IRIB TV2 () is one of the 40 national television channels in

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. It broadcasts to the Persian-speaking areas of the Middle East and is headquartered in

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. The channel has a variety of programming similar to

IRIB TV1 IRIB TV1 () 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 ...

, including

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, comedies, children's shows, talk shows, news broadcasts, and original

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s. It is positioned as the "family and life" network of the corporation. According to

IRIB The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB; ) or Seda va Sima () for short, formerly called National Iranian Radio and Television until the Iranian revolution of 1979, is an Iranian state-controlled media corporation that holds a monopo ...

's new policies since 6 March 2022, all its news programs and others from different channels transferred into IRINN. The 8:00, 14:00, 19:00, and 21:00 news programs from IRIB TV2 have been transferred alongside other news programs like the Special News Negotiation (Ghoftegoyeh Vigeh Khabari) that transferred with Tonight's Headline (Titer Emshab) to IRINN. This changes were not only limited to these news programs as IRIB claimed it will advance to other IRIB channels (however, '' 20:30'' still airs today).

History

Before 1979

The Iranian government in 1963 created a cabinet for educational television provision, which was accomplished in 1966. Broadcasts started in October 1966 at the same time as National Iranian Television. The educational network was later absorbed into

National Iranian Radio and Television National Iranian Radio and Television (NIRT; , ''Râdyo Televizyon-e Melli-ye 'Irân'') was the first Pahlavi Iran, Iranian state broadcaster, which was established on June 19, 1971, following the merger of the country's radio and television serv ...

, as its second channel.''A Small Media, Big Revolution: Communication, Culture, and the Iranian Revolution''
Annabelle Sreberny-Mohammadi, Ali Mohammadi, University of Minnesota Press, 1994, pages 66-67 Color broadcasts started in early 1977 using the French

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standard. The service was limited to

but a plan to expand the signals nationwide was already being put to place.

After 1979

Following the

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of 1979, IRIB took over NIRT's operations and the educational output and expertise from the former second NIRT network was carried over to its replacement. In the 1980s, TV2 carried three to five daily hours of educational content and two daily hours of cultural content. In 2009, it was repositioned as a channel for children and families.

Programming

Original

* Mr. Judge (2022) * Fitile Jome Tatile * Sandali Dagh * Varzeshe 2 *

Pedar Salar ''The Father'' (Persian:پدر , ''peda''r) is a 1996 Iranian film by director Majid Majidi. It won a number of awards at film festivals both within Iran and internationally. The word ''pedar'' means father in Persian. Synopsis Fourteen-year-o ...

(1993) * Hamsaran (1994) * Saate Khosh (1994) * Dar Panahe To (1994) * Khane sabz (1996) * The Forbidden Fruit (2007) * Dasdasi (2012) * Good, Bad, Ugly (2015) * Hidden Government (2015) * Hanieh (2015) * Kimia (2016) * Eight and a half minutes (2016)

Acquired

* Dae Jang Geum (2008) *

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(1996) * Hanekonma (1990) * Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (2001) *

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(2015) * Good Doctor (2015) * Fratelli detective (2015) *

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(2011 - 2016) *

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(2009-2014) * Oggy and the Cockroaches (اوگی و سوسک ها, now on

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) * ''

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'' (August 16, 2021 – present) * '' Donkey Hodie'' (October 3, 2022 – present) * ''

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'' (January 16, 2006 – present) * '' Hero Elementary'' (October 20, 2022 - January 2, 2025) * ''

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'' (2022) * '' Poppets Town'' (2023-present) * '' Doki'' (February 2023-April 6, 2025) * ''

Curious George Curious George is a fictional monkey who is the title character of a series of popular children's picture books written and illustrated by Margret and H. A. Rey. Various media, including films and TV shows, have been based upon the original ...

'' (Season 10) (May 20, 2022-January 4, 2024) * '' Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman'' (May 20, 2022-2025) * ''

Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! ''Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!'' is an American animated children's educational television series created by Bob Boyle for Nickelodeon. The series was produced by Bolder Media (a joint venture of Frederator Studios and the Mixed Media Group) and Star ...

'' (March 28 2021- January 6, 2025) *''

Postcards from Buster ''Postcards from Buster'' is an American animated children's television series that originally aired on PBS. It is a spin-off of the ''Arthur'' TV series. The show features Buster Baxter, an 8-year-old anthropomorphic rabbit and Arthur's best ...

'' (March 2023-present) *'' Wonder Pets!'' (March 2023-present) *''Bossy Bear'' (May 14, 2023- present) *'' Work It Out Wombats!'' (2023-present) * Carl the Collector (January 6, 2025-present) *

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(January 6, 2025-present) * Book Hungry Bears (January 6, 2025-April 2, 2025) * George Pig (January 6, 2025-present) * Senora Acero (January 6, 2025-February 23, 2025) *'' Wonder Pets: In The City'' (April 1, 2025-present)

References

External links

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{{IRIB Television stations in Iran Persian-language television stations TV2 Television channels and stations established in 1967 Mass media in Tehran