Iran’s first digital TV channel airs documentaries



Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) has commenced the test broadcast of the over-the-air digital ‘Documentary’ free channel as the world moves toward switching from analogue to digital. “The Documentary Channel is currently being transmitted five hours a day between 7 pm and midnight local time (1530-2030 UTC) across the Iranian capital, Tehran,” the Jaam-e-Jam newspaper quoted assistant director of IRIB TV4, Mohammad Zeinolabedini, as saying.

He added that the new channel, for the time being, relies on Iranian as well as foreign-made documentaries produced on the themes of culture, Iranology, nature, political developments, scientific advancements and social life. Mr Zeinolabedini underlined that a digital-to-analogue converter box is required to watch ‘Documentary’ television broadcasts on analogue TVs.