Analogue TV Broadcasts Officially Stopped By The Government, How Is The Fate Of Tabung TV?

Illustration of Tube TV (photo: dock.pixabay)

YOGYAKARTA Some people may ask what will happen to analog TV or TV after the government goes through the Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo) on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, officially stop broadcasting analog TV (Analog Switch Off / ASO). Instead, Indonesia will enter the era of digital TV broadcasts.

The termination of analog TV broadcasts is in accordance with the mandate stated in Article 60 of Law no. 32 of 2002 concerning Broadcasting through Law no. 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation.

The regulation states that the cessation of terrestrial analog television broadcasts or the national Analog Switch Off (ASO) will be held no later than November 2, 2022.

However, the implementation of ASO is still not comprehensive. This program has just been implemented for the Jabodetabek area.

To make this transition a success, Kominfo together with a number of stakeholders continue to promote socialization to encourage the adoption of digital TV in the community, especially areas that hold ASO.

So, what's the fate of the Tube TV?

Tube TV owners don't need to be khawator even though the ASO program has been carried out in their area. This is because tube TV can still receive digital TV channels using additional tools in the form of digital TV top box sets (STB).

By installing the STB, the owner of the tube TV simply arranges the television set. In addition, the owner of analog tv also does not need to change the regular antenna or UHF that has been installed in his house. The reason is, the antenna can still receive digital signals that STB will convert into analog signals for tube TV.

How to Install STB on Tube TV

Compiled by VOI from various sources, Thursday, November 3, 2022, here's how to install digital tob box sets on tube TV or analog:

For TVs that have been equipped with Digital Video Brodcast Terrestrial Second Generation (DVB-T2), they no longer need STB to enjoy digital broadcasts, because DVB-T2 is a type of digital signal that can be read and translated from the latest digital transmission processing system.

How to Get Free STB from Kominfo

Just for additional information, the government has distributed free Set Top Box (STB) assistance to Poor Households (RTM) nationally of around 1,055,360 STB units.

The Jabodetabek area has distributed 473,308 STB units from the target of 479,307 STB units. However, 60,791 RTM did not meet the criteria or failed handover.

RTM prospective STB recipients must be registered in the decile 1 data on the Acceleration of Targeting Extreme Poverty Elimination (P3KE), while specifically for DKI Jakarta Province is RTM which has been registered in the DKI Jakarta Province's 1 decile search data.

However, for RTMs that have not received STBs until November 2, 2022, they can apply independently by calling Call Center 159 or to the phone number of the nearest STB Assistance Handling Quick Response Post.

The mechanism for submitting STB assistance independently can follow the method below:

If there are problems accessing the website, the public can contact Call Center 159 or the phone number of the post. The following is information on the location of the quick Response Post for Handling STB Assistance in the Jabodetabek area:

This is information about the fate of tube TV after the government implemented the ASO program.