 There was only a year to create a studio, broadcast tower, and other technical equipments in the former site of the Information Academy at Senayan.In that short period of preparation, Sukarno had a very prominent role, going as far as to personally choosing the equipment and where they should be imported from.The first experimental TV broadcast was the live coverage of the celebration of the 17th Anniversary of Indonesia's Independence on the morning August 17, 1962 from Jakarta's Merdeka Palace.