National Iranian Radio and Television

National Iranian Radio and Television
TypeBroadcast radio and television
Country
AvailabilityNational
OwnerGovernment of Iran under the Pahlavi dynasty
Launch date
1966
Dissolved1979

National Iranian Radio and Television (NIRT; Persian: رادیو تلویزیون ملی ایران, Râdyo Televizyon-e Melli-ye 'Irân) was the first Iranian state broadcaster, which was established on June 19, 1971, following the merger of the country's radio and television services.[1] It operated up until the Iranian Revolution in 1979, after which NIRT became the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).[2]

  1. ^ Iran Almanac and Book of Facts, Echo of Iran, 1974, page 129
  2. ^ International TV & Video Guide, Tantivy Press, 1986, page 121