 The broadcast station was initially planned to be located in Lampung, but later moved to Jakarta, in a building at Kuningan.PT Indosiar Visual Mandiri, owned by Salim Group, started its first broadcast on January 11, 1995.In March 1998, TV Kabel Indovision, operated by PT Matahari Lintas Cakrawala under the leadership of Peter F. Gontha, started its operation as the first cable television in Indonesia (the first cable television was operated in the United States in 1972).