By setting up mobile studios in Tehran’s Masla, sending 40 reporters to the funeral routes in the capital, and setting up programming teams in the cities of Qom, Mashhad, and Iraq, this deputy has provided a comprehensive platform to reflect the pure emotions of the nation and explain the various aspects of the personality of its great martyr, so that the radio is in sync with the audience in these days.
Morteza Kazemi Dinan, the head of the content committee for the funeral of the Martyr Imam in the deputy head of the National Media Voice and the director of the Iran Radio Network, announced the full readiness of the deputy head for the media coverage of the funeral of the martyred leader and said: all radio networks with a division of specialized work, along with Iransada, Radionema and virtual space sections, will narrate this event live and moment by moment for the audience.
Referring to the plans made to cover the martyred leader’s funeral ceremony, he said: The Voice Deputy started its meetings and planning about a month ago, and with the initiative of the Voice Deputy, various working groups were formed to prepare and cover this event. In this regard, technical, programming and content support working groups were formed, and each of them is responsible for coordinating and preparing different parts of funeral programs based on the tasks defined for them.
Referring to the planned arrangements at the place of the ceremony, Dinan said: two studios have been prepared in Tehran’s mosque so that live programs can be aired from this place at the same time as the holy body of the martyred leader is present and the farewell ceremony is held. The six programming teams of the Voice Vice-Chancellor will take turns and broadcast four-hour live programs from Tehran’s mosque to fully reflect the mood of the ceremony, the presence of people, the feelings and emotions of the participants and the events of these days. According to this vice director of sound, the productions of these teams will be available to all radio networks so that each network can use these contents according to its mission.
The presence of 40 reporters on the funeral routes
Dinan stated that the field coverage of the ceremony will also be done with a large presence of reporters, and stated: About 40 reporters from different radio networks will be stationed on the routes of the ceremony during the days of farewell in Tehran mosque and also on the day of the funeral to reflect the news, developments and events of this event live for the audience at different hours.
Referring to the special role of Hamaseh radio in these days, the head of the content committee of the Imam Shahid’s funeral ritual said: Radio Hamaseh, which has been active since the beginning of the war and covered its developments, will play a central role in providing information during the funeral ceremony. In the past days, Hamaseh Radio was based in Qom next to Maarif Radio, but due to the importance of the funeral ceremony, it will be based in Tehran during the three days of the program and will take over the central role of informing about the ceremony throughout the country.
He added: This network will broadcast news, reports and the latest developments of the event to audiences across the country through FM 5/101 and AM 585.
Division of mission between radio networks
Referring to the division of the work done among different radio channels, the head of the content committee of the Imam Shahid’s funeral ritual said: “A specific mission has been defined for all the channels so that each of them should explain a part of the personality, thought and performance of the martyr leader according to their specialized field.
He added: Specialized networks such as Economy Radio and Health Radio will produce programs according to their mission. Economy Radio examines the approach, measures and leadership of the Martyr Leader in the field of economy and the services provided in this area, and Health Radio will also explain to the audience the effects and results of his policies and measures in this area, focusing on health governance.
Special mission of public networks during funerals
Kazemi Dinan stated that the public networks have also prepared special programs in accordance with their mission, and said: Radio Iran, Radio Jovan and other public networks will take a broader look at the different aspects of the personality, management style and thoughts of the martyred leader. Each network has a specific mission. Radio Tehran is responsible for providing accurate and real-time information about funeral routes, traffic arrangements, and welfare services so that people can attend the ceremony more easily.
The content officer of the deputy voice continued: As a nationwide network, Radio Iran will broadcast the entire funeral ceremony and in addition, it will reflect the messages of solidarity of different Iranian ethnic groups and the role of the martyred leader in preserving national unity, territorial integrity and honor of Iran.
The person in charge of the content committee of the Imam Martyr’s funeral ceremony in the vice-chancellor of Sada also stated about the mission of Radio Talk: This channel will investigate the Martyr’s school of thought and his ideas in the field of management and administration of the country by inviting experts, political experts, domestic and foreign thinkers. Radio Maarif has also prepared special programs for the audience, focusing on the dimensions of worship, piety, stewardship and the Quranic roots of the personality of the martyred leader.
Referring to the activities of other networks, he said: All radio networks will be active during these days and each of them will air special programs according to their mission. Radiopayam will also inform the audience about the latest developments of the ceremony by broadcasting short messages, news and instant announcements.
Iransada; Audio narration of the personality of the martyred leader
Referring to the programs of IranSada, the person in charge of the content committee of the funeral ritual of the Martyr Imam in SADA said: “In these days, IranSada will upload short podcasts as well as descriptive books that have dealt with the character and thought of the martyred leader or have been approved by him, on IranSada’s website so that the audience can use these works.”
He stated that extensive planning has been done for these days and added: 108 program titles in the form of more than a thousand hours of programming have been planned for the audience in different radio networks and IranSada so that the radio will be with the people during all these days.
Covering the event from Tehran to Iraq
Referring to the coverage of the funeral ceremony, Dinan said: Considering the ease of access of the people to the radio, we expect that the number of people visiting this media will increase during these days. Many people follow the news and developments of the ceremony through the radio on the roads, when they are in traffic or at work; For this reason, we have tried to be with the audience at all hours of the ceremony.
The person responsible for the content committee of Imam Martyr’s funeral ceremony in the Vice-President of Voice added: The coverage of the event will not be limited to Tehran only. In Qom, the programming teams of Radio Hamasa and Radio Maarif are fully deployed and cover the ceremony of this city with the presence of their reporters.
According to Dinan, the programming teams of Radio Iran, Radio Javan and Radio Qur’an will be stationed in Mashhad, and in addition, more than eight reporters from the Deputy Voice will be sent to this city to cover the ceremony. Three reporters from the Deputy Voice will also be sent to Iraq to reflect the mood of the funeral and commemoration ceremony of the martyred leader in different cities of Iraq through live communication with radio networks.
Radio show and virtual space next to the radio antenna
In the end, referring to the activities of the digital departments of the Deputy Voice, Dinan said: The virtual space department of the radio and Radionema networks have also made complete plans for these days and will cover this great historical event completely by publishing videos, photos, audio files, selected programs and the latest news on the channels and websites of the radio networks.
He emphasized: Our effort is that the radio should be with the people during all hours of the event and provide a comprehensive, fast and accurate coverage of this event using all available capacities.
