PT Cipta Megaswara Televisi, operating as Kompas TV, is an Indonesian private terrestrial television news broadcaster.[1] It is owned by the KG Media unit of Kompas Gramedia Group, and named after its flagship property, the Kompas daily newspaper. Kompas TV was founded in 2008 and launched on 9 September 2011 with a concert titled Simfoni Semesta Raya (The Symphony of the Universe).[2][3] Kompas TV's current slogan is "Independent, Reliable".
On 28 January 2016, Kompas TV was relaunched as a news-oriented network during the Suara Indonesia special event.
History
From 1 August until 8 September 2011, Kompas TV started its test broadcasts on KTV in Jakarta during 19 hours (05:00—19:00 WIT), and soon expanded into 7 cities (Surabaya, Bandung, Medan, Semarang, Surakarta, Yogyakarta, and Makassar) on 30 August 2011.[4]