A Review on the Relations between the Organization for Development of Thoughts and the Radio Commission (1938-1941)

The fall of the Qajars and the rising of the Pahlavi regime were the beginning of important changes in Iran. Influenced by either internal or external conditions of the country, these changes were different. Meanwhile, the Pahlavi government sought to justify the principles of its regime by promoting the nationalism and a relative exploitation of modern world technologies. So, they set up "the Organization for Development of Thoughts" (ODT) in 1938, which as a very influential institution held an important role in designing and implementation of Pahlavi's propaganda policies. Responsible for broadcasting news, speeches and music through a scheduled program, the Radio Commission got a special position with the launch of radio in Iran among different commissions of this organization. The question is that "How was relation between ODT and Radio Commission?" On the basis of several historical documents and through a descriptive-analytical methods, it has been tried in this paper, to study some effects of Radio on Iranian society by examining the mutual relations of ODT and Radio Commission. The results show that the commission acted as an executor of ODT's policies, produced artistic and literary programs, trained musicians and speakers, and, subsequently promoted the nationalist thoughts in Iranian society to consolidate the Pahlavi regime.