Voice of America Persian News Network

VOA Persian
Country
United States
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
OwnerU. S. federal government
ParentVoice of America
EstablishedJuly 2003[1]
Launch date
18 October 1994 (TV)
22 November 1979 (Radio)
Former names
VOA Persia Service[1]
Budget
$23.78 million (FY2010)[1]
Official website
Official website
LanguagePersian

Voice of America Persian News Network (VOA-PNN) is a governmental international broadcaster of the United States of America in Persian language. Its headquarters are in Washington D.C. It started to broadcast its programs on 18 October 1994 with a one-hour television program. Its radio programs started on 22 November 1979 with 30 minutes broadcasting per day.

  1. ^ a b c Boon, Kristen; Huq, Aziz Z.; Lovelace, Douglas (2012), Global Stability and U.S. National Security, Terrorism Documents of International and Local Control, vol. 123, Oxford University Press, pp. 375–376, ISBN 9780199915897, ISSN 1062-4007