Radio Tehran () is a radio station in

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

, broadcasting content directed mainly at Tehran and Tehran Province. It is fully owned and operated by the Iranian government through the

Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting 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 ...

History

Radio Tehran is the second oldest radio station in Iran, after Radio Iran. Initially, Radio Iran was called Radio Tehran, but in 1957 its name changed to Radio Iran while a second transmitter started working parallel to the first one. In 1960, a new department began working in Radio Iran, called Radio Tehran (or Program II) in order to cover more in depth the city of Tehran and the surroundings. Later it separated from Radio Iran. At the beginning it targeted a more elite audience, with emphasis on art and culture. In 1993, Tehran Radio was established as a provincial group and from November 12, 1994, as an independent radio station and as Tehran Radio Network for the capital of Iran, which continues to work until now. Broadcasting of Radio Tehran programs is 24 hours, which started on 13 August 1996, corresponding to 17 Rabi al-Awwal.

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