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An Iranian public television channel focused on the Quran, Islamic religion, and religious life.

Last updated August 25, 2026

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Overview

IRIB Quran is an Iranian public television channel operated by Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB). Its programming centers on the Quran, Islamic religious education, religious observance, and related aspects of personal and community life. The channel was established on 11 December 2000 and forms part of Iran’s state broadcasting system. It is presented as a dedicated religious channel rather than a general-interest television service, with its editorial identity built around Quranic recitation, interpretation, instruction, and coverage of Islamic practices and institutions. The channel’s scope is connected to IRIB’s broader public-broadcasting role in Iran. In addition to serving domestic viewers, IRIB Quran has been described as broadcasting worldwide, giving it an international distribution dimension even though its institutional base and principal cultural context are Iranian. Its online presence includes an official website and live-streaming access, extending the channel beyond conventional television transmission. Publicly documented milestones are limited in the available reference material. A notable religious-programming initiative was announced in December 2020, when IRIB Quran said it would organize a Quran-recitation session at the Shrine of Hazrat Zeinab in Damascus on 2 January 2021. The event reflected the channel’s role in presenting Quranic activity and religious gatherings connected with Shi'a Islamic institutions beyond Iran’s borders. In January 2022, IRIB Quran was among several IRIB channels affected by a reported hacking incident that interrupted programming for approximately ten seconds. No further operational or financial details are established by the supplied sources. IRIB Quran should therefore be understood primarily as a specialized public-service religious broadcaster and a channel brand within IRIB, not as an independent commercial media company. Its positioning is defined by religious subject matter, Quran-centered programming, and institutional affiliation with Iran’s national broadcasting organization. Information about senior executives, revenue, audience size, transmission technology, detailed program titles, and current ownership arrangements beyond its IRIB affiliation is not established in the supplied material.

History

IRIB Quran was established on 11 December 2000 as a specialized television channel within the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting system. Its creation gave Iran’s national broadcaster a dedicated outlet for Quran-centered and Islamic religious programming, distinct from general-interest television channels. The channel’s subject matter encompasses the Quran, religious instruction, Islamic observance, and related dimensions of religious and social life. As an IRIB service, IRIB Quran operates within Iran’s public broadcasting structure rather than as an independently listed or commercially owned media company. Its cultural and editorial orientation is Iranian and Islamic, while reference material describes the channel as being broadcast worldwide. The channel has also maintained an official online presence, including a website and live-streaming access, allowing its programming to reach viewers outside conventional television distribution. The available record identifies several later activities and incidents. In December 2020, the channel announced that it would organize a Quran-recitation session at the Shrine of Hazrat Zeinab in Damascus on 2 January 2021. This initiative illustrates the channel’s use of religious events and Quranic recitation as part of its programming and its connection to Islamic institutions outside Iran. On 27 January 2022, IRIB Quran was one of several IRIB channels reported to have been hacked. The interruption was said to have lasted around ten seconds. Beyond these documented points, detailed public information about the channel’s programming history, management, audience, budget, transmission infrastructure, and organizational changes is not established in the supplied sources. IRIB Quran’s identifiable historical role is that of an IRIB-affiliated religious broadcaster whose principal function is to provide Quranic, Islamic, and religious-life content to Iranian and international audiences.

  • 2022

    Channel affected by hacking incident

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    IRIB Quran was reported to have been hacked along with several other IRIB channels on 27 January 2022, with the disruption lasting approximately ten seconds.

  • 2020

    Damascus Quran-recitation session announced

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    The channel announced in December 2020 that it would organize a Quran-recitation session at the Shrine of Hazrat Zeinab in Damascus on 2 January 2021.

  • 2000

    IRIB Quran is established

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    IRIB Quran was established on 11 December 2000 as an Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting television channel devoted to the Quran, religion, and religious life.

Products and positioning

Public broadcasting

  • Religious television broadcasting · 2000

    IRIB Quran television programming

    The channel’s core offering is a television schedule focused on the Quran, Islamic religion, religious education, and religious life. The available reference material does not provide a complete program list, but identifies IRIB Quran as a dedicated religious broadcaster within Iran’s national television system.

  • Religious programming

    Quran-recitation broadcasts

    Quran recitation is a documented part of the channel’s religious programming identity. IRIB Quran has also promoted or organized public Quran-recitation activity, including a session announced for the Shrine of Hazrat Zeinab in Damascus.

  • Online broadcasting

    IRIB Quran live stream

    IRIB Quran provides an online access point through its official web presence, including live-streaming availability. The stream extends the channel’s reach beyond its conventional television distribution and supports access by viewers in Iran and abroad.

Marketing campaigns

  • 2020Damascus Quran-recitation session

    Syria · Iran · Worldwide

    IRIB Quran announced that it would organize a Quran-recitation session at the Shrine of Hazrat Zeinab in Damascus on 2 January 2021. The initiative combined religious-event organization with the channel’s Quran-centered broadcasting role.

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