Televisi Republik Indonesia (TVRI) operates as Indonesia’s national public television broadcaster and the archipelago’s oldest television network, having launched on August 24, 1962, to cover the opening ceremony of Jakarta’s Asian Games. The state broadcaster maintained a television monopoly until 1989 when commercial competitor RCTI began operations, forcing TVRI to adapt to Indonesia’s evolving media landscape. Following decades under government control, TVRI transitioned to independent public broadcasting status in March 2005 under Broadcasting Act No. 32/2002, joining radio counterpart RRI as the nation’s dual public broadcasting institutions. The network now operates three national channels alongside 33 regional stations, claiming the country’s largest terrestrial coverage.