Kompas TV is a national terrestrial private news television network in Indonesia. It is owned by the KG Media unit of Kompas Gramedia Group and is named after its flagship property, the Kompas daily newspaper. Kompas TV was founded in around 2008 and was launched on 9 September 2011 with Simfoni Semesta Raya's performance. Kompas TV's current slogan is "Independent, Reliable" (Indonesian: Independen, Terpercaya).
On 28 January 2016, Kompas TV was relaunched as a news-oriented network.
Networks
See also: Kompas TV Surabaya
Hours before the maiden broadcast, the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission stated that Kompas TV did not have a broadcasting license. In response, Kompas TV announced that the channel was merely a content provider and was not required to have a broadcast license because its content could be aired on regional and international channels. Kompas TV started It's broadcast through local television networks in some of the Indonesian provinces. The local television networks featured 70% local content and 30% Kompas TV programs. The local TV stations that air the Kompas TV network are
Other Indonesian cities are expected to follow later by establishing local stations that relay Kompas broadcasts. Since 9 September 2011, Kompas TV has been available through these pay television networks:
First Media
IndiHome
Transvision
Skynindo
K-Vision
MNC Vision
Kompas TV can also be viewed through satellite broadcast from Palapa-D satellite.