TV5d was a local television station serving Tomohon, North Sulawesi, Indonesia and surrounding areas. The station was founded in 2006 by Netherlands-born entrepreneur, Dr Willie Smits, also chairman of the Masarang Foundation. The station is owned by Smits' wife Linneke Syennie Watoelangkow, also deputy to Tomohon City Mayor, in the period 2005-2010. TV5D celebrated its 2nd anniversary on January 14, 2008. TV5D rates as North Sulawesi's number one television news source. It primarily broadcasts from its headquarters at the Graha TV5 Dimensi in Tomohon, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, with services that are available to more than 4 million people in more than 8 regencies in North Sulawesi and North Maluku.

TV5d
Ownership
OwnerPT Triguna Persada
History
First air date
14 January 2007; 17 years ago (2007-01-14)
Last air date
Unknown
Former channel number(s)
38 UHF (analog)
City TV Network
[citation needed]
Call sign meaning
TV 5 Dimensi
Technical information
Licensing authority
Kementerian Komunikasi dan Informatika Republik Indonesia
TV5d
HeadquartersGraha TV5d, Jl. Raya Matani III Tomohon, North Sulawesi
TV 5 Dimensi office

History

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TV 5 Dimensi was launched at 3:00 p.m. WITA on January 14, 2007, after a speech by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Since its debut, TV 5 Dimensi has expanded its duration from 10 hours to 18 hours. Programs such as Sabuah Om Pala, Buka Jendela, Cerita Tentang Sahabat, have become highly popular local programs among North Sulawesi viewers.

TV Partnership

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TV 5 Dimensi has been joining partnership, and becoming affiliate station with Jak-TV.

See also

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