Syria TV


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 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.
File:Screenshot From 2024-12-08 19-26-28.png|thumb|"Victory of the great Syrian revolution and the fall of the criminal al-Assad regime" on Syria TV after the fall of Damascus to the HTS. This was its sole broadcast for several hours.
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 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
  • Aalam men Akhbar
  • Jilna
  • Sabah al Khair
  • Al-Nas lel Nas
  • Hamzet Wasel
  • Al-Balad Baladak
  • Mulaeb al Ghad
  • Huna Dimashq
  • Nahja Maan
  • Al-Muwaten w el-Wazeer
  • Hadis Al-Balad
  • Bath Mubashar
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.