Iran to launch joint TV station with neighbors

Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) Ezzatollah Zarghami says the country plans to launch a Persian-language television station along with its two neighbors.

He said that Iran had agreed to launch a regional TV channel along with Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

The IRIB head added that the necessary funding for the channel had been secured.

He concluded by saying that the programs to be aired by the Persian-language channel would satisfy the tastes of different viewers.