| PMC | |
| Picture Format: | (720p, HDTV), (576i, SDTV) |
| Owner: | Mehrdad Kia |
| Area: | Europe, Middle East, Central Asia and Northern Africa |
| Language: | Persian, English |
| Headquarters: | Dubai Media City, Dubai, UAE |
| Website: | http://www.pmc.tv |
PMC (shortened from Persian Media Corporation or Persian Music Channel or Persian Media Channel) is a free-to-air satellite TV network owned by Persian Media Corporation with its headquarters in Luzern, Switzerland (formerly in Dubai Media City).[1] It was launched in 2003.[2] The network is devoted to Persian music videos[3] from ex-pat Iranian singers, as well as Iranian singers based in Iran.[4]
Arabic, Kurdish and Turkish hit songs are also shown on the network.
The channel is also widely viewed in Iran, Europe, Middle East, Central Asia and Northern Africa via free-to-air satellite.
In March 2017 the broadcasting via Hotbird was discontinued. In April 2017 PMC started a new broadcasting frequency via Astra.[5] In December 2017 the channel returned to Hotbird.[6] After the channel was only available on Yahsat for a while, it changed to Hotbird, Eutelsat 7A and Eutelsat 7B.