Metro TV (Indonesian TV network)

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Metro TV

Type	Television broadcaster
Country	Indonesia
Broadcast area	Nationwide
Programming
Language(s)	Indonesian English Mandarin
Picture format	1080i HDTV 16:9 (downscaled to 576i 16:9 for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	Media Group (1999–present) Bimantara Citra (1999–2003)
Sister channels	RCTI (1999–2003) SCTV (1999–2000) Global TV (2001–2003) TVMP (2007–2009) Celebes TV (2011–2013) BN Channel (2019–present) Magna Channel (2019–present) Metro Globe Network (2021–present)
History
Launched	25 November 2000; 23 years ago (2000-11-25)
Founder	Surya Paloh Sumita Tobing[1]
Links
Website	metrotvnews.com
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital	Check local frequencies (in Indonesian language)
Streaming media
MIVO	Watch live
Official	Watch live
IndiHome TV	Watch live (IndiHome customers only)
Vidio	Watch live
Vision+	Watch live (Subscription required, Indonesia only)

PT Media Televisi Indonesia, operating as Metro TV, is an Indonesian free-to-air television news network based in West Jakarta. It was established on November 25, 2000, and now has over 52 relay stations all over the country.^[2] It is owned by Surya Paloh who also owns the Media Indonesia daily. These two, along with other newspapers distributed in different parts of Indonesia, are part of the Media Group.^[3]

It is the only TV network to offer Mandarin-language news programs in Indonesia and no soap opera, although it had broadcast entertainment and multicultural programs such as the now-defunct tech show e-Lifestyle, the satirical news and current affairs show News Dot Com / Republik Mimpi (The Dream Republic), musical programming such as Musik+ and Idenesia, and other special or regional programming. Metro TV is considered to be the mouthpiece of Nasdem Party.^[4]