Channel 1 (Iran)

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Channel 1 (شبكه’ يك in Persian) is one of five nationally-broadcast television channels in Iran.

Channel 1 was the first national television channel in Iran, and is now the oldest Iranian television channel having been established in 1966. The channel is referred to by some as the National Channel, as most of IRIB's television budget is set aside for this channel.

The channel has a wide range of programming such as children's shows, major dramas, major Iranian movies, talk shows. The channel also has the most watched Iranian news broadcast, and televises the Friday prayers. Channel 1 also televised major sporting events until Channel 3 came along and attained the rights for those broadcasts, as well as a large number of viewers. The emergence of new TV channels in Iran has made the business more competitive, and channels such as Channel 1 have lost their monopoly on programming.