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==History==
==History==
===Before 1979===
===Before 1979===
The station was founded in 1957 as a private entity by the Sabet family, a renowned family of merchants, who operated '''Television of Iran''' (TVI), the first commercial TV company in the Middle East. Habib Sabet, who represented RCA in the country, was its owner.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1957/1957-12-23-BC.pdf |title=Television and Radio Age |date=23 December 1957 |accessdate=17 April 2024 |page=82}}</ref> Its broadcasts started on March 21, 1958 on channel 2 in Tehran.<ref name="TVD1958"/> TVI operated two stations, '''TVI-T''' in [[Tehran]] and '''TVI-A''' in [[Abadan]]. As of 1964, over 80,000 television sets received its signals, and the possibility of opening up a second channel would increase the amount of foreign content, which was already present on the existing service - the majority of which came from the [[United States]], who also supplied television equipment. TVI was also subject to censorship by the Department of Publications and Radio.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-TV-Radio-Age/60s/64/Television-Age-1964-07-20.pdf |title=Television Age |date=20 July 1964 |accessdate=17 April 2024 |page=49}}</ref> In the summer of 1965, the station in Tehran received technical assistance from Richard L. Spears to improve its technical capabilities and ad revenue. His reforms included a new nightly news program and a new slogan ("dedicated to the progress of Iran").<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-TV-Radio-Age/60s/67/Television-Radio-Age-1967-01-30.pdf |title=Television and Radio Age |date=30 January 1967 |accessdate=17 April 2024 |page=49}}</ref>
The station was founded in 1957 as a private entity by the Sabet family, a renowned family of merchants, who operated '''Television of Iran''' (TVI), the first commercial TV company in the Middle East. [[Habib Sabet]], who represented RCA in the country, was its owner. The station would include local content and foreign productions from the United States and Europe.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1957/1957-12-23-BC.pdf |title=Broadcasting |date=23 December 1957 |accessdate=17 April 2024 |page=82}}</ref> Its broadcasts started on March 21, 1958 on channel 2 in Tehran.<ref name="TVD1958"/> The building was dedicated by [[Shah]] [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]] on October 3, 1958, its first manager was RCA engineer A. Vance Hallack, who also managed Television of Baghdad, the first in the Middle East, and television demonstrations in [[Jakarta]] and [[New Delhi]]. By October, the station moved frequencies, from channel 2 to channel 3.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1958/1958-10-13-BC.pdf |title=Broadcasting |date=13 October 1958 |accessdate=17 April 2024 |page=114}}</ref> TVI operated two stations, '''TVI-T''' in [[Tehran]] and '''TVI-A''' in [[Abadan]]. As of 1964, over 80,000 television sets received its signals, and the possibility of opening up a second channel would increase the amount of foreign content, which was already present on the existing service - the majority of which came from the [[United States]], who also supplied television equipment. TVI was also subject to censorship by the Department of Publications and Radio.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-TV-Radio-Age/60s/64/Television-Age-1964-07-20.pdf |title=Television Age |date=20 July 1964 |accessdate=17 April 2024 |page=49}}</ref> In the summer of 1965, the station in Tehran received technical assistance from Richard L. Spears to improve its technical capabilities and ad revenue. His reforms included a new nightly news program and a new slogan ("dedicated to the progress of Iran").<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-TV-Radio-Age/60s/67/Television-Radio-Age-1967-01-30.pdf |title=Television and Radio Age |date=30 January 1967 |accessdate=17 April 2024 |page=49}}</ref>


There were concerns by the government over the commercial nature of the service, which promted action to introduce educational programming. There were talks to become a part of the Department of PUblications and Broadcasting, which would eliminate commercial advertising.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Television-Magazine/Television-1960-Aug.pdf |title=Television |date=August 1960 |accessdate=17 April 2024 |page=49}}</ref>
There were concerns by the government over the commercial nature of the service, which promted action to introduce educational programming. There were talks to become a part of the Department of PUblications and Broadcasting, which would eliminate commercial advertising.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Television-Magazine/Television-1960-Aug.pdf |title=Television |date=August 1960 |accessdate=17 April 2024 |page=49}}</ref>

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IRIBTV1
TypBroadcast television network
LandIran
HauptsitzTehran
Programmierung
Language(s)Persian
Picture format16:9 (1080p, HDTV, 576i, SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerIslamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
Key peoplePeyman Jebelli (Director-General)
History
Launched21 March 1958; 66 years ago (1958-03-21)[1]
Former namesIran's National TV
Links
Websitetv1.ir
Availability
Terrestrial
JamaranCH37 UHF Digital
Streaming media
IRIB TV1 Live Streaming

IRIB TV1 (Persian: شبکه یک, Shabakeh-e Yek, lit. Channel 1) is one of the 40 national television channels in Iran.

IRIB TV1 was the first national television channel in Iran, and is now the oldest Iranian television channel having been established in 1958. The channel is referred to by some as the National Channel, as most of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting's television budget is set aside for this channel.

The channel has a wide range of programming such as drama series, television premieres of major Iranian movies, and talk shows. Children's shows also air in reruns, but most of them air first-run on IRIB TV2's youth programming block. The channel also has the most watched Iranian news broadcast and televises the Friday prayers. The channel televised major sporting events until IRIB TV3 attained the rights for those broadcasts, as well as numerous viewers.

This channel has been subjected to human rights abuses by airing forced confessions on live television.[2]

History

Before 1979

The station was founded in 1957 as a private entity by the Sabet family, a renowned family of merchants, who operated Television of Iran (TVI), the first commercial TV company in the Middle East. Habib Sabet, who represented RCA in the country, was its owner. The station would include local content and foreign productions from the United States and Europe.[3] Its broadcasts started on March 21, 1958 on channel 2 in Tehran.[1] The building was dedicated by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi on October 3, 1958, its first manager was RCA engineer A. Vance Hallack, who also managed Television of Baghdad, the first in the Middle East, and television demonstrations in Jakarta and New Delhi. By October, the station moved frequencies, from channel 2 to channel 3.[4] TVI operated two stations, TVI-T in Tehran and TVI-A in Abadan. As of 1964, over 80,000 television sets received its signals, and the possibility of opening up a second channel would increase the amount of foreign content, which was already present on the existing service - the majority of which came from the United States, who also supplied television equipment. TVI was also subject to censorship by the Department of Publications and Radio.[5] In the summer of 1965, the station in Tehran received technical assistance from Richard L. Spears to improve its technical capabilities and ad revenue. His reforms included a new nightly news program and a new slogan ("dedicated to the progress of Iran").[6]

There were concerns by the government over the commercial nature of the service, which promted action to introduce educational programming. There were talks to become a part of the Department of PUblications and Broadcasting, which would eliminate commercial advertising.[7]

After the creation of National Iranian Radio and Television which took over the former TVI, its coverage area expanded far beyond the two initial cities.[8]

After 1979

After the Islamic Revolution of 1979, IRIB took over NIRT's operations.

The logo of the channel is partly taken from the IRIB logo, which is the shape between the "لا" signs (referring to the slogan "neither West, neither East, the Islamic Republic"). This shape alone consists of two square shapes, in the outer part and circle in the inner part. The square shape gives a sense of dynamism to the brand and the circular shape gives the notion of vision. The channel uses turquoise blue as its signature color, which is evocative of Iranian architecture and representative of its civilization.[9]

Aired programming

References

  1. ^ a b "Television Digest" (PDF). 17 May 1958. p. 66. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  2. ^ Tortured confessions: prisons and public recantations in modern Iran, Ervand Abrahamian - 1999, p.222
  3. ^ "Broadcasting" (PDF). 23 December 1957. p. 82. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Broadcasting" (PDF). 13 October 1958. p. 114. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Television Age" (PDF). 20 July 1964. p. 49. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Television and Radio Age" (PDF). 30 January 1967. p. 49. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Television" (PDF). August 1960. p. 49. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Television Factbook" (PDF). 1977. p. 1109. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  9. ^ "شبکه اول سیما". IRIB TV1. 16 February 2009. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2024.


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