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<\/center>I’m kind of bewildered at why a new digital television channel, 43.1, is transmitting some sort of Aryan Iranian 24\/7 broadcast. I don’t know what the actual content is, since I don’t speak Farsi…but there it is.<\/p>\nI actually was clued into this little broadcast by a friend who lives on the north end of town; those of us living down south are unable to pick it up, apparently. I have an excellent antenna array and usually get a 96% or greater signal on the locals, but I can’t get channel 43-1.<\/p>\n
My friend surmises that New Song Church is operating this station (for instance, check the GPS location of the transmitter<\/a>) and has attempted to contact someone at the church, but has not received a response. There’s a pretty good paper trail on this station, though:<\/p>\n – It’s licensed by the FCC<\/a> to a little LLC called EICB-TV;<\/p>\n – EICB stands for Excellence in Christian Broadcasting, and they have a partially finished website template<\/a> running with a ton of Lorem Ipsum text placeholders.<\/p>\n – EICB apparently has approximately 31 stations nationwide<\/a>.<\/p>\n – The broadcast they’re transmitting is Iran Aryaee International TV, and their website can be found by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n – The content appears to be a “Free Iran” sort of theme, as an opposition to the Islamic regime currently in control of Iran. The weird term that stuck out to me was “Aryaee”.<\/p>\n – A cursory Google search for “Aryaee” reveals it to be a term associated with Zoroastrianism<\/a>, an ancient Persiam transcendentalist religion. The imagery on the ieatv.com website doesn’t look very Christian. So what gives?<\/p>\n Apparently “Aryaee” can also be a racial reference (remember Hitler’s fascination with the Aryan race?) that applies to people of this area, and some claim that the name Iran comes from Aryan. That would fit with a theme of national pride you’d expect from an opposition broadcast, such as a “Free Iran” sort of thing. But why Bismarck?<\/p>\n Often what happens with these little low-power (LPTV) stations is that a local custodian is hired to maintain the physical operation of the transmitter for an out-of-state owner, without doing anything related to content. A satellite receiver is hooked to a transmitter, and voila’ – instant TV station. So…could this be a case of a receiver turned to the wrong transponder?<\/p>\n I don’t see any mention of Iran Aryaee TV on the EICB TV website. Hopefully my friend gets a response back from the parties he emailed soon, I’d love to hear the story behind this one – at this point I’ve got more questions than answers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’m kind of bewildered at why a new digital television channel, 43.1, is transmitting some sort of Aryan Iranian 24\/7 broadcast. I don’t know what the actual content is, since I don’t speak Farsi…but there it is. I actually was … Continue reading