Country | Iran |
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Broadcast area | Asia and Guyana |
Network | Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting |
Headquarters | Tehran |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Persian |
Picture format | 16:9 (1080p, HDTV, 576i, SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | IRIB |
History | |
Launched | July 18, 2012 |
Links | |
Website | www.varzeshtv.ir |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Jamaran | Ch43 UHF Digital |
Streaming media | |
IRIB Varzesh Live Streaming |
IRIB Varzesh (Persian: شبکه ورزش, romanized: Shabekeh-ye Vahrzesh, lit. 'Sports Channel') is a national sports TV channel in Iran which was launched on July 18, 2012 and is the fifth Iranian television channel to broadcast in digital mode and the second one to broadcast in High Definition quality. This channel is currently available using Set-top box devices and online.
This channel broadcasts some sports competitions held in Iran and the world. Broadcasting of channel programs in HD format and HEVC codec from terrestrial and satellite receivers began on 29 November 2020.[1]