IRIB TV3 (Persian: شبکه ۳‎‎ or شبکه سه ; Shabake Se) is one of the 32 national television channels in Iran. It is the third television channel created by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, and started broadcasting on December 4, 1993. The channel is often referred to as the youth channel, due to its large amounts of programming dedicated to sports. The channel broadcast major Iranian sport events, mini-series, comedies, and movies (both foreign and domestic).On 7 August 2016, the TV3 network HD broadcast trial began in Tehran and provincial capitals .