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32-485: It is located between Shahrak-e Gharb and the district of Gisha , standing at 435 meters from the base to the tip of the antenna. The head consists of a large pod with 12 floors, the roof of which is at 315 meters. The tower is a part of the International Trade and Convention Center of Tehran, which also includes a five-star hotel, a convention center, a world trade center and an IT park. The Milad Tower

64-543: A commemorative gold plaque . There is also another background of building this tower, since the construction of the tower was started after the 1979 revolution . The new government of Iran wanted to create a new symbol for Tehran to replace the Azadi Tower that was a symbol of Pahlavi's reign. The construction of the tower was commenced in 1997. In 2001, at the suggestion of the Islamic Council of Tehran, on

96-530: A means for their false testimonies to be delivered for use by the country's broadcasters. IRIB, along with other Iranian state-run media, tend to censor or silence voices or opinions of reformist politicians as well ridicule them even as the reformists are in power since IRIB's editorial bias is more closer to the Supreme Leader and the Principlist . In April 2024, Iranian state television under

128-485: A striking resemblance to the Milad Tower. Shahrak-e Gharb Shahrak-e Gharb or Gharb Town ( Persian : شهرک غرب – Šahrak e Gharb , "West Town"), also known as Qods Town ( Persian : شهرک قدس – Šahrak e Qods , "Quds (Jerusalem) Town"), is a planned town built as a massive project of modern, luxury apartment buildings and villas in the north-western part of Tehran , Iran . Originally built based on

160-425: Is a concrete structure about 315 metres (1,033 ft) high from the ground floor. Six elevators in three different sides of the shaft are used to transfer the visitors to the head of the tower at the speed of 7 metres per second (0.0070 km/s), besides an emergency staircase at the fourth side. The head of the tower is a steel structure weighing about 25,000 tonnes and consisting of 12 floors. The top floors of

192-543: Is a private university in Shahrak-e Gharb , Tehran , Iran . Founded in 1994 Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting ( IRIB ; Persian : سازمان صداوسیمای جمهوری اسلامی ایران , romanized :  Saazmaan-e Sedaavasimaa-ye Jomhoori-ye Eslaami-ye Iran ) or Seda va Sima ( Persian : صدا و سیمای , lit.   'Voice and Vision') for short, formerly called National Iranian Radio and Television until

224-511: Is in this community. An elementary school, a middle school, and a high school all by the name of Fajr-e Danesh (but under separate management) also offered non-public schooling to boys in three separate locations in proximity of one another. Sometime between 2010 and 2016, the Fajr-e Danesh schools offering elementary and high school education moved to different locations close by. The Islamic Azad University, West Tehran Branch (WTBIAU)

256-615: The Iranian Revolution , the government of Iran maintained a hostile stance towards the Western world , and renamed the area to "Sharak-e Qods", or "Jerusalem Town". The original name continues to be widely used. The area has a history of resistance to the Iranian regime; social anthropologist Shahram Khosravi calls it "a dissident neighborhood". Phase 7 was added in 1989, involving the confiscation and re-allocation of much of

288-902: The Iranian revolution of 1979, is an Iranian state-controlled media corporation that holds a monopoly of domestic radio and television services in Iran . It is also among the largest media organizations in Asia and the Pacific region and a regular member of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union . Its head is appointed directly by the Supreme Leader , Ayatollah Ali Khamenei . With 13,000 employees and branches in 20 countries worldwide, including France , Belgium , Guyana , Malaysia , Lebanon , United Kingdom ,

320-645: The United States , the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting offers both domestic and foreign radio and television services, broadcasting twelve domestic television channels, four international news television channels, six satellite television channels for international audiences, and thirty provincial television channels available countrywide, half of which are broadcast in minority-status languages in Iran , such as Azerbaijani and Kurdish , as well as

352-407: The revolution , when Arteshbod Azhari became prime minister of Iran, Touraj Farazmand was chosen for head of National Iranian Radio and Television after Reza Ghotbi . The organization expanded greatly after 1979 revolution, and in addition to internal and global broadcasting channels, it manages more than one hundred electronic and written media. A broadcasting budget of 4000 billion Tomans

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384-421: The antenna mast. The lobby structure consists of six floors. The first three floors consist of 63 trade units, 11 food courts , a cafeteria, and a commercial products exhibition which is supposed to be about 260 square metres (2,800 sq ft). The first and second underground floors consist of installing sections and a data center. The ground floor is dedicated to the entrance and the gatehouse. The shaft

416-660: The antenna, is located just outside the district. An international school is located nearby, within the town, and a second is minutes away in Sa'adat Abad . Because of the eastward current of the air in Tehran and its constant purification by the adjacent mountains, this town is less polluted compared to other northern parts of the city. These and many more advantages have made this area a prime and pleasant location for living, attracting many foreign temporary residents, diplomats and expatriates. The girls' school of Tehran International School

448-585: The bottom of the sign, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting phrase is written in Nastaliq font in the Persian language. According to Article 175 of the Iranian constitution , The director-general of IRIB is Peyman Jebelli, who was appointed by the Supreme Leader of Iran in 2021. The isolation of Iran’s movie industry has forced filmmakers to reorient themselves around national television broadcasters. These networks churn out ideological products in line with

480-590: The first head of the company. The channel broadcast five hour programs including news, traditional and western music, religious and sports programming as well as programs dedicated to economic and political discussion. according to estimates from the Statistical Center of Iran , in 1976 about 76% of urban population and 45% of rural population had access to the radio. National Iranian Television officially opened on 21 March 1967 to create National Iranian Radio and Television . At that time, hardware equipment

512-680: The guise of supposed destruction in Israel due to an attack by Iranian missiles and drones , actually showed footage of a fire in Chile, filmed several months ago. Pursuant to the United States Presidential Executive Order 13628, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting is subjected to U.S. sanctions under Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act which gives the Treasury Department

544-709: The land in the area. Around the 1980s, there was only one central shopping center there, named Bāzārče ("mini-bazaar"). Construction of the Golestan Shopping Center began a few years after the Iran–Iraq War . It was designed by Jordan Gruzen Architects in 1978 and built by another American company by the name Starrett , although some sections were never completed. Today, several modern shopping centers including Golestan, Iran Zamin, and Milad-e-Noor are located in this area. The tallest tower of Iran, Milad Tower , which stands 435m high from base to tip of

576-543: The local dialects of Persian . IRIB provides twelve radio stations for domestic audiences, and through the IRIB World Service , thirty radio stations are available for foreign and international audiences. It also publishes the Persian-language newspaper Jam-e Jam . On 24 April 1940, Radio Iran was officially opened by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi – the then crown prince of Iran – with Isa Sedigh as

608-428: The mayor of Tehran.  This ceremony was covered by more than 250 Iranian and foreign journalists. Numerous conflicts on the history of the tower still prevail, partly because sections of the tower were open to visitors once the elevators started operating during construction and the tower was still far from finished. The design of the project was headed by Iranian architect Mohammad Reza Hafezi. The general contractor

640-433: The mid 2000s, the Milad Tower was considered the fourth-tallest freestanding telecommunication tower in the world . While the tower the construction is finished in 2007, and After 11 years since the beginning of construction, on October 7, 2008, Milad Tower was opened with the slogan "Heaven is near" in the presence of representatives of the Islamic Council, members of the Islamic Council of Tehran and Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf,

672-758: The model of upscale American suburbs in 1961 by French architects, today it is considered one of the most affluent neighborhoods of Tehran. The town was built in seven "phases" ( Persian : فاز ), which now delineate its districts. Only Phase 1 was built before the Iranian revolution , the rest was built by the new Islamic government. It is one of the largest districts of Tehran, including easy access to expressways including Chamran Expressway , Hemmat Expressway , Niayesh Expressway , Sheikh Fazl-allah Nouri Expressway , and Yadegar-e-Emam Expressway , proximity to four major hospitals, as well as three large and famous shopping centers, numerous parks, cinema and cultural centers, police and fire stations, and post offices. Following

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704-417: The occasion of the 100th birthday of Ruhollah Khomeini , the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, it was renamed Milad Tower. The construction of this tower lasted for 11 years.  In the first 8 years, only 40% of the tower was completed, but with the acceleration of the project by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf , the mayor of Tehran, the next 60% was built in 30 months. Upon completion of its construction in

736-402: The programs increased quickly. At the end of revolution two TV channels (first program and second program) was active and with facilities expansion, more than 95% of Urban population and about 75% of country population was able to receive TV waves. Before the revolution about 40% of TV programs was foreign and also imported and internal programs were usually modelled from foreign programs. During

768-427: The revolution, it represented the revolution's slogan of "neither Eastern, nor Western – Islamic Republic" and thus symbolized denial of both capitalist and communist influence or specifically the United States and Soviet Union . These two words at the middle get together like a channel and there is an eye sign at the intersection of them (which was later adapted into the logo of the flagship television channel ). At

800-641: The self-interrogating, subversive cinema that allows a society to have a public conversation with itself about gender, culture, marriage and power. A study published in June 2020 by the Justice for Iran and the International Federation for Human Rights claimed that Iranian television had broadcast the potentially coerced confessions of 355 detainees since 2010. Former prisoners stated they had been beaten and received threats of sexual violence as

832-601: The state’s Islamic gender norms, with women sometimes cast in traditional roles and deferential to men, who are portrayed as their guardians and protectors. Amid the intensified conflict with the United States, Iran’s security establishment has emerged as a major producer of blockbuster television and film centering on the prowess of the Revolutionary Guards and its intelligence services. Iran is awash in sophisticated domestic versions of “Homeland,” and lacks

864-685: The three upper floors are dedicated to the antenna of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting . The complex also features a parking area of about 27,000 square metres (290,000 sq ft), a large computer and telecommunications unit, a cultural and scientific unit, a commercial transaction center, a temporary showroom for exhibiting products, a specialized library, an exhibition hall, and an administrative unit. The Milad Tower has an octagonal base , symbolizing traditional Iranian architecture . The Kuala Lumpur Tower in Malaysia bears

896-425: The tower include a public art gallery, a cafeteria, a revolving restaurant , a VIP restaurant, telecommunication floors, mechanical floors , fire-immune areas built as a refuge zone, a closed observation deck, an open observation deck, and a sky dome . The four-stage antenna mast is about 120 metres (390 ft) high. The lower floor of the mast is for the adjustment of public users' telecommunication antennas, and

928-460: Was at the disposal of the Ministry of Post, Telegraph and Telephone and its media was producing by Advertising and publishing department. In later years, radio and television expansion request across the country to create an integrated entity and from 1971 all facilities was given to National Radio and Television. The Shah personally appointed Reza Ghotbi as head of organization and the duration of

960-461: Was expected in the 2018 budget bill, however, according to Ali Asgari (the organization manager), a channel budget like that of BBC Persian consists of over 6000 billion Tomans and IRIB needs a larger budget for managing 62 TV channels and 83 radio channels. The IRIB sign includes the Emblem of the Islamic Republic at the top and two characters "لا". When this sign was conceived at the beginning of

992-648: Was part of the Shahestan Pahlavi project, a vast development for a new government and commercial centre for Tehran, that was designed in the 1970s but never materialized, except for the tower. After an international competition, the project was awarded to the Llewelyn Davies Company and construction was inaugurated on August 19, 1975, with the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Mayor of Tehran, Gholamreza Nikpey burying

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1024-466: Was the company of Boland Payeh, and the main client and investor was the company of Yadman Sazeh, a representative of the Municipality of Tehran. Milad Tower is 435 meters (1,427 ft) tall and is the tallest tower in Iran, and the sixth-tallest telecommunication tower in the world. It consists of five main parts, including the foundation, transition (lobby) structure, shaft, head structure and

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