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Despite overall budget cuts in 1975–76, NIRT's total budget rose about 20 percent. Earlier, it had aimed for its first television network to reach 65 per cent of the population of Iran, with its second network reaching 50 per cent by the end of 1977, marking the end of the country's Fifth
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approved a proposal for the economic and administrative independence of NITV, under which it would merge with Radio Iran in 1971 to form
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Prior to 1967, television had covered about 2.1 million people; when NIRT began regular transmissions that year, coverage rose to 4.8 million, and by 1974 had risen to over 15 million, roughly half the total population. The large budget allocations that were provided to NIRT, a reflection of the
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in Asia in terms of the development of its broadcasting capabilities. This prompted one
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organisation's role in development, enabled it to use the latest technologies, including microwave delivery systems, to overcome problems of mountainous terrain.
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state broadcaster, which was established on June 19, 1971, following the merger of the country's radio and television services. It operated up until the
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