Radio Elshinta
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| Type | News and talk radio network |
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| Branding | Elshinta News and Information |
| Country | |
First air date | 14 February 1968 (format switch: 14 February 2000)[1] |
| Availability | National |
| Radio stations | see below |
| Owner | Elshinta Media Group |
| Parent | Salim Group |
Official website | elshinta |
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| Broadcast area | Jabodetabek (Greater Jakarta), Karawang, Serang, parts of Lebak, Purwakarta, and West Bandung Regency |
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| Frequency | 90.05 MHz |
| Branding | Elshinta Jakarta 90.05 FM |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Elshinta Media |
| History | |
First air date | 14 February 1968 |
Former frequencies | 1368 AM |
Call sign meaning | None; sequentially assigned |
PM2FGZ (90.00 FM, often abbreviated 90 FM), on air name Elshinta News and Talk or Elshinta, is an all-news radio in Jakarta, Indonesia.
History
In 1968, the station was started under Suyoso Karsono, a retired Commodore of earliest Indonesian Air Force who built his entertainment businesses that in the beginning pioneered Long Play (LP) recording of the Irama Records. He is a born musician/singer, musical producer, entertainer and broadcaster. Elshinta started as the first amateur radio in AM channel and was named after his youngest daughter: Elshinta Suyoso. At that time, the Elshinta Broadcasting System plays all kinds of music from Jazz, Classical, Pop, Rock, Reggae, including Hawaiian music. The station's name influenced Suyoso's other group’s/band’s name for off-air programmes, such as: the Elshinta Band played by his sons, the Elshinta’s Friendships Association (EFA) that produced all kinds of merchandise, Elshinta Newsletter, etc. and the popular Elshinta Football team comprised by friends and fans, including the Elshinta Hawaiian Seniors. Only after 1976, the brand name was shortened from the latter became The Hawaiian Seniors. [2]
Parallel to this, in later years, Suyoso Karsono famously known as Mas Yos established another radio station in FM channel of the Suara Irama Indah. This saw also the reasons why the second radio he built has no longer use his daughter’s name, which was after a new regulation at the time, - one’s can only own one radio station with the same name, thus he went public and Radio Elshinta then acquired by Salim Group. The Suara Irama Indah higher sound quality (now Jak 101 FM), is the first commercial FM radio in Indonesia. It is known, Elshinta further also moved to FM as a music entertainment radio with a few news insert including from BBC World Service and Voice Of America. However, under the new helm and due to limitations of news broadcast pre-1998, Elshinta has then completely abandoned its music programming in 14 February 2000. Today, Elshinta only broadcasts news and talk programming, except sponsored content and affiliations like NHK World Service.[3]
Programming
- News and Talk Edisi Pagi (morning show, 5-10am)
- News and Talk Edisi Siang (high noon show, 10am-4pm)
- News and Talk Edisi Sore (afternoon to evening show, 4pm-9pm)
- News and Talk Edisi Malam (night show 9pm-12am)
- News and Talk Edisi Dinihari (early morning show, 12-5am)
- Interactive Discussion (11pm-1am, together with News and Talk Malam)
- Komisi Anda (late night discussion show, 1-5am together with News and Talk Dinihari)
- NHK World Service (9:05pm-9:30pm)
- China Radio International (CRI) (5am and 8:30pm)[4]
- Power Breakfast (every monday, 7-8am)
Network
Elshinta has 8 regional stations that are self-owned. Elshinta regional stations relay Jakarta's broadcast, but sometimes local news session is found in certain stations. Elshinta also has 32 affiliations across the Indonesian archipelago.[6]
Owned stations
- 91.0 Elshinta Semarang (PM4FAH)
- 97.6 Elshinta Surabaya (PM6FKO)
- 99.9 Elshinta Tegal (PM4FBF)
- 93.2 Elshinta Medan (PM3FAP)
- 105.1 Elshinta Lampung (PM8FFK, ex-88.5 FM and ex-99.6, licensed in Tanggamus Regency)[7][8]
- 103.7 Elshinta Sekayu (South Sumatra) (PM7FDR)
- 96.7 Elshinta Palembang (PM7FDK)
- 94.2 Radio Aceh FM Banda Aceh
Media Group
Elshinta has its own media group, consists of Elshinta Magazine, Elshinta.com, Jakarta local TV station Elshinta TV, and Fit Radio.
Influence
In 2016 Jakarta Attack and 2018 Surabaya Attack, Elshinta broadcast updates and commentaries about that terrorism event. However, Elshinta was warned by the Broadcasting Commission (KPI) due to fake explosion news spreading[9] in 2016 Jakarta Attack. Elshinta said that they never spread that hoax news.
References
- ^ "(Indonesian) Elshinta's 18th anniversary celebration".
- ^ "The Singing Commodore". Historia - Majalah Sejarah Populer Pertama di Indonesia. 24 April 2014.
- ^ "(Indonesian) NHK Radio Brochure" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ Media, Kompas Cyber. "Elshinta Kerja Sama dengan Radio China". KOMPAS.com.
- ^ ".:Elshinta:". www.elshinta.co.id.
- ^ ".:Elshinta:". www.elshinta.co.id. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ ".:Elshinta:". www.elshinta.co.id.
- ^ "FM Radio Stations in Indonesia 99.0 - 101.95 MHz". www.asiawaves.net.
- ^ "Teguran Tertulis Program Siaran Radio Elshinta". Komisi Penyiaran Indonesia.
