Mazandaran TV

Mazandaran TV (Mazandarani: تبرستون کانال meaning Channel of Tabaria Persian: سیمای طبرستان meaning television of Mazandaran‎) also Mazandaran Broadcast Network, is a local bilingual IRIB television channel, broadcast in the provinces of Mazandaran and Golestan, some parts of the Semnan and Gilan provinces of Iran, and the Balkan province of Turkmenistan.

History

Early establishment of an independent TV in Mazandaran goes back to the Pahlavi era, in 1971, the first broadcast was installed in the town of Sari, in 1975 television activity developed, and after the revolution of Iran, broadcasts were installed in other cities of Mazandaran (including Gorgan). Soon afterwards, Mazandaran Broadcast started showing programs in an independent frequency (VHF 36).

Mazanderani language

One of unique sections of this channel is programming in the Mazanderani language, Early movies shown on the channel were all dubs of foreign movies, including many which had not even been dubbed into Persian before. Currently, a selection of cultural programs, music programs, movies, and some serials are broadcast in the language. Additionally, the new manager of this channel who is proud for his Mazanderani heritage asks for publishing news into this language. During the presidency of President Ahmadinejad, most of its programs were published in Mazandarani.

Notable Programs

Mahtou (Cultural program) Rowja (Academical program) Bemoni Mazerooni Shoo (Cultural program) Cheraghe Soo (Cultural program) Hira (Cultural program)

Watching from Air

Satellite: Intelsat 902 @ 62°E Channel Name: MazandaranTV Frequency: 11067 S/R: 3610 POL: VER FEC: 2/3 And Satellite: Intelsat 902 @ 62°E Channel Name: MazandaranTV Frequency: 10980 S/R: 5300 POL: V FEC: 3/4

External links

• Irib Mazanderan