Press TV

Also known as Iran News Channel, Iran News Publisher

Iranian state-owned English-language channel

Key facts

Type: State-run media
Country: Iran
Broadcast area: Worldwide
Headquarters: Tehran , Iran
Languages: English , French , Turkish , Hebrew
Picture format: 16:9 ( 576i , SDTV ) 16:9 ( 1080p , HDTV )
Owner: Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
Sister channels: Al-Alam News Network , HispanTV
Launched: 8 July 2007 ; 18 years ago ( 2007-07-08 )
Website: presstv .ir , presstv.co.uk
Jamaran: CH43 UHF Digital (SD)
Alvand: CH34 UHF Digital (Full HD)
Zuku tv kenya: Channel 563 (Zuku Fiber only)

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PressTV

Press TV is an Iranian news and documentary network that broadcasts in the English and French-language. It is affiliated with Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, the only organisation legally able to transmit radio and TV broadcasts in Iran.

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Wikidata facts

Official website: presstv.ir

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Commons category: Press TV
inception: 2007-07-08
streaming media URL: www.presstv.ir/Live
social media followers: 278274
web feed URL: www.presstv.ir/rss.xml
described at URL: www.lyngsat.com/tvchannels/ir/Press-TV.html

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Press TV (stylised as PRESSTV) is an Iranian state-owned news media organisation, owned by Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), that broadcasts in the English and French languages. The 24-hour channel, which has headquarters in Tehran, was launched on 8 July 2007 and was intended to compete with western English language services. It has been criticized as an outlet for Iranian government propaganda.

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