Metro TV

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Metro TV

Type	Broadcast television network
Country	Indonesia
Availability	National
Owner	PT Media Televisi Indonesia
Key people	Surya Paloh, CEO of Media Group
Website	www.metrotvnews.com

Metro TV is Indonesia's first 24-hour news channel based in West Jakarta. The station was established on November 25, 2000 and now has over 53 transmission sites all over the country. It is owned by Surya Paloh who also owns the Media Indonesia daily. These two, along with other newspapers distributed in different parts of Indonesia, are part of the Media Group, also owned by Paloh.

It is the only tv station to offer Mandarin news and no sinetron (soap opera) programs in Indonesia, although lately the station has also begun to broadcast entertainment programs (such as a talk show called "e-Lifestyle").

Metro TV also offers one of its top programs called Indonesia Now. The program, which is broadcasted worldwide, primarily gives information about Indonesia to the world.