IRIB World Service

Infobox Network
name = IRIB World Service
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country = IRN
network_type = Radio network
available = International
owner = Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
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launch_date = 1956
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website = http://english.irib.ir/|

IRIB World Service is the official international broadcasting station of Iran.

The voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran started work in 1956 with the aim of familiarizing different world nations with Iran’s history and culture as well as its different regions and historical sites. Following the 1979 Iranian Revolution, elaborating on the revolution’s stances and the ideals of the Islamic Republic system were put high on the radio’s agenda.

The radio’s schedule includes the news, political commentaries, different series and features on special occasions.

Languages

The Voice of Iran currently broadcasts in 28 languages:

IRIB historical output (1950-1996)

Comparison of IRIB to other external services:

See also

* Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, the Iran publicly-funded broadcaster

External links

* [http://english.irib.ir/ English Radio] en icon
* [http://german.irib.ir/ Das Deutsche Programm] de icon
* [http://french.irib.ir/ Radio francophone de l'IRAN] fr icon
* [http://italian.irib.ir/ Redazione Italiana dell'I.R.I.B] it icon
* [http://russian.irib.ir/ Russianradio - Главная] ru icon
* [http://www.irib.ir/worldservice/check_if_is_playing.asp?lang=english&alt_url=http://www.irib.ir/worldservice/Annonce/english.ram English Live Net Broadcasts] en icon
* [http://www.irib.com/ IRIB Website] fa icon e many other languages