IRIB TV1

IRIB TV1 (Persian: شبکه یک, romanized: Shabakeh-ye Yek, lit. 'Channel One') is one of the 40 national television stations in Iran. IRIB TV1 was the first national television station in Iran, and is now the oldest Iranian television station having been established in 1958. The channel is referred to by some as the National Channel, as most of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting's television budget is set aside for this station. The station has a wide range of programming such as drama series, television premieres of major Iranian movies, and talk shows. Children's shows also air in reruns, but most of them air first-run on IRIB TV2's youth programming block. The station also has the most watched Iranian news broadcast and televises the Friday prayers. The station televised major sporting events until these were moved to IRIB TV3. This station has been subjected to human rights abuses by airing forced confessions on live television.