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 Logo used since 2024 | |
| Country | Syria |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Syria |
| 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 | |
| History | |
| Launched | 1995; 29 years ago (1995) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | www |
| Website | ortas.online |
Syrian TV (Arabic: القناة الفضائية السورية), also known as Syrian Satellite Channel, is a public television channel, formerly state-funded by the Syrian General Organization of Radio and TV and broadcast throughout the world on various satellites. The television station has been based in Damascus, Syria since 1995.
Programs
Syrian 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
On May 26, 2013, opposition forces attacked the Syrian TV team near al-Daba'a village in the countryside of al-Qusayr in Homs province, injuring cameraman Asem al-Shaar.
On December 8, 2024, at 5:30 am, amid the fall of Damascus during the Syrian opposition offensives, opposition forces took control of the channel and announced the fall of the Assad regime live on-air.
On December 15, 2024, the broadcasting on the “ORTAS” website was temporarily suspended.
Notes
References
- 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.
- https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/12/08/syrian-state-tv-hails-victory-of-revolution-fall-of-al-assad-
- "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.
- אחיקם הימלפרב. "סוף עידן בסוריה: המורדים השתלטו על דמשק והדיחו את אסד". youtube.com (in Hebrew). Channel 14.
- "טראמפ: "אסד הלך, רוסיה נטשה אותו". האיראנים נסוגו מסוריה: "איבדנו הכול ב-11 יום"" (in Hebrew). ynet. 2024-12-08. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- Times of India (2024-12-08). Syria Rebels Make Dramatic Appearance On State TV | Watch Stunning Announcement | Assad | Damascus. Retrieved 2024-12-08 – via YouTube.
- KirillKhit1 (2024-12-15), English: The screenshot shows the fact that the broadcasting of “Syria TV” has been temporarily suspended on the ORTAS website., retrieved 2024-12-26
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External links
- Syria TV official website (in Arabic)
- Syria TV live stream (in Arabic)
- Syria TV official website (in English)
- Syria TV alternative live stream (in Arabic)
- Syria TV on Facebook
- Syria TV on Youtube
| Television in Syria | |
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| Satellite | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Defunct | |