Radio Elshinta


PM2FGZ, also known as Elshinta News and Talk or Elshinta, is a news and talk radio station in Jakarta, Indonesia.

History

The station was started in 1968 by Suyoso Karsono, also known as Mas Yos, a retired Commodore of the Indonesian Air Force. He began his career in entertainment by starting Irama Records, a recording studio specializing in Long Play records. It closed in 1967, and Karsono turned to radio. Elshinta started as an amateur radio station on an AM channel and was named after his youngest daughter, Elshinta Suyoso. At that time, Elshinta played all kinds of music from Jazz, Classical, Pop, Rock, and Reggae to Hawaiian music. The station's name influenced Suyoso's other group names for off-air programmes, such as the Elshinta Band, played by his sons, the Elshinta's Friendships Association, which produced merchandise and the Elshinta Newsletter, the popular Elshinta Football team, composed of friends and fans, and the Elshinta Hawaiian Seniors band.
Radio Elshinta was later acquired by the Salim Group. Under their management, Elshinta moved to FM as a music entertainment station with a few news programs, including BBC World Service and Voice Of America. They steadily added more news segments, and Elshinta completely abandoned its music programming on 14 February 2000. Today, Elshinta only broadcasts news and talk programming, in addition to sponsored content and affiliations like NHK World Service.

Programming

  • News and Talk Edisi Pagi
  • News and Talk Edisi Siang
  • News and Talk Edisi Sore
  • News and Talk Edisi Malam
  • News and Talk Edisi Dinihari
  • Interactive Discussion
  • Komisi Anda
  • NHK World Service
  • China Radio International
  • Power Breakfast

    Network

Elshinta has 8 regional stations that are self-owned. Elshinta's regional stations relay Jakarta's broadcasts, but sometimes local news sessions are broadcast by certain stations. Elshinta also has 32 affiliations across the Indonesian archipelago.

Owned stations

Elshinta has its own media group, consisting of: Elshinta Magazine, Elshinta.com, Jakarta local TV station Elshinta TV, and Fit Radio.

Influence

Elshinta broadcast updates and commentaries during the 2016 Jakarta Attacks and 2018 Surabaya Attack. Elshinta was warned by the Broadcasting Commission, however, for spreading news about a fake explosion during the 2016 Jakarta Attacks. Elshinta claimed that they never spread such news.