Launch of the Independent Radio and Television Network (IRTN) in IraqDiyala Province, Iraq Five Iraqi broadcasters from the Independent Radio & Television Network in Diyala Province, Iraq pose for a photo at a ceremony officially launching the IRTN on March 25, 2007. The new network features live televised news casts and original programming for both radio and television. All of the broadcasters wore blue bands at the opening ceremony because, as the General Manager (far left) said in his remarks, "they wear blue to remind themselves that the sky is their only limit." [State Department photo by U.S. Embassy GO Team] < P> |