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, operating from

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. The station is available on Galaxy 25 satellite dish throughout

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. Noor TV's programs are broadcast 24-hours and include: world news, children's and youth programming, game, cooking, music and talk shows. The mission of Noor TV is to promote harmony in the oft-fractious Afghan communities in the United States and Canada. Three

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brothers of Fremont, California ( Yama Yousefzai, Haris Rahimi and Farzan Rahimi) founded and launched Noor TV on 29 July 2007 and first appeared on television screens on 1 August 2007.

References

Noor TV - Official website
Mass media in Afghanistan Television channels and stations established in 2007 {{Afghanistan-media-stub