17 hours television time allocated for presidential candidates in Iran

State TV and Broadcasting Company of Iran will provide 17 hours of ether time for each presidential candidate, MEHR news agency reported.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Mohsun Rezaee, chairman of the National Trust Party Mehdi Karroubi and former Prime Minister Mousavi Mirhuseyn will disclose their programs within 30 minutes in the telecast "With camera" of the first channel of local television.

Presidential candidates will participate in the discussions during the round table on the ether of the second channel of Iranian TV. The telecast will last 45 minutes.

Tele-debates will take place on the third Iranian television channel.

During the 60-minute telecast, the candidates will answer the questions asked in the fourth channel of Iranian TV.

The Iranian news channel İRİNN allocated 30 minutes to candidates. International Channel "Jamejam" provided 60 minutes for candidates to present their programs to the Iranians living abroad.

Each candidate can hold propaganda on the radio as well. In general, 17 hours of ether time were provided for each candidate on the television and radio.