Commission I Of The House Of Representatives Regrets That There Is A 'Bandel' Private TV That Does Not Adhere To Analog Migration To Digital

Illustration of children watching digital TV. (Pixabay)

JAKARTA - The transfer of analog TV broadcasts to digital TV broadcasts aka Analog Switch Off (ASO) began on Wednesday, November 2. Commission I of the DPR regrets that there are still Private Broadcasting Institutions (LPS) that do not comply with the rules set by the government.

"We regret this happened and hope that all parties will participate in the success of ASO in Indonesia," said Deputy Chairman of Commission I of the DPR Teuku Riefky Harsya, quoted from Antara, Sunday, November 6.

He said the government, as the holder of broadcast permits, could control LPS which had not fully migrated to digital broadcasts.

Riefky hopes that there will be communication from the government to LPS which is still broadcasting at analog frequencies and has not switched to digital broadcasts.

"We hope that there will be communication from the government to LPS which is still broadcasting at analog frequencies so that there is no more confusion in the community," he said.

He emphasized that Commission I of the DPR will always support the digitization of broadcasting in Indonesia and open itself to parties who have aspirations regarding ASO.

Previously, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD said, there were several private television stations that had not migrated from analog broadcasts to digital broadcasts.

"The government has decided on a policy of migration from analog to digital in accordance with the laws and regulations and technical readiness that have been discussed for a long time and everything is quite effective," Mahfud said when delivering a press update regarding the transfer of analogs to digital monitored from the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Youtube, Jakarta, Thursday, November 3.

It's just that, he continued, there are several private television stations that have until now "not followed" or "propelled" the government's decision. Namely, RCTI, Global TV, MNCTV, Inews TV ANTV, TV One and Cahaya TV.

"I need to say that it is a law order. And this has been prepared and coordinated for a long time, including with all the owners of this television," Mahfud explained.

Therefore, for this "bundle" private TV station technically, the government has made a letter of revocation of the Radio Station (ISR) permit dated November 2, 2022.