Syria TV
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| Country | Syria |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Syria |
| Headquarters | Umayyad Square, Damascus, Syria |
| Programming | |
| Languages | Arabic, French and English (some programs) |
| Picture format | 4:3/16:9 1080i (HD), 576i (SD) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | GART |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 1995 |
| Closed | 15 December 2024 (Broadcasts paused)[b] |
| Links | |
| Webcast | www |
| Website | ortas.online |
Syrian TV (Arabic: السورية), also known as Syrian Satellite Channel (Arabic: القناة الفضائية السورية, romanized: al-Qanāh al-Faḍā’īyah al-Sūriyya), is a public television channel, owned by the Syrian General Organization of Radio and TV and broadcast nationwide on Digital terrestrial television (DTT) and throughout the world on various satellites. The television station has been based in Damascus, Syria since 1995.[1][2]
History
[edit | edit source]Syrian civil war and Syrian revolution
[edit | edit source]On 26 May 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.[3]
On 8 December 2024, at 05:30, amid the fall of Damascus during the Syrian opposition offensives, opposition forces took control of the channel[5] and announced the fall of the Assad regime live on-air.[6][7][8]
On 15 December 2024, the broadcasting on the “ORTAS” website was temporarily suspended.[9] As of May 2026, the suspension of the online streaming and satellite feed of the channel is still ensuing.
Programming
[edit | edit source]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 الأخبار)
- 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.
See also
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 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 2nd alternative live stream
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- Syria TV on Youtube