 From 1963 to 1976, TVRI established television stations in Yogyakarta (1965), Medan (1970), Makassar (1972), Balikpapan (1973), and Palembang (1974).TVRI then quickly had 12 television stations and 8 production studios.Color broadcasting was introduced on September 1, 1979 on TVRI's national and local stations, which expanded to other provincial capitals.