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6245 - Radio Zamaneh is a new Iranian broadcasting station based at the
Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. This independent
non-partisan radio station aims to be a medium for the unheard voice of
young.
Broadcasting in the Farsi lang via Internet, satellite and short-wave,
Radio Zamaneh brings nx and analysis, educational programs as well as
music and entertainment.
Internet broadcasting started on the 4th of August 2006 while satellite
broadcasting started on the following 7th of September and short-wave
broadcasting starts today on the 11th of September 2006. Radio Zamaneh
broadcasts 24 hours in its satellite edition. The core of its current
affairs and cultural program is broadcasted 4 hours a day through short
wave. Daily short-wave broadcasts start at 19:00 Amsterdam time (20:30
Tehran time).
Radio Zamaneh? main target group is young Iranians. This young generation
represents the overwhelming majority in contemporary : more than 70% of
the Iranians are under the age of 28. Yet Iranian media inside and outside
this country for various reasons has systematically ignored the voice of
this huge majority, which is colorfully diverse. Radio Zamaneh? mission,
therefore, is to be the voice of young.
Radio Zamaneh is an independent foundation and its programming policy is
based on its own editorial vision, which is based on an interactive media-
making philosophy.
Financial support for establishing Radio Zamaneh comes from various
private and public sources including the Dutch Govt. On the basis of an
amendment by the Dutch Parliament for substantial support of free media
for Iranians in 2004, the Dutch govt agreed to fund a selection of new
media initiatives by Iranian journalists. Radio Zamaneh was one of these
initiatives.
Press Now is the co-initiator of Radio Zamaneh and supports the radio
station financially and technically, by way of training and advice. Press
Now is an international NGO supporting independent media in regions of
conflict and countries in transition.
Radio Zamaneh operates on the basis of professional and independent
journalism. Human rights and freedom of speech are the basic values of all
programs. Radio Zamaneh wants to provide a window of the wider world to
the young Iranian generation and bring them closer to their fellow world
citizens.
The director of Radio Zamaneh is a well-known former senior BBC producer,
Mehdi Jami. He is a blogger and multi-media journalist working both for
radio and online interactive. Mr. Jami works mainly with young writers,
journalists, bloggers and program editors, such as Massoume Naseri. She
was a former journalist in Tehran working for the popular youth magazine
Chelcheragh until two months ago joining Radio Zamaneh.
Radio Zamaneh is a highly interactive medium with listeners being
commissioned to make reports and reviews. Technical facilities on the
Internet make it possible for listeners to record their own programs and
send them to Radio Zamaneh. This radio station is the first Persian radio
station with a leading idea in Citizen Journalism.
Radio Zamaneh intends to increase and intensify working relations with
online bloggers. The Iranian blog sphere is representing one of the
largest web communities in the world. They are considered the preserve of
young urban Iranians both inside and outside the country. Their voices are