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March 1, 2000
Launched on MetroTV the sixth private television 24-hour news channel in Indonesia.
Metro TV (Indonesian TV network)
PT Media Televisi Indonesia, operating as Metro TV, is an Indonesian free-to-air television news network based in West Jakarta. It was launched on 25 November 2000, and now has over 52 relay stations 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.