Determinant Factors on Audience to Watch TV Station in Indonesia

The competition in the Indonesian TV broadcasting industry is very intense. To win the race, they must capture the audience’s attention. Unfortunately, not all TV stations can gather information about this due to a lack of human and financial resources. References related to this topic are also scarce. This article examines the factors influencing viewers’ choices of TV stations through a mixed-method approach. In qualitative research through Focus Group Discussions, the researchers concluded that there are 23 factors affecting viewers in choosing TV stations. The findings from the quantitative study were tested through a questionnaire instrument involving 1,102 respondents. Based on statistical tests using regression analysis, the researchers obtained an R Square (R2) value of 0.644, which is statistically significant. Partially, through ANOVA testing, the researchers found that 12 independent variables had t-values greater than the t-table value (1.960) with a significance level of