TVRI Tower

TVRI TV Tower
TVRI station tower in Senayan, Jakarta with its seventh logo
Alternative names	Menara TVRI
General information
Status	Completed
Type	television tower
Location	Kompleks Televisi Republik Indonesia, Gelora, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta
Town or city	Jakarta
Country	Indonesia
Coordinates	6°12′46″S 106°48′2″E
Construction started	1 April 1975
Completed	24 August 1977
Opening	24 August 1982
Inaugurated	24 August 1982
Cost	Rp379.000.000 (rupiah 1977)[1]
Owner	Televisi Republik Indonesia
Height
Height	144 metres (472 feet)
Tip	2 metres (6.6 feet)
Antenna spire	42 metres (138 feet)
Roof	100 metres (330 feet)
Top floor	104 metres (341 feet)
Observatory	96 metres (315 feet)
Technical details
Material	Reinforced concrete
Floor count	8
Lifts/elevators	1, created by Otis Elevator Company
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Wiratman Wangsadinata
Architecture firm	PT Yodya Karya
Engineer	M. Arifin
Structural engineer	PT RBW Consulting Engineer
Main contractor	PT Waskita Karya (Persero) Tbk and Kajima Corporation

The TVRI Tower (or Indonesian: Menara TVRI ) is a 144-meter high television transmitter tower located in Jakarta, Indonesia. Started construction on 1 April 1975 and completed on 24 August 1977, this tower was at one time one of the tallest structures in Jakarta and Indonesia.

History

Since its establishment on 17 August 1962, TVRI broadcasts in Jakarta and its surroundings have been emitted from an 85-meter high iron antenna located near the current position of the tower,[2] which was funded from Japanese war reparations and built by Nippon Electric Company.[3]

The construction of a transmitter tower had been planned since May 1, 1972 as part of the construction of a television station complex which was carried out to suit the surrounding environment which included the Parliament Complex of the Republic of Indonesia and the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium.[1][2] Construction will start on 1 April 1975 by Joint venture Indonesia-Japan P.T. Waskita, and Kajima.

The tower was completed on 24 August 1977 and started functioning in 1978. The tower was inaugurated on 24 August 1982 along with the new studio building.[4][5]

See also

• Fernsehturm Stuttgart
• List of tallest towers in the world
• List of transmission sites

References

1. "Menara TVRI: Bangunan tertinggi di Jakarta". Konstruksi (in Indonesian). Jakarta. July–August 1977. pp. 21–25.
2. "Galeri HUT RI 1967-1977 ‒ Tutur Visual". Interaktif.kompas.co.id. 2017.
3. "Melebihi Tinggi Monas". Kompas Newspaper (in Indonesian). Jakarta. 27 November 1976. p. 1,12.
4. "Galeri HUT RI 1978-1988 ‒ Tutur Visual". Interaktif.kompas.co.id. 2017.
5. Nugrahadi, Novan; Patriari, Pandu Lazuardy (27 July 2020). "Menara Ikonik TVRI". Kompas.id (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Kompas. KG Media. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

External links

• TVRI Tower, Jakarta - SkyscraperPage.com