Metro TV (Indonesian TV network)

Metro TV
Logo used since May 2010
TypeTelevision broadcaster
CountryIndonesia
Broadcast areaNationwide
Worldwide (via YouTube)
HeadquartersMedia Group Building, Jl. Pilar Mas Raya Kav. A-D, Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta
Programming
LanguagesIndonesian
English
Mandarin
Picture format1080i HDTV 16:9
(downscaled to 576i 16:9 for the SDTV and PAL feed)
Ownership
OwnerMedia Group
Key peopleArief Suditomo
Sister channels
History
Launched25 November 2000 (2000-11-25)
FounderSurya Paloh
Sumita Tobing
Links
Websitewww.metrotvnews.com
Availability
Terrestrial
DigitalCheck local frequencies (in Indonesian language)
Streaming media
MIVOWatch live
OfficialWatch live
IndiHome TVWatch live (IndiHome customers only)
VidioWatch 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 launched on 25 November, 2000, and now has over 52 relay stations around the country. It is owned by Surya Paloh, who also owns the Media Indonesia daily. These two news outlets, along with other newspapers distributed in different parts of Indonesia, make up Media Group.

Metro TV offers Mandarin language news programs. It does not offer soap operas, 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 the NasDem Party.