The Development of TV in Indonesia - Tugas PATI

TV as one of the tools used by humans to obtain information from actual news reports is a technology, which is important for us to know how the development from the past until now.

The development of television in Indonesia is fast. Along with the progress of printed media, the other media appears as a source of information for the public, that electronic media starts from color TV to internet technology. Such as newspaper, this time almost everyone had a television in their homes. Television is a broadcast image catcher tool. The word television comes from the word "tele" and "vision" which has the meaning of each remote (tele) and looks (vision). So television means visible or can be seen from a distance. Television is paralleled with the discovery of the wheel, because this discovery could change the world civilization. In Indonesia 'television' is not formally called the TV, tivi, TV or tipi.

 

Broadcast television programs in general are universal, but their primary function remains the entertainment. Even if there are programs that contain terms of information and education, is only as a complement in order to meet the needs of human nature (Effendi, 2004).

The most important innovation contained in television is the ability to present comments or observations directly while an event takes place. However, please note that many public events have been planned in advance, the additional levels of actuality is also limited (McQuail, 1996).

Television media in Indonesia is no longer a luxury item. The glass screen media now has become one of the basic necessities for the community to get the information. In other words, the information is already part of the human right to self-actualization.

Television broadcasting activities in Indonesia began on August 24, 1962, coinciding with the opening of the conduct of the Games IV Asia or Asean Games in Senayan. Since then, Televisi Republik Indonesia, abbreviated TVRI used as call status until now. During 1962-1963 TVRI broadcasts an average of one hour a day with all its simplicity.

TVRI which is under the Ministry of Information, now its broadcast have reached almost all Indonesian people. Since 1989, TVRI compete with other TV stations, namely (RCTI) Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia, which is commercial. Then successively established TV stations (SCTV) Surya Citra Televisi Indonesia, (TPI) Televisi Pendidikan Indonesia, and (Anteve) Andalas Television (Ardianto, 2004).

With the presence of RCTI, SCTV, and TPI. So the world of television in Indonesia have experienced a lot of changes, both in terms of quality its broadcast and broadcast time. To further improve the quality of its broadcast in mid-1993, RCTI has been aired nationally and build some transmission stations in various major cities in Indonesia, such as Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Medan, Batam, and other areas. Then the private television stations increased again with the presence of Indosiar, Trans TV, Trans 7, Global TV, Metro TV and TV One.

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