Channel 2 is one of five nationally broadcast television channels in Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

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It was the second television channel established in Iran, created in the 1970s. As Iran's population grew, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting

Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting

Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcaster, or IRIB, , formerly called the National Iranian Radio and Television until the Islamic revolution of 1979, is a giant Iranian corporation in control of radio and television which is among the largest media organizations in Asia and Pacific region, and a regular...

 decided to introduce a new channel, hoping it to be a compliment to Channel 1

Channel 1 (Iran)

Channel 1 is one of five nationally-broadcast television channels in Iran.Channel 1 was the first national television channel in Iran, and is now the oldest Iranian television channel having been established in 1966...

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The channel has programming similar to Channel 1, consisting of mini-series, comedies, movies, children's shows, talk shows, and news broadcasts.

Popular programs

• Fitile Jomeh Tatileh
• Saate Khosh
  Saate Khosh
  Saate Khosh is an Iranian Comedy TV series. It was one of the first comedy TV series in Iran.-Credits:*Genre: Comedy*Directed by: Mehran Modiri*Made in :Iran*No. of episodes : 100+*Produced in: 1995-96-Starring:...
  
  
• Sandalie Dagh
• Varzeshe 2
• Khaneye Sabz
• Hamsaran
• Dar Panahe To
• Pedarsalar
• Dae Jang Geum
  Dae Jang Geum
  Dae Jang Geum is a 2003 epic South Korean television series directed by Lee Byung Hoon and produced by MBC. Starring Lee Young Ae, it tells the tale of an orphaned kitchen cook who went on to become the king's first female physician...
  
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• Road to Avonlea
  Road to Avonlea
  Road to Avonlea was a television series which was first broadcast in Canada and the United States between 1990 and 1996. It was created by Kevin Sullivan and produced by Sullivan Films in association with CBC and the Disney Channel, with additional funding from Telefilm Canada.It was adapted from...