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Publik Khatulistiwa TV

Publik Khatulistiwa TV, is a local television station based in Bontang, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is owned by state-owned manufacturer of fertilizers Pupuk Kaltim, and it is one of two local TV channels that have broadcast in Bontang, the other one was the now-defunct LNGTV, founded two years earlier in 1996.

History
PKTV, then known as Pupuk Kaltim TV, on 31 March 1998, PKTV was originally managed by Retina (production house owned by the Baiturrahman Foundation). PKTV claims to be the first local TV station in Indonesia. PKTV was later transformed into its current form as a limited company, as PT Khatulistiwa Media, by notarial act no. 21 by J. Frans De Lannoy on 20 November 2001 and legalized a year later on 6 September 2002. When the change took effect, its initial capital was only IDR 80 million, but PKTV had absorbed the remaining assets of Retina (its former parent company), including the broadcasting utilities. obtained broadcast rights for 2010–11 season of National Basketball Association and ASEAN Basketball League, along with Jak TV and 11 other local stations. PKTV changed its logo on 2 April 2020. ==References==
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