Union Central Television
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First air date | 11 January 1980 |
| Headquarters | Basheer Complex, Zahedan, Zorasan |
Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Owner |  Government of Zorasan Union Ministry for Irfanic Culture and National Harmony(State Administration for Broadcasting and Religious Propagation) |
Launch date | 2 February 1980 |
Former names | Union Broadcasting Administration |
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| Callsigns | Voice of Zorasan (external) |
| Affiliation | E'lam Network |
Union Central Television (Pasdani: تلویزیون صمیم اتحا; Telviziyun Sameem-e Ettehād; Badawiyan: تِليفِزْيون أَوْسَط الاتحاد; TilifizyūnʼAwsat al-Ittiḥād), UCTV, is the predominant public television network in Zorasan. UCTV has a network of 55 channels broadcasting different programmes and is accessible to more than one 200 million viewers. Most of its programmes are a mixture of news, documentary, social education, comedy, entertainment, and drama, the majority of which consists of Zorasani soap operas, documentaries and entertainment. Prior to 2005, UCTV was the primary producer of religious programming, until a subordinate affiliate, E'lam Network was established. UCTV was established on January 11 1980 as the successor to the Union Broadcasting Administration, and it is a news and public opinion organization, and an ideological and cultural front in Zorasan. As a state television station it is responsible to the Government of Zorasan, through the Union Ministry for Irfanic Culture and National Harmony.