RCTI (Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia) is Indonesia's first privately owned television network and is based in West Jakarta. RCTI broadcasts Indonesian Idol. It also broadcasts sinetron (soap operas), films, news and current affairs, reality shows and religious programs. Its news and current affairs programs include Seputar Indonesia (Around Indonesia) and Buletin Malam (Nightly Bulletin). Presenters include Ade Novit, Atika Suri, Desi Anwar and Helmi Johannes.

In 1989, state broadcaster TVRI lost its monopoly when the government's sixth Five-Year Plan allowed private TV stations to begin broadcasting. RCTI first went on-air on 24 August 1989 broadcasting in Jakarta as a local pay-channel station and was awarded a nationwide license one year later. It now has 48 relay stations around Indonesia and reaches 180 million viewers. It is 100 percent owned by PT Media Nusantara Citra (MNC) and Panasonic Corporation, which also owns Global TV and 75 percent of MNC TV, both private Indonesian TV stations