`Kompas' TV goes on air Sunday

`Kompas' TV goes on air Sunday

JAKARTA: A new TV channel will officially begin broadcasting
on Sunday, marking the debut of the Kompas-Gramedia group, the
nation's largest publishing house, in the television broadcast
industry.

Not surprisingly, in its trial run TV7 will utilize the
expertise of Kompas-Gramedia's publishing units in producing and
managing some of its locally produced, or in-house programs.

The station's news department, run mostly by former Kompas
editors, has prepared a series of features. It will also run a
nightly series during Ramadhan called A Thousand Moon Night,
which revolves around the fasting month.

TV7 will initially only be available to residents of Greater
Jakarta through channel UHF 49. Subscribers to Kabel Vision will
also be able to tune their sets to the new channel. -- JP