[3][4][5] The predecessor of today's KPI was the National Broadcasting Advisory and Controlling Agency (Badan Pertimbangan dan Pengendalian Penyiaran Nasional, or BP3N), mandated upon the provision of Act No.

The broadcasting system is managed by an independent body free from any influence of the financiers, powerful people, and political institutions such as the government.

[7] Indonesia's democratization process puts the public as both owner and controller of the broadcasting sphere industry.

This means that the media broadcasting services must perform the function of provision of information for public health.

[8][9] In September 2021, one of KPI employees filed a criminal case regarding sexual abuse he had received, which lasted from 2012.