2021). "RRI Dinilai jadi Corong PKS dan FPI, Pakar: RRI Tidak Boleh Sebatas Corong Pemerintah". GoRiau.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Komisi I Tetapkan 5 Dewas RRI Periode 2021-2026". House of Representatives of Indonesia. 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

Further reading[edit]

  • Djamalul Abidin As (ed.), 40 Tahun Radio Republik Indonesia: Sekali di Udara Tetap di Udara. Jakarta: Panitia Peringatan Hari Radio ke-40, 1985.

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