MNCTV

Article summary

PT MNC Televisi Indonesia (previously PT Televisi Pendidikan Indonesia and PT Cipta Televisi Pendidikan Indonesia), operating as MNCTV (abbreviation for Media Nusantara Citra Televisi, formerly known as TPI) is an Indonesian private free-to-air television broadcaster. It was founded on 23 January 1990, at first broadcasting only educational programmes, but has since become similar to other Indonesian TV networks, showing programs such as quizzes, sinetron (soap operas), reality TV shows, sports shows, newscasts, Upin & Ipin, the reason why MNCTV skyrocketed by watching that, and recently, dangdut music.

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1. date of foundation: 1990-01-23 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1990-01-23 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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