Radio Iran International è il canale radiofonico di un network che comprende anche un canale televisivo satellitare diffuso dai satelliti Astra ed Eutelsat. Le trasmissioni in onde corte vengono diffuse attraverso i potenti trasmettitori di Gavar in Armenia. La trasmissione registrata di cui vi proponiamo la clip audio è stata diffusa sulla frequenza dei 6270 KHz con orario di trasmissione dalle 12.00 alle 04.00 UTC. Altra frequenza utilizzata è quella degli 11570 KHz dalle 04.00 alle 12.00 UTC.
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Iran International is owned by Volant Media UK Ltd.[10] It is licensed in the United Kingdom to Global Media Circulating Ltd as an editorial news service based in London.[11] It was launched on 18 May 2017[12] and is managed by DMA Media Ltd, which has bureaus in Paris, Istanbul, Kabul and Washington.[13] Iran International is nominated for the International Channel of the Year Award 2019 by the “Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) alongside with Al Jazeera English, Al-Hurra, and CNN International.”[14]
In October 2018, The Guardian reported that the TV channel is funded by the government of Saudi Arabia through a "secretive offshore entity and a company whose director is a Saudi Arabian businessman with close links to the Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman". One source stated $250 million had been provided, which was estimated to cover five years of operation costs.[15]
Volant Media, the company that owns Iran International, has a director named Adel Abdulkarim, who is a Saudi national. Adel Abdulkarim is a long time business partner with Abdulrahman al-Rashed, former general manager of the Saudi-owned news channel Al Arabiya and current board member of Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG).[16] According to the report by The Guardian, Abdulrahman al-Rashed was also involved in the operations and funding behind Iran International.[16]
Corporate documents for Volant Media shows that another Saudi national, Fahad Ibrahim Aldeghither, was the major shareholder of Volant Media before Adel Abdukarim. Aldeghither owned over 75% of the shares of Volant Media from May 2016 to May 2018. Fahad Ibrahim Aldeghither was the chairman of Mobile Telecommunication Company Saudi Arabia (Zain) from March 2013 to February 2016. Zain Saudi is the third-largest telecoms provider in Saudi Arabia.[17]
The head of TV is Mahmood Enayat[18], the editor-in-chief of the channel is Hossein Rassam,[12] who was formerly chief political analyst at the British embassy in Tehran.[19] Ali-Asghar Ramezanpour is the news director of the station.[20]
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