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Broadcast media Iran, in 31 editions.
The entry for Iran published Broadcast media in 31 editions of 36, from 1995 to 2025. The text changed in 13 editions. Each is shown as published. Broadcast media in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 13
- the first edition with it
- 1995
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Radio” (1995), “Television” (1995), “Radio broadcast stations” (1996 to 2015), “Television broadcast stations” (1996 to 2015) and “Broadcast media” (2010 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024Published as “Radio”
- broadcast stations:
- AM 77, FM 3, shortwave 0
- radios:
- NA
Published as “Television”
- broadcast stations:
- 28
- televisions:
- NA
broadcast stations: AM 77, FM 3, shortwave 0
radios: NA
broadcast stations: 28
televisions: NA
The same text in 3 editions, 1996 to 1998.
Published as “Radio broadcast stations”
AM 77, FM 3, shortwave 0
Published as “Television broadcast stations”
28
broadcast stations: AM 77, FM 3, shortwave 0radios: NA 28
broadcast stations:
televisions: NA
Published as “Radio broadcast stations”
- AM 72, FM 6, shortwave 5 (1998 est.)
Published as “Television broadcast stations”
28 (in addition, there are 450 low-power repeaters, all government controlled) (1997)
AM 77, 72, FM 3, 6, shortwave 0 5 (1998 est.)
28 (in addition, there are 450
low-power repeaters, all government controlled) (1997)
The same text in 7 editions, 2000 to 2006.
Published as “Radio broadcast stations”
- AM 72, FM 5, shortwave 5 (1998)
Published as “Television broadcast stations”
- 28 (plus 450 low-power repeaters) (1997)
AM 72, FM 6, 5, shortwave 5 (1998 est.) (1998)
28 (in addition, there are (plus 450repeaters, all government controlled) repeaters) (1997)
The same text in 2007 and 2008.
Published as “Radio broadcast stations”
- AM 72, FM 5, shortwave 5 (1998)
Published as “Television broadcast stations”
- 28 (plus 450 repeaters) (1997)
AM 72, FM 5, shortwave 5 (1998)
28 (plus 450 low-power repeaters) (1997)
Published as “Radio broadcast stations”
- AM 72, FM 6, shortwave 5 (1998)
Published as “Television broadcast stations”
- 29 (plus 450 repeaters) (1997)
AM 72, FM 5, 6, shortwave 5 (1998)28 29 (plus 450 repeaters) (1997)
- state-run broadcast media with no private, independent broadcasters;
- Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state-run TV broadcaster, operates 5 nationwide channels, a news channel, about 30 provincial channels, and several international channels;
- about 20 foreign Persian-language TV stations broadcasting on satellite TV are capable of being seen in Iran;
- satellite dishes are illegal and, while their use had been tolerated, authorities began confiscating satellite dishes following the unrest stemming from the 2009 presidential election;
- IRIB operates 8 nationwide networks, a number of provincial stations, and an external service;
- most major international broadcasters transmit to Iran (2009)
Rewritten: too little of the 2009 text remains to mark the changes.
state-run broadcast media with no private, independent broadcasters; Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state-run TV broadcaster, operates 5 nationwide channels, a news channel, about 30 provincial channels, and several international channels; about 20 foreign Persian-language TV stations broadcasting on satellite TV are capable of being seen in Iran; satellite dishes are illegal and, while their use had been tolerated, authorities began confiscating satellite dishes following the unrest stemming from the 2009 presidential election; IRIB operates 8 nationwide networks, a number of provincial stations, and an external service; most major international broadcasters transmit to Iran (2009)
The same text in 4 editions, 2011 to 2014.
- state-run broadcast media with no private, independent broadcasters;
- Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state-run TV broadcaster, operates 5 nationwide channels, a news channel, about 30 provincial channels, and several international channels;
- about 20 foreign Persian-language TV stations broadcasting on satellite TV are capable of being seen in Iran;
- satellite dishes are illegal and, while their use had been tolerated, authorities began confiscating satellite dishes following the unrest stemming from the 2009 presidential election;
- IRIB operates 8 nationwide radio networks, a number of provincial stations, and an external service;
- most major international broadcasters transmit to Iran (2009)
state-run broadcast media with no private, independent broadcasters; Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state-run TV broadcaster, operates 5 nationwide channels, a news channel, about 30 provincial channels, and several international channels; about 20 foreign Persian-language TV stations broadcasting on satellite TV are capable of being seen in Iran; satellite dishes are illegal and, while their use had been tolerated, authorities began confiscating satellite dishes following the unrest stemming from the 2009 presidential election; IRIB operates 8 nationwide radio networks, a number of provincial stations, and an external service; most major international broadcasters transmit to Iran (2009)
Published as “Broadcast media”
- state-run broadcast media with no private, independent broadcasters;
- Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state-run TV broadcaster, operates 5 nationwide channels, a news channel, about 30 provincial channels, and several international channels;
- about 20 foreign Persian-language TV stations broadcasting on satellite TV are capable of being seen in Iran;
- satellite dishes are illegal and, while their use had been tolerated, authorities began confiscating satellite dishes following the unrest stemming from the 2009 presidential election;
- IRIB operates 8 nationwide radio networks, a number of provincial stations, and an external service;
- most major international broadcasters transmit to Iran (2009)
Published as “Radio broadcast stations”
- AM 72, FM 10, shortwave 21 (2010)
Published as “Television broadcast stations”
- 29 (plus 450 repeaters) (1997)
state-run broadcast media with no private, independent broadcasters; Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state-run TV broadcaster, operates 5 nationwide channels, a news channel, about 30 provincial channels, and several international channels; about 20 foreign Persian-language TV stations broadcasting on satellite TV are capable of being seen in Iran; satellite dishes are illegal and, while their use had been tolerated, authorities began confiscating satellite dishes following the unrest stemming from the 2009 presidential election; IRIB operates 8 nationwide radio networks, a number of provincial stations, and an external service; most major international broadcasters transmit to Iran (2009)
AM 72, FM 10, shortwave 21 (2010)
29 (plus 450 repeaters) (1997)
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
- state-run broadcast media with no private, independent broadcasters;
- Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state-run TV broadcaster, operates 5 nationwide channels, a news channel, about 30 provincial channels, and several international channels;
- about 20 foreign Persian-language TV stations broadcasting on satellite TV are capable of being seen in Iran;
- satellite dishes are illegal and, while their use had been tolerated, authorities began confiscating satellite dishes following the unrest stemming from the 2009 presidential election;
- IRIB operates 8 nationwide radio networks, a number of provincial stations, and an external service;
- most major international broadcasters transmit to Iran (2009)
state-run broadcast media with no private, independent broadcasters; Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state-run TV broadcaster, operates 5 nationwide channels, a news channel, about 30 provincial channels, and several international channels; about 20 foreign Persian-language TV stations broadcasting on satellite TV are capable of being seen in Iran; satellite dishes are illegal and, while their use had been tolerated, authorities began confiscating satellite dishes following the unrest stemming from the 2009 presidential election; IRIB operates 8 nationwide radio networks, a number of provincial stations, and an external service; most major international broadcasters transmit to Iran (2009)
AM 72, FM 10, shortwave 21 (2010)
29 (plus 450 repeaters) (1997)
- state-run broadcast media with no private, independent broadcasters;
- Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state-run TV broadcaster, operates 19 nationwide channels including a news channel, about 34 provincial channels, and several international channels;
- about 20 foreign Persian-language TV stations broadcasting on satellite TV are capable of being seen in Iran;
- satellite dishes are illegal and, while their use is subjectively tolerated, authorities confiscate satellite dishes from time to time;
- IRIB operates 16 nationwide radio networks, a number of provincial stations, and an external service;
- most major international broadcasters transmit to Iran (2018)
state-run broadcast media with no private, independent broadcasters; Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state-run TV broadcaster, operates 5 19 nationwide channels, channels including a news channel, about 30 34 provincial channels, and several international channels; about 20 foreign Persian-language TV stations broadcasting on satellite TV are capable of being seen in Iran; satellite dishes are illegal and, while their use had been is subjectively tolerated, authorities began confiscating confiscate satellite dishes following the unrest stemming from the 2009 presidential election; time to time; IRIB operates 8 16 nationwide radio networks, a number of provincial stations, and an external service; most major international broadcasters transmit to Iran (2009) (2018)
The same text in 4 editions, 2019 to 2022.
- state-run broadcast media with no private, independent broadcasters;
- Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state-run TV broadcaster, operates 19 nationwide channels including a news channel, about 34 provincial channels, and several international channels;
- about 20 foreign Persian-language TV stations broadcasting on satellite TV are capable of being seen in Iran;
- satellite dishes are illegal and, while their use is subjectively tolerated, authorities confiscate satellite dishes from time to time;
- IRIB operates 16 nationwide radio networks, a number of provincial stations, and an external service;
- most major international broadcasters transmit to Iran (2019)
state-run broadcast media with no private, independent broadcasters; Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state-run TV broadcaster, operates 19 nationwide channels including a news channel, about 34 provincial channels, and several international channels; about 20 foreign Persian-language TV stations broadcasting on satellite TV are capable of being seen in Iran; satellite dishes are illegal and, while their use is subjectively tolerated, authorities confiscate satellite dishes from time to time; IRIB operates 16 nationwide radio networks, a number of provincial stations, and an external service; most major international broadcasters transmit to Iran (2018) (2019)
The same text in 2023 and 2024.
- state-run broadcast media with no private, independent broadcasters;
- Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state-run TV broadcaster, operates more than 60 television channels, more than 50 radio stations, and dozens of newspapers and websites;
- about 20 foreign Persian-language TV stations broadcasting on satellite TV are capable of being seen in Iran;
- satellite dishes are illegal and, while their use is subjectively tolerated, authorities confiscate satellite dishes from time to time;
- most major international broadcasters transmit to Iran (2023)
state-run broadcast media with no private, independent broadcasters; Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state-run TV broadcaster, operates 19 nationwide channels including a news channel, about 34 provincial more than 60 television channels, more than 50 radio stations, and several international channels; dozens of newspapers and websites; about 20 foreign Persian-language TV stations broadcasting on satellite TV are capable of being seen in Iran; satellite dishes are illegal and, while their use is subjectively tolerated, authorities confiscate satellite dishes from time to time; IRIB operates 16 nationwide radio networks, a number of provincial stations, and an external service; most major international broadcasters transmit to Iran (2019) (2023)
- state-run broadcast media with no private, independent broadcasters;
- Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state-run TV broadcaster, operates over 60 television channels, over 50 radio stations, and dozens of newspapers and websites;
- about 20 foreign Persian-language TV stations broadcasting on satellite TV can be seen in Iran;
- satellite dishes are illegal and sometimes confiscated;
- most major international broadcasters transmit to Iran (2023)
state-run broadcast media with no private, independent broadcasters; Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state-run TV broadcaster, operates more than over 60 television channels, more than over 50 radio stations, and dozens of newspapers and websites; about 20 foreign Persian-language TV stations broadcasting on satellite TV are capable of being can be seen in Iran; satellite dishes are illegal and, while their use is subjectively tolerated, authorities confiscate satellite dishes from time to time; and sometimes confiscated; most major international broadcasters transmit to Iran (2023)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Iran: Broadcast media.” The World Factbook, 1995–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/iran/broadcast-media.