Country | United Kingdom |
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Broadcast area | |
Headquarters | Broadcasting House, London |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Persian |
Picture format | 1080p (16:9 HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | BBC |
Sister channels | List of BBC channels |
History | |
Launched | 14 January 2009 |
Links | |
Website | bbc.com/persian |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Oqaab (Afghanistan) | Channel 15 |
Streaming media | |
BBC Online | [1] |
BBC Persian Television (Persian: تلویزیون فارسی بیبیسی Televizion-e Fârsi-ye BBC) is the BBC's Persian language news channel that was launched on 14 January 2009.[1] The service is broadcast by satellite and is also available online. It is aimed at the 120 million Persian-speakers in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
Iranian authorities have been known to harass and intimidate family members of the BBC Persian staff.[2] BBC director Mark Thompson said that the staff of BBC Persian had been subject to "increased levels of intimidation alongside disturbing new tactics" by the Iranian government.[3]