BBC Persian

BBC Persian is a television channel from United Kingdom, broadcasting in Persian. Ownership rests with BBC. As a news service, its schedule typically revolves around news bulletins, current-affairs discussion and rolling coverage of major events. Its feed is carried in standard-definition 576i. The channel first went on air in January 2009. The service targets a domestic audience rather than an international one. Official information, schedules and any authorised viewing options are published on the channel's official website, which is linked from this page. TVChannel.world indexes this channel as part of a worldwide directory of television services, organised by country, category and language.