Radio Elshinta

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.

Radio Elshinta
TypeNews and talk radio network
BrandingElshinta News and Information
Country
First air date
14 February 1968 (1968-02-14) (format switch: 14 February 2000 (2000-02-14))[1]
AvailabilityNational
Radio stationssee below
OwnerElshinta Media Group
ParentSalim Group
Official website
elshinta.com
PM2FGZ
Broadcast areaJabodetabek (Greater Jakarta), Karawang, Serang, parts of Lebak, Purwakarta, and West Bandung Regency
Frequency90.05 MHz
BrandingElshinta Jakarta 90.05 FM
Ownership
OwnerElshinta Media
History
First air date
14 February 1968 (1968-02-14)
Former frequencies
1368 AM

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 starts as the first amateur radio in AM channel and named after his youngest daughter: Elshinta Suyoso. At that time, the Elshinta Broadcasting System plays all kind genres 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)

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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

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

  1. "(Indonesian) Elshinta's 18th anniversary celebration".
  2. "The Singing Commodore". Historia - Majalah Sejarah Populer Pertama di Indonesia.
  3. "(Indonesian) NHK Radio Brochure" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  4. Media, Kompas Cyber. "Elshinta Kerja Sama dengan Radio China". KOMPAS.com.
  5. ".:Elshinta:". www.elshinta.co.id.
  6. ".:Elshinta:". www.elshinta.co.id.
  7. ".:Elshinta:". www.elshinta.co.id.
  8. "FM Radio Stations in Indonesia 99.0 - 101.95 MHz". www.asiawaves.net.
  9. "Teguran Tertulis Program Siaran Radio Elshinta". Komisi Penyiaran Indonesia.

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