Kemenkominfo Targets ASO Phase One On April 30

Special Staff of the Ministry of Communication and Information for Political Communication, Philip Gobang (center) while talking with the Head of the NTT Bureau Bernadus Tokan (photo: doc. ANTARA_

JAKARTA - The policy of the ASO (Analog Switch Off) program to stop analog TV broadcasts will be carried out at the latest, and will continue. Even the Ministry of Communication and Information (Kemenkominfo) targets the initial stage of ASO implementation to be carried out no later than April 30, 2022.

“That means there are only 9 days left. We will enter the first stage. And the first stage is the termination of broadcasts covering 56 broadcast service areas, in 166 regencies/cities in Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku, Nusa Tenggara, Papua and West Papua," said Special Staff of the Ministry of Communication and Information for Political Communication Philip Gobang in a statement. written in Kupang, Friday, April 22.

He conveyed this in the hybrid webinar "People's Show With the theme of Digital TV Ready, Towards a Connected Indonesia, More Digital, More Advanced on Thursday 21 April in Maumere.

He explained that for the second phase of ASO, it will take effect no later than August 25, 2022, in which the termination will be spread across 31 broadcast service areas in 110 regencies/cities.

"This includes South Sulawesi, Central Kalimantan, NTT, Yogyakarta, West Java, Central Java and DKI Jakarta," he said, as quoted by Antara.

Meanwhile, the third phase of ASO is realized no later than November 2, 2022, spread over 25 broadcast services in 65 regencies/cities in Indonesia.

Some of the regencies/cities are Riau, Jambi, Bangka Belitung, West Java, Central Java which are spread over five regions, West Kalimantan in six regions, West Nusa Tenggara in five regions, Maluku in two regions, Central Sulawesi in three regions, Papua in nine regions.

He said the three stages of determining the termination of analog TV broadcasts were based on the mandate of Law Number 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation. Article 72 number 8 states that the broadcasting budget is carried out by following technological developments, including broadcasting migration from analog to digital technology.

“Broadcasting migration contains territory from analog TV to digital TV. As referred to in paragraph 1 above, the termination of analog broadcasting or ASO is completed no later than 2 years from the commencement of the Act. Therefore, the termination of analog broadcasts, no later than the second of November 2022," he said.