| Type | Radio network |
|---|---|
| Country | Iran |
| Availability | International |
| Owner | Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting |
| Launch date | 1956 |
| Official 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.
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The Voice of Iran currently broadcasts in 28 languages:
Comparison of IRIB to other external services:
| Estimated total direct programme hours per week of some external radio broadcasters | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcaster | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1996[1] |
| VOA, RFE/RL & Radio Martí | 497 | 1,495 | 1,907 | 1,901 | 2,611 | 1,821 |
| China Radio International | 66 | 687 | 1,267 | 1,350 | 1,515 | 1,620 |
| BBC World Service | 643 | 589 | 723 | 719 | 796 | 1,036 |
| Radio Moscow / Voice of Russia[2] | 533 | 1,015 | 1,908 | 2,094 | 1,876 | 726 |
| Deutsche Welle | 0 | 315 | 779 | 804 | 848 | 655 |
| Radio Cairo / ERTU | 0 | 301 | 540 | 546 | 605 | 604 |
| IRIB World Service | 12 | 24 | 155 | 175 | 400 | 575 |
| All India Radio | 116 | 157 | 271 | 389 | 456 | 500 |
| NHK World Radio Japan | 0 | 203 | 259 | 259 | 343 | 468 |
| Radio France Internationale | 198 | 326 | 200 | 125 | 379 | 459 |
| Radio Netherlands Worldwide | 127 | 178 | 335 | 289 | 323 | 392 |
| Israel Radio International | 0 | 91 | 158 | 210 | 253 | 365 |
| Voice of Turkey | 40 | 77 | 88 | 199 | 322 | 364 |
| Radio Pyongyang / Voice of Korea | 0 | 159 | 330 | 597 | 534 | 364 |
| Radio Bulgaria | 30 | 117 | 164 | 236 | 320 | 338 |
| Radio Australia | 181 | 257 | 350 | 333 | 330 | 307 |
| Radio Tirana | 26 | 63 | 487 | 560 | 451 | 303 |
| Radio Romania International | 30 | 159 | 185 | 198 | 199 | 298 |
| Radio Exterior de España | 68 | 202 | 251 | 239 | 403 | 270 |
| RDP Internacional | 46 | 133 | 295 | 214 | 203 | 226 |
| Radio Havana Cuba | 0 | 0 | 320 | 424 | 352 | 203 |
| Rai Italia Radio | 170 | 205 | 165 | 169 | 181 | 203 |
| Radio Canada International | 85 | 80 | 98 | 134 | 195 | 175 |
| Radio Polonia | 131 | 232 | 334 | 337 | 292 | 171 |
| Radio RSA / Channel Africa | 0 | 63 | 150 | 183 | 156 | 159 |
| Sveriges Radio International | 28 | 114 | 140 | 155 | 167 | 149 |
| Magyar Rádió | 76 | 120 | 105 | 127 | 102 | 144 |
| Radio Prague[3] | 119 | 196 | 202 | 255 | 131 | 131 |
| Voice of Nigeria[4] | 0 | 0 | 62 | 170 | 120 | 127 |
| Radio Belgrade | 80 | 70 | 76 | 72 | 96 | 68 |
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Source: International Broadcast Audience Research, June 1996 The list includes about a quarter of the world's external broadcasters whose output is both publicly funded and worldwide. Among those excluded are Taiwan, Vietnam, South Korea and various international commercial and religious stations. Notes:
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