As part of a plan to help Iraq modernize, British telecommunications company Pye Limited built and commissioned a television broadcast station in the capital city of Baghdad.
[6][7] By 1976 the entire country could receive broadcasts from the central station in Baghdad after the installation of a microwave relay system.
Foreign programmes were censored to remove strong language, sex and violence so programming would be suitable for all ages.
Because BTV was free to air, it also received a substantial amount of attention from viewers outside Iraq, particularly during the 2003 invasion of the country.
The CPA developed a few basic rules and regulations in June and July 2003 to provide a limited regulatory control of the broadcasters.
The overall CPA objective was to issue many licenses to provide for a plethora of diverse voices, information, music, and news to satisfy the desires and tastes of the Iraqi citizens.
In August 2014, LANA TV a new general entertainment channel started broadcasting regional series dubbed in Iraqi dialect.
LANA TV has hired Iraq's top theatre actors and actress such as Ustad Sami Qeftan to train the dubbing artists.