Syria TV

Syria TV
Launched 1995
Owned by RTV Syria
Country Syria
Language Arabic
Broadcast area Syria
Arab World
Europe
Australia
Americas
Headquarters Damascus, Syria
Website ortas.gov.sy syriaonline.sy
Availability
Satellite
Nilesat 201 11170 V - 27500 - 5/6 (SD)
11957 V - 27500 - 5/6 (HD)
Express AM22 12549 H - 8800 - 3/4
Arabsat-5A 10782 H - 2960 - 3/4
Arabsat-5C 3934 L - 27500 - 7/8
Eutelsat 7 West A 11680 H - 27500 - 3/4
Eutelsat 10A 12727 H - 2893 - 3/4
Hispasat 1C 12132 H - 27500 - 3/4
AsiaSat 5 3820 V - 27500 - 3/4
Galaxy 19 12146 V - 22000 - 3/4
Streaming media
Syria TV Live Free

Syria TV (Arabic:القناة الفضائية السورية), also known as Syrian Satellite Channel, is a satellite television channel owned by RTV Syria and broadcast throughout the world on various satellites. The television station is based in Damascus, Syria since 1995.[1]

Programs

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

The Arab League officially asked the satellite operators Arabsat and Nilesat to stop broadcasting Syrian media, including Syria TV in June 2012.[2] On 5 September 2012, Syrian Television Channels broadcast were broken off on Arabsat and Nilesat, including Syria TV. Syria TV and Syrian Drama TV broadcasts were stopped on Hotbird on 22 October 2012.[3]

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.[4]

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
  2. Meyssan, Thierry (12 June 2012). "NATO Preparing Vast Disinformation Campaign Over Syria". Salem News. Votaire Network. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-23. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
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