Syria TV (Arabic: القناة الفضائية السورية), also known as Syrian Satellite Channel, is a satellite television channel a nationwide public broadcasting, state-funded by the Syrian General Organization of Radio and TV and broadcast throughout the world on various satellites. The television station is based in Damascus, Syria since July 1960.[1][2]
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| Country | Syria |
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| Broadcast area | Syria Middle East and North Africa Russia China Iran |
| Headquarters | Umayyad Square, Damascus, Syria |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Arabic, French and English (some programs) |
| Picture format | 4:3/16:9 1080i (HD), 576i (SD) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | ORTAS |
| Sister channels | Syrian News Channel, Syrian Drama TV, Syrian Education TV, Noor Al-Sham |
| History | |
| Launched | 1960 (current form 1995) |
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| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Syria TV Live | Free |
Programs edit
Syria TV features a variety of general-interest programs.
- Syrian soap operas (Syrian Drama, مسلسلات سوريا دراما)
- Aalam men Akhbar (A World of News, عالم من الأخبا)
- Jilna (Our Generation, جيلنا)
- Sabah al Khair (Good Morning, صباح الخير)
- Al-Nas lel Nas (People for People, الناس للناس)
- Hamzet Wasel (Connecting Link, همزة وصل)
- Al-Balad Baladak (The Country is your Country, البلد بلدك)
- Mulaeb al Ghad (Tomorrow's Player, ملاعب الغد)
- Huna Dimashq (Here is Damascus, هنا دمشق)
- Nahja Maan (Living Together, نحيا معا)
- Al-Muwaten w el-Wazeer (The Citizen and the Minister, المواطن و الوزير )
- Hadis Al-Balad (Talk of the Town, حديث البلد)
- Bath Mubashar (Live Broadcast, بث مباشر)
Most of the programmes are in Arabic. There is also a number of English programmes and some news broadcasts in English, French, Spanish, Russian and recently Turkish.
During the Syrian Civil War edit
On May 26, 2013, Opposition forces opened fire on the Syria TV team near al-Daba'a village in the countryside of al-Qusayr in Homs province, injuring cameraman Asem al-Shaar.[3]
References edit
- ^ Mariam Ghorbannejad (February 12, 2011). "Broadcast media: Open to new players?". Forward Syria. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- ^ "Television Factbook" (PDF). 1977. p. 1109. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Terrorists Open Fire on Syrian TV Team in al-Qseir Area, Cameraman Injured". SANA. May 26, 2013. Archived from the original on June 23, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
External links edit
- Syria TV official website (in Arabic)
- Syria TV live stream (in Arabic)
- Syria TV official website (in English)
- Syria TV on Facebook
- Syria TV's channel on YouTube