Jak TV
Product brand
UnclaimedAn Indonesian regional free-to-air television channel serving Jakarta and the surrounding Jabodetabek area.
Last updated August 31, 2026
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Overview
Jak TV, also styled JakTV, is an Indonesian free-to-air television channel focused primarily on Jakarta and the surrounding Jabodetabek metropolitan area. The channel launched on 31 October 2004 and developed its identity as a capital-region broadcaster rather than as a nationwide general-entertainment network. Its programming has traditionally emphasized news, current-affairs coverage, magazine formats, lifestyle material, and other soft-news content relevant to audiences in and around Jakarta. The channel operates in a highly competitive Indonesian television market in which national broadcasters compete with local and regional services for advertising, news audiences, and sports rights. Jak TV's Jakarta orientation gives it a distinct editorial and commercial position: it can concentrate on city and metropolitan issues while also carrying selected programming with broader national or international interest. The station's output has included news-oriented programming as well as acquired sports broadcasts, allowing it to supplement its core local-information role with event-driven viewing. Jak TV has periodically expanded its sports portfolio. It broadcast Serie A football matches during the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons and covered Inter Milan matches at the 2017 International Champions Cup in Singapore. From the 2019–20 through 2021–22 seasons, it carried selected live and delayed Premier League matches, together with highlights. In 2019 it also simulcast four FIBA Basketball World Cup games with Indonesia's public broadcaster TVRI, covering the two semifinals and the gold-medal and bronze-medal games. In August 2018, Jak TV extended its daily schedule to 24 hours and introduced the slogan “Dari Jakarta Untuk Indonesia,” translated as “From Jakarta to Indonesia.” The slogan expressed an ambition to use a Jakarta-based editorial platform to reach viewers beyond the capital region, while retaining the channel's local identity. The station has also faced public and regulatory scrutiny. In April 2025, Indonesia's Attorney General's Office announced allegations involving Jak TV news director Tian Bahtiar and two advocates. Authorities alleged that Bahtiar received money connected to the production and dissemination of negative or misleading coverage intended to obstruct an investigation. The announcement prompted responses from the Indonesian Press Council, the Association of Indonesian Local Television Stations, and a criminal-law academic, with debate concerning press freedom, due process, and the application of Indonesia's Press Law. The allegations and case status should be distinguished from a final judicial determination. According to the supplied reference material, Jak TV experienced a broadcast-signal intrusion on 1 June 2026 in the Jakarta multiplexing area. The station said that unauthorized material, including offensive visual content, had replaced part of its broadcast and that the material was not official Jak TV programming. The incident was described as under investigation. Because this event is dated after the latest generally available historical material, its final findings and any regulatory consequences require verification.
History
Jak TV was established as a Jakarta-oriented free-to-air television service and began broadcasting on 31 October 2004. Its service area centered on Jabodetabek, the metropolitan region comprising Jakarta and adjacent urban areas. From the beginning, the channel's editorial proposition differed from that of a purely national entertainment network: it concentrated on news, magazines, current affairs, and soft-news formats designed for viewers in the capital and its commuter belt. The channel's regional identity has remained central to its operation. Jakarta is Indonesia's political, economic, and media hub, creating demand for frequent reporting on municipal affairs, public services, business, traffic, culture, and metropolitan life. At the same time, the station has used acquired programming to broaden its appeal. Sports rights have been particularly visible in this respect. Jak TV carried Serie A football during the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons and covered Inter Milan's matches at the 2017 International Champions Cup in Singapore. These broadcasts connected a locally focused channel with internationally followed football properties. In August 2018, Jak TV moved to a 24-hour schedule and adopted the slogan “Dari Jakarta Untuk Indonesia,” or “From Jakarta to Indonesia.” The change signaled an effort to present the channel as a platform whose perspective originated in Jakarta but whose relevance could extend across Indonesia. The channel subsequently acquired or carried further sports programming. It broadcast selected live and delayed Premier League matches, along with highlights, across the 2019–20 to 2021–22 seasons. In 2019, it simulcast four FIBA Basketball World Cup games with TVRI: both semifinals and the gold-medal and bronze-medal games. Jak TV is owned by Mahaka Media. Its business sits within the Indonesian television ecosystem, where terrestrial and digital distribution, advertising competition, local news differentiation, and programming rights all shape the viability of regional channels. Its combination of Jakarta news coverage, magazine and soft-news programming, and occasional premium sports broadcasts provides a mixed schedule intended to balance local relevance with event-based audience demand. The channel's public profile was affected by allegations announced in April 2025 by Indonesia's Attorney General's Office. The office said that news director Tian Bahtiar had received IDR 487 million from advocates Marcella Santoso and Junaedi Saibih in connection with allegedly fabricated or negatively framed reports about the institution. Authorities further alleged that related activities, including protests, seminars, podcasts, and digital-media talk shows, were used to hinder an investigation and that material was distributed through Jak TV's social-media channels. The Press Council, through chairwoman Ninik Rahayu, called for the matter to be handled outside the Attorney General's Office; the Association of Indonesian Local Television Stations expressed respect for the legal process while emphasizing press freedom and the presumption of innocence. A Trisakti University criminal-law expert criticized aspects of the suspect designations and raised issues concerning the right of reply under the Press Law. The material describes allegations and reactions, not a final conviction. The supplied reference material also records a 1 June 2026 signal-hijacking incident in the Jakarta multiplexing area. An unknown party reportedly replaced broadcast content with unrelated online-video imagery and pornographic material. Jak TV stated through Instagram that its signal had been interfered with, that the material shown was not part of its official broadcast, and that an investigation was underway. The incident's final attribution, technical cause, and legal outcome remain unconfirmed in the available material.
- 2026
Reported broadcast-signal hijacking
[1]The supplied reference material reports an unauthorized interruption of Jak TV's signal in the Jakarta multiplexing area; the station says the material was not official programming.
- 2025
News director implicated in obstruction-of-justice allegations
[1]The Attorney General's Office announces allegations involving news director Tian Bahtiar and two advocates in a case concerning allegedly misleading media activity.
- 2019
Premier League and FIBA World Cup programming
[1]Jak TV starts a three-season run of selected Premier League broadcasts and simulcasts four 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup games with TVRI.
- 2018
24-hour broadcasting and new slogan
[1]Jak TV extends its airtime to 24 hours and adopts “Dari Jakarta Untuk Indonesia.”
- 2017
Inter Milan International Champions Cup coverage
[1]The channel covers Inter Milan's matches at the International Champions Cup in Singapore.
- 2016
Serie A rights begin
[1]Jak TV begins broadcasting Serie A football matches for the 2016–17 season, continuing through the 2017–18 season.
- 2004
Jak TV begins broadcasting
[1]Jak TV launches on 31 October as a free-to-air regional television channel serving Jakarta and Jabodetabek.
Products and positioning
A Jakarta-centered regional television service combining local news and soft-news programming with selected national and international sports rights.
Television news · 2004
Jak TV News
Jak TV's core news output focuses on Jakarta and the Jabodetabek metropolitan region. Coverage is complemented by current-affairs, magazine, and soft-news formats, giving the channel a local-information identity within Indonesia's television market.
Lifestyle and magazine television · 2004
Jak TV magazine and soft-news programming
The channel carries magazine-style and soft-news programming alongside its harder news output. These formats support coverage of urban life, public issues, culture, lifestyle, and other topics relevant to audiences in Jakarta and surrounding areas.
Sports television · 2016
Jak TV sports broadcasts
Jak TV has supplemented its regional news schedule with selected sports rights, including Serie A in the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons, Inter Milan's 2017 International Champions Cup matches in Singapore, selected Premier League games and highlights from 2019–20 through 2021–22, and four 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup games carried in simulcast with TVRI.
Controversies
2026
Reported broadcast signal hijacking
The supplied reference material reports that an unknown party interrupted Jak TV's broadcast and inserted unrelated and pornographic material. Jak TV said the material was unauthorized and announced an investigation. Attribution and final findings are not available in the supplied sources.
2025
Obstruction-of-justice allegations involving news director
Indonesia's Attorney General's Office alleged that Jak TV news director Tian Bahtiar received IDR 487 million from two advocates to help produce and distribute negative or misleading coverage intended to obstruct an investigation. The Press Council and local-television representatives raised concerns involving press freedom, due process, and the presumption of innocence. The available material does not establish a final judicial outcome.
Marketing campaigns
- 2018Dari Jakarta Untuk Indonesia
Indonesia · Jabodetabek
Jak TV introduced the slogan “Dari Jakarta Untuk Indonesia” when it expanded to 24-hour broadcasting. The message framed the channel as a Jakarta-based service intended to have relevance beyond the capital.
Outcome. The slogan became part of the channel's broader positioning as a regional broadcaster with national-facing ambitions.
Brand decisions
2019
Selected Premier League and FIBA World Cup broadcastsProduct launchBackground
Sports programming provided a way for a Jakarta-focused channel to attract audiences through high-interest international events.
Action taken
Jak TV acquired selected live and delayed Premier League matches and highlights for three seasons, and simulcast four FIBA Basketball World Cup games with TVRI.
Aftermath
The sports schedule broadened the channel's programming mix beyond local news and soft-news formats.
2018
Move to 24-hour broadcastingStrategyBackground
Jak TV sought to broaden the reach and availability of its Jakarta-centered service.
Action taken
The channel extended its daily schedule to 24 hours and introduced a new national-facing slogan.
Aftermath
The change reinforced Jak TV's positioning as a continuously available regional broadcaster.
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