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Syria TV

Syrian state television channel

Summary

Syrian state television channel

Field	Value
name	Syria TV
logo	Syria TV logo 2026.png
launch_date
closed_date	(Broadcasts paused)
picture_format	4:3/16:9 1080i (HD), 576i (SD)
owner	GART
country	Syria
language	Arabic, French and English (some programs)
area	Syria
headquarters	Umayyad Square, Damascus, Syria
sister_channels
website
terr_serv_1	Nilesat
terr_chan_1	11938
webcast

the Syrian state television network

Syrian TV (), also known as Syrian Satellite Channel (), is a public television channel, owned by the Syrian General Authority for Radio and Television 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.

History

Syrian civil war and Syrian revolution

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.

On 8 December 2024, at 05:30, 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 15 December 2024, broadcasting was suspended. In mid-January 2026, Syria TV returned via the Nilesat 201 satellite on the frequency 11938 V. The channel currently broadcasts a static image (logo) and is reported to be preparing a relaunch of its programming in a revamped format to coincide with the start of Ramadan.

Programming

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.

Notes

References

Mariam Ghorbannejad. (12 February 2011). "Broadcast media: Open to new players?".
(1977). "Television Factbook".
(26 May 2013). "Terrorists Open Fire on Syrian TV Team in al-Qseir Area, Cameraman Injured".
(2024-12-08). "Syrian state TV hails 'victory' of 'revolution', fall of al-Assad".
אחיקם הימלפרב. (8 December 2024). "סוף עידן בסוריה: המורדים השתלטו על דמשק והדיחו את אסד". Channel 14.
(2024-12-08). "لحظة إعلان نهاية نظام بشار الاسد على التلفزيون الحكومي في سوريا".
(2024-12-08). "טראמפ: "אסד הלך, רוסיה נטשה אותו". האיראנים נסוגו מסוריה: "איבדנו הכול ב-11 יום"". Ynet.
Times of India. (2024-12-08). "Syria Rebels Make Dramatic Appearance On State TV {{!}} Watch Stunning Announcement {{!}} Assad {{!}} Damascus".
KirillKhit1. (2024-12-15). "English: The screenshot shows the fact that the broadcasting of "Syria TV" has been temporarily suspended on the ORTAS website.".
"Nilesat 201: 11938 V - LyngSat".
(14 January 2026). "NILESAT".

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