In June 2009, BBC Persian’s Hot Bird satellite broadcasts along with those of BBC Arabic Television, other BBC services, and those of other broadcasters were experiencing interference due to a jamming signal originating from within.
In response, BBC Persian started transmission on other satellites and increased their broadcast hours in order to combat the interferenceThe channel has been accused by state television of encouraging “illegal” rallies and manipulating the people against the Islamic Republic, a claim which the BBC denies.
