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Voice of Indonesia

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Not to be confused withThe Voice Indonesia.
Voice of Indonesia
Broadcast areaWorldwide[1]
Frequency
  • 3325 kHz and 4750 kHz (SW,10:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.UTC)
  • 3946/H/6660 (satellite,Telkom-4)[2]
  • Online (24 hours)
BrandingRRI Voice of Indonesia
Programming
Language(s)see#Operations
FormatGeneral
Ownership
OwnerRRI
RRI Programa 1
RRI Programa 2
RRI Programa 3
RRI Programa 4
History
First air date
August 23, 1945;78 years ago(1945-08-23)
Former names
Voice of Free Indonesia (1945–1950)
Former frequencies
9925 kHz, 11785 kHz, 15150 kHz
Technical information
Licensing authority
Ministry of Communications and Informatics(SW radio)
Links
WebcastWatch live
Websitevoinews.id

RRI Voice of Indonesia(or simplyVoice of Indonesia,previouslyRRI World Service – Voice of Indonesia), abbreviated asVOI,is an Indonesianinternational broadcasterunderRadio Republik Indonesia(RRI), an Indonesianpublic radionetwork. Founded on 1945, it is the oldest Indonesian international media organization. It broadcasts viashortwave radioas well asstreaming televisionand provides information about Indonesia to people around the world.

History

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WhenIndonesia declared its independence on 17 August 1945,the new country needed an effective tool to announce this to the whole nation and to the world. At 19:00 on the same day, M. Jusuf Ronodipuro, founder of the RRI, read the proclamation of news on Hoso Kyoku, Japanese occupation radio. He was also supported by Dr. Abdulrahman Saleh, who had a passion for radio broadcasting. Both of them then launched theVoice of Free Indonesiaon 23 August 1945. Thefirst Indonesian PresidentSukarnodelivered a speech on this radio on 25 August andVice PresidentMohammad Hatta,did the same on 29 August. At that time,radio broadcastingwas the most powerful media in order to deliver the message to reach the audiences around the world. To carry out this mission, the newRepublic of Indonesiatook over the formerDutch ColonialGovernment Radio station inYogyakarta.[citation needed]

The Indonesian station broadcasting across the world was namedVoice of Free Indonesia.On 11 September 1945, it becameRadio Republik Indonesia(RRI), the head organization ofVoice of Indonesia.During theIndonesian National Revolution,aScottish Americanwoman namedK'tut Tantri,who was sympathetic to the Indonesian republicans, made several English-language broadcasts on the Voice of Free Indonesia. Her broadcasts were targeted at Western listeners and she gained the nickname "Surabaya Sue" due to her support for the Indonesian nationalists. During the early days of Indonesian independence, radio broadcasting played an important role in sending the new nation's message to overseas audiences, which helped other nations recognize thesovereigntyof Indonesia. In addition, theVoice of Free Indonesiawas also the name of an Indonesian Republican magazine that was marketed at Western correspondents.[3]In 1950,Voice of Free Indonesiawas renamed theVoice of Indonesia.[4]

Operations

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The target audience of VOI is a ‘general audience’ consisting of Indonesian citizens abroad, the Indonesian diaspora, and people across the globe.[5]

Currently, VOI serves people abroad with programmes broadcast in 9 different languages,English,French,Spanish,German,Arabic,Chinese,Japanese,DutchandIndonesian.In the past, it was also broadcast inHindi,Korean,ThaiandUrdu.

Until 2010, each language broadcast two hours of programming a day with a total of 13 hours for the whole language broadcasting. There were four main VOI programs:News and Information,Rhythm ofArchipelago;a programme about Indonesian music,Getting to know Indonesia;a programme about the unique and charateristic culture of the country, and theArchipelago Sketches;a programme about the regionalautonomypolicy. These programmes were first produced inIndonesianand then were translated into 9 different languages. The content of all foreign language programs was essentially the same.[6]

Since 2018, VOI has broadcast 24 hours a day on the internet and 12 hours on short wave at 4750 and 3325 kHz. The 9525, 11785 and 15150 bands are inactive for the time being[when?].In the past, VOI broadcast abroad using short wave frequencies 9525, 11785 and 15150 kHz, which it had used since it first went on the air.[7]

Althoughshortwavebroadcastingis the main channel to deliver its product, VOI also operates aweb site.This web site carries news in 9 different languages, as well as alive streamingradio service, which began on April 1st 2008. However, thestreamingservice is not as comprehensive as the shortwave broadcasting.

VOI uses social media such asFacebook,Google+,andTwitterto provide updated information about Indonesia. Additionally, to provide the service to mobile and smartphone users, VOI is available on the RRI Digital app. It also has visual programmes on RRI NET, the RRI visual radio channel.

Frequencies

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  • S.W. 3325 kHz - 10 kW (PalangkarayaTransmitter)
  • S.W. 4750 kHz - 50 kW (Cimanggis,West JavaTransmitter)
  • S.W. 9525 kHz (inactive) - 250 kW
  • S.W. 11785 kHz (inactive) - 250 kW
  • S.W. 15150 kHz (inactive) - 250 kW

17:00 – 04:00 WIB / 10:00 – 21:00 UTC

Language

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SW 3325 and 4750 kHz:

  1. English WIB = 17:00 - 18:00, UTC 10:00 - 11:00
  2. Chinese WIB = 18:00 - 19:00, UTC 11:00 - 12:00
  3. Japanese WIB = 19:00 - 20:00, UTC 12:00 - 13:00
  4. English II WIB = 20:00 - 21:00, UTC 13:00 - 14:00
  5. Bahasa Indonesia WIB = 21:00 - 22:00, UTC 14:00 - 15:00
  6. Chinese II WIB = 22:00 - 23:00, UTC 15:00 - 16:00
  7. Arabic WIB = 23:00 - 24:00, UTC 16:00 - 17:00
  8. Spanish WIB = 24:00 – 01:00, UTC = 17:00 – 18:00
  9. German WIB = 01:00 - 02:00, UTC = 18:00 - 19:00
  10. English WIB = 02:.00 – 03:00, UTC = 19:00 – 20:00
  11. French WIB = 03:00 - 04:00, UTC = 20:00 - 21:00

See also

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References

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  1. ^English language broadcast is also available in some countries such as Philippines, United States, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada, India, Palau, South Korea, United Kingdom, Fiji, Australia and New Zealand
    • Japanese broadcasts is also available in Japan and parts of Russia (Sakhalin Oblast)
    • German broadcasts is also available in Germany, Austria, Switzerland
    • Spanish broadcasts is available in Spain, Mexico, United States (Puerto Ricoand Philippines
    • Chinese broadcasts is available in some Chinese-speaking countries such as China, Macau, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia (except Philippines)
    • French broadcasts is available in some countries such as France, Canada (Quebec), Vietnam, Cambodia and New Caledonia
    • Arabic broadcasts is also available in some countries such as UAE, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Egypt and Jordan
  2. ^"Voice of Indonesia".LyngSat.Retrieved19 September2023.
  3. ^Tantri, K'tut (1960).Revolt in Paradise.New York: Harper & Brothers. pp.182–83, 222–23.
  4. ^Voice of Indonesia - Background
  5. ^"Vision and Mission".www.voinews.id.Archived fromthe originalon 5 January 2018.
  6. ^Afgiansyah (2007)Repositioning VOI.The Hague: The Hague University
  7. ^Voice of Indonesia - Vision and Mission
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