Iraq

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Address: Oranjeplein 106, Maastricht, 6224KV, NL
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In 1954, Iraq became the first Arab country to broadcast from a TV station. The arrival of mass media such as television and radio occurred at a time when only states were able to dispose of the necessary resources, thus turning stations into tools of nationalist propaganda.