Radio Republik Indonesia

RRI was established on 11 September 1945 by several figures who previously operated several Japanese radio stations in 6 cities. A meeting attended by the station delegates at Adang Kadarusman house on Menteng resulted in the decision to set up Radio Republik Indonesia by choosing Abdul Rahman Saleh as the first general manager.

After the Broadcasting Act No. 32/2002 is in force, RRI, along with TVRI, set as the public radio network in 2006 and became out of any governmental control. The status then reaffirmed by Government Regulation (Peraturan Pemerintah) No. 12/2005.

RRI is designated as public broadcasting institution per Act No. 32 of 2002 on Broadcasting, which defined as a "legal entity established by the state; has independent, neutral, not commercial (characteristics); and has the function to provide services for the public benefit". Its duty, according to Government Regulation No. 12 of 2005, is "to provide the healthy information, education and entertainment services, (maintain) social control and unity, and preserve the nation's culture for the whole public benefit by organizing radio broadcast that reaches all parts of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia".

Unlike other public broadcasters such as TVRI and newly-established local public broadcasters, RRI has long had a broadcast pledge called RRI Three Pledges (Tri Prasetya RRI), shown below in English:

• We must save all radio broadcast devices from anyone who wants to use these devices to destroy our country, and defend the devices with all our body and soul in any condition and with any consequences.

• We must drive the RRI broadcast as an instrument of struggle and revolutionary tool for the entire Indonesian nation, with a pure national spirit, a clean and honest heart, and a mind full of love and loyalty to the homeland and nation.

• We must stand above all traditions and beliefs of the party or group, by prioritizing national unity and the safety of the state and holding on the spirit of the Proclamation of 17 August 1945.

RRI organization structure consists of five Board of Supervisors (Dewan Pengawas) appointed by the People's Representative Council and six Board of Directors (Dewan Direksi) appointed by the Board of Supervisors. Both are sworn in by the President, served for five years and renewable once.

According to article 15 of the Broadcasting Act, RRI funding comes from several sources such as broadcasting fees, state or regional budget, community contribution, and advertisement, as well as other legal efforts related to the broadcasting operation. In fact, as of today the broadcasting fee is not yet implemented, and RRI is asked to generate "non-tax revenue" for the state by various funding sources (except state or regional budget) regulated in Government Regulation No. 15 of 2015.

In general, RRI offers a maximum of four main stations in a region (availability are vary, see below), one of them is a national simulcast. Three other services are transmitted locally, producing local programmes as well as relaying programmes from RRI central station in Jakarta.

• Programa 1 (Pro 1, Channel of Inspiration): serves as "community empowerment centre" for rural, urban, mountainous and industrial community. Mainly broadcasts local news and education as well as music.
• Programa 2 (Pro 2, Voice of Creativity): serves as "youth creativity centre" for young urban community. Mainly broadcasts music, entertainment and lifestyle programming.
• Programa 3 (Pro 3, Voice of Indonesian Identity): relays directly from RRI central station, it broadcasts 24-hour news, current affairs, and talk programming nationally supplemented by reports from local RRI stations.
• Programa 4 (Pro 4, Encyclopedia of Indonesian Culture): currently exist in several cities, it broadcasts variety of cultures within Indonesia as well as local culture programming.

RRI also has its own visual radio channel, RRI NET, that broadcasts certain live RRI programmes via television. RRI NET can be accessed via streaming service as well as satellite TV.

Other local stations

Location	Pro 1 Availability	Pro 2 Availability	Pro 3 Availability	Pro 4 Availability	Note
Aceh Singkil	Y	N	Y	N
Ambon	Y	Y	Y	Y
Ampana	Y	N	Y	N
Atambua	Y	Y	Y	N
Banda Aceh	Y	Y	Y	Y
Bandar Lampung	Y	Y	Y	Y
Bandung	Y	Y	Y	Y
Banjarmasin	Y	Y	Y	Y
Banten	Y	N	Y	N
Batam	Y	Y	Y	N
Baubau	Y	N	Y	N
Belitung	Y	Y	Y	Y
Bengkalis	Y	N	Y	N
Bengkulu	Y	Y	Y	Y
Biak	Y	Y	Y	N
Bima	Y	Y	Y	Y
Bintuhan	Y	N	Y	N
Bogor	Y	Y	Y	N
Bone	Y	N	Y	N
Bovendigul	Y	N	Y	N
Bukittinggi	Y	Y	Y	N
Bula	Y	Y	Y	Y
Cirebon	Y	Y	Y	Y
Denpasar	Y	Y	Y	Y
Ende	Y	Y	Y	N
Entikong	Y	N	Y	N
Fak Fak	Y	Y	Y	N
Gorontalo	Y	Y	Y	N
Gunung Sitoli	Y	Y	Y	N
Jakarta	Y	Y	Y	Y
Jambi	Y	Y	Y	Y
Jayapura	Y	Y	Y	Y
Jember	Y	Y	Y	N
Kaimana	Y	N	Y	N
Kediri	Y	N	Y	N
Kendari	Y	Y	Y	N
Kupang	Y	Y	Y	Y
Lhokseumawe	Y	Y	Y	N
Madiun	Y	Y	Y	N
Makassar	Y	Y	Y	Y
Malang	Y	Y	Y	Y
Malinau	Y	N	Y	N
Mamuju	Y	Y	Y	Y
Manado	Y	Y	Y	Y
Manokwari	Y	Y	Y	Y
Mataram	Y	Y	Y	N
Medan	Y	Y	Y	Y
Merauke	Y	Y	Y	N
Melauboh	Y	Y	Y	N
Nabire	Y	Y	Y	Y
Nias Selatan	Y	N	Y	N
Nunukan	Y	Y	Y	N
Padang	Y	Y	Y	Y
Palangkaraya	Y	Y	Y	Y
Palembang	Y	Y	Y	Y
Palu	Y	Y	Y	Y
Pekanbaru	Y	Y	Y	Y
Pontianak	Y	Y	Y	Y
Purwokerto	Y	Y	Y	N
Ranai	Y	Y	Y	N
Rote	Y	N	Y	N
Sabang	Y	N	Y	N
Samarinda	Y	Y	Y	Y
Sampang	Y	N	Y	N
Saumlaki	Y	N	Y	N
Semarang	Y	Y	Y	Y
Sendawar	Y	N	Y	N
Serui	Y	Y	Y	N
Sibolga	Y	Y	Y	N
Singaraja	Y	Y	Y	N
Sintang	Y	Y	Y	N
Sorong	Y	Y	Y	N
Sumenep	Y	Y	Y	N
Sungailiat	Y	Y	Y	Y
Sungaipenuh	Y	N	Y	N
Surabaya	Y	Y	Y	Y
Surakarta	Y	Y	Y	N
Tahuna	Y	Y	Y	N
Takengon	Y	N	Y	N
Tanjungpinang	Y	Y	Y	Y
Tarakan	Y	Y	Y	N
Ternate	Y	Y	Y	Y
Toli Toli	Y	Y	Y	N
Tual	Y	Y	Y	N
Wamena	Y	Y	Y	N
Way Kanan	Y	N	Y	N
Yogyakarta	Y	Y	Y	Y

• Voice of Indonesia, the RRI shortwave overseas service
• TVRI, the Indonesian public television network
• Antara, the Indonesian news agency

• RRI Official site (in Indonesian)

• Djamalul Abidin As (ed.), 40 Tahun Radio Republik Indonesia: Sekali di Udara Tetap di Udara. Jakarta: Panitia Peringatan Hari Radio ke-40, 1985.