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Television in Indonesia started in 1962 when the then state-run station TVRI began broadcasting. TVRI held a television monopoly in Indonesia until 1989 when the first commercial station, RCTI began as a local station and was subsequently granted a national license a year later.

Each of the networks have a wide variety of programmes, ranging from traditional shows, such as wayang performances, to programmes like Indonesian Idol which are based on Western models. One typical television show common to almost every network is sinetron Sinetron is usually a drama series, following the soap opera format, but can also refer to any fictional series. Sometimes it can be comedic, like the popular Bajaj Bajuri series, featuring a bajaj driver and the people he drives around.