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TVRI West Papua (LPP TVRI Stasiun Papua Barat) is the regional public broadcasting station of TVRI (Televisi Republik Indonesia) serving West Papua Province (Provinsi Papua Barat) and surrounding areas in the Bird’s Head region of Indonesia . The station was officially inaugurated by President Joko Widodo on October 28, 2020, marking it as the 30th TVRI station in the country and the youngest local TVRI station in the Papua region . Its headquarters are located in the Arfai neighborhood of Manokwari, the capital of West Papua province . As a dedicated source for online television, TVRI West Papua broadcasts under the national TVRI slogan "Media Pemersatu Bangsa" (The Nation`s Unifier) and is led by a station head whose management is represented by figures such as Lamek Rumkabu (Head of Business Development) and Joseph Herman Susanto (Head of Administration) .

The programming schedule allows viewers to watch live channel coverage of a mix of national TVRI relays and local West Papua content. The station broadcasts approximately 4 hours of locally produced content daily, which includes news coverage of regional events across West Papua province such as Papua Barat Hari Ini (West Papua Today), public dialogue programs, and cultural shows that highlight the traditions of the indigenous communities in the Bird’s Head region . The station airs educational programming, government information dissemination, and coverage of local tourism . It also features religious programming, children`s content, and musical performances that promote Papuan arts and culture .

TVRI West Papua serves as the official broadcaster for major international sporting events through the national TVRI network, including as the Official Broadcaster for the FIFA World Cup 2026 for Indonesia. The station is actively expanding its broadcast infrastructure to ensure coverage reaches remote areas; as of 2025, broadcast coverage in the entire Papua region remained the lowest in Indonesia at 14% of the population, and TVRI is working to increase this through new transmitter installations and modernization projects . The station has established strategic partnerships with various government institutions across West Papua, including with the West Papua Police (Polda Papua Barat) to broadcast interactive dialogue programs about public security and order (Kamtibmas) .

For audiences seeking a reliable live stream, TVRI West Papua is widely available as a free-to-air service via digital terrestrial television (DVB-T2). The primary frequency for Manokwari City is UHF channel 28 with virtual channel 2, using the TVRI Manokwari multiplex . Additional relay coverage includes Sorong and Raja Ampat, where TVRI strengthened its transmission station on Saonek Island in 2025 as part of the Digitalization Broadcasting System (DBS) program financed through loans from the French Government . The station broadcasts via satellite in MPEG-4 HD 1080 format on the Merah Putih (Telkom-4) satellite at 108.0 degrees East on frequency 3720 MHz with horizontal polarization, a symbol rate of 32727, and FEC of 2/3, using DVB-S2 8PSK transmission with no encryption (Free-to-Air) . The channel is accessible as tv online via the official TVRI Klik platform at klik.tvri.go.id, which provides 24-hour live streaming of all TVRI channels through website and mobile applications for Android and iOS devices, as well as through the official TVRI website at tvri.go.id. Plans are also in motion to establish a separate TVRI station for Southwest Papua (Papua Barat Daya), with discussions between TVRI leadership, including Director Utama Iman Brotoseno, and Governor Elisa Kambu in May 2025, further expanding public broadcasting services in the Papua region .

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