Sahar TV (, ''Shibkâh-e Siher'', ''SAHARTV''), is the name of an Iranian TV channels that is part of Sahar Universal Network (SUN) which is the branch of
Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB; fa, صدا و سيمای جمهوری اسلامی ايران, ''Sedā va Sīmā-ye Jomhūri-ye Eslāmi-ye Īrān'', , formerly called National Iranian Radio and Television until the Iranian Rev ...
responsible for broadcasting programs internationally via its
Azeri
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,
Balkan,
Kurdish
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*Kurds or Kurdish people
*Kurdish languages
*Kurdish alphabets
*Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes:
**Southern Kurdistan
**Eastern Kurdistan
**Northern Kurdistan
**Western Kurdistan
See also
* Kurd (dis ...
and
language television channels.
It broadcasts to Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus, some parts of Northern Africa, Oceania, and all the countries in the subcontinent of India and Eastern Asia.
History
On 16 December 1997, Sahar Universal Network began broadcasting English programs for one hour a day. It gradually increased its airtime up to 4 hours a day.
Although the main function of English TV is to propagate the Islamic educations, the structure of the topics and genres of programs in English TV are varied.is miscellaneous. Programming is not restricted to politics and news, but scientific and social documentaries, clips, and game shows also.
Controversy
In February 2005,
French-based
Eutelsat banned all broadcasts of Sahar TV by the orders of the administrative court due to its alleged incitement of
antisemitic tirades for broadcasting
Syrian TV series, ''
Zahra's Blue Eyes
''Zahra's Blue Eyes'' ( Persian: جشمهاى آبى زهرا), also titled ''For You, Palestine'', is a Syrian-Iranian television series which premiered in 2004 on Sahar 1. It was created by 'Ali Derakhshi, a former official of the Iranian Educa ...
'', which was produced by the
Lebanese TV station,
Al-Manar
Al-Manar ( ar, المنار, ''al-Manār'', lit='' The Lighthouse'') is a Lebanese satellite television station owned and operated by the political party Hezbollah, , owned by
Hezbollah organization. Iraqi information director Nazar Heydar cited the French ban has violated human rights conventions.
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Television channels and stations established in 1997
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