Syria TV

This article is about the Syrian public television network. For the private Syrian television network owned by Faadat Media, see Syria TV (Fadaat Media).
Al-Souriya TV
السورية
CountrySyria
Broadcast areaSyria
HeadquartersUmayyad Square, Damascus, Syria
Programming
LanguagesArabic, French and English (some programs)
Picture format16:9 1080i (HD)
Ownership
OwnerGART
Key peopleBani Faroun (director)
Sister channels
History
Launched1995; 31 years ago (1995) (original)
19 February 2026; 4 days ago (2026-02-19) (relaunch)
Closed15 December 2024; 14 months ago (2024-12-15) (original)
Availability
Terrestrial
DigitalDVB-T2
Nilesat 20111938
Es'hail 211430

Al-Souriya TV (Arabic: السورية, romanized: Al-Sūriyya), formerly known as Syrian Satellite Channel (Arabic: القناة الفضائية السورية, romanized: al-Qanāh al-Faḍā’īyah al-Sūriyya) then Syrian TV (Arabic: السورية, romanized: Al-Sūriyya), then Syria TV 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.[1][2]

History

Syrian revolution and civil war

On 26 May 2013, opposition forces attacked the Syria TV team near al-Daba'a village in the countryside of al-Qusayr in Homs province, injuring cameraman Asem al-Shaar.[3]

"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.[4]

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]

Temporarily suspended

During Syria's transition period, the television station temporarily suspended broadcasting,[9][10] and its website is also undergoing a redesign.

In mid-January 2026, Syria TV returned via the Nilesat 201 satellite on the frequency 11938 V.[11] The channel was 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.[12]

The channel relauched on 19 February 2026 at 10:00 AST.[13]

Programming

As of 2024, 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 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 والوزير)
  • 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.

Logos

  • Logo used from 2018 to 11 December 2024
    Logo used from 2018 to 11 December 2024
  • Logo used from 11 December 2024 to January 2026
    Logo used from 11 December 2024 to January 2026
  • Logo used from January to February 2026
    Logo used from January to February 2026
  • Logo from February 2026
    Logo from February 2026

See also

References

  1. ^ Mariam Ghorbannejad (12 February 2011). "Broadcast media: Open to new players?". Forward Syria. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Television Factbook" (PDF). 1977. p. 1109. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Terrorists Open Fire on Syrian TV Team in al-Qseir Area, Cameraman Injured". SANA. 26 May 2013. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Syrian state TV hails 'victory' of 'revolution', fall of al-Assad". Al Arabiya English. 2024-12-08. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  5. ^ אחיקם הימלפרב (8 December 2024). "סוף עידן בסוריה: המורדים השתלטו על דמשק והדיחו את אסד". youtube.com (in Hebrew). Channel 14.
  6. ^ لحظة إعلان نهاية نظام بشار الاسد على التلفزيون الحكومي في سوريا. 2024-12-08. Retrieved 2025-01-14 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "טראמפ: "אסד הלך, רוסיה נטשה אותו". האיראנים נסוגו מסוריה: "איבדנו הכול ב-11 יום"". Ynet (in Hebrew). 2024-12-08. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ https://www.alarabiya.net/amp/arab-and-world/syria/2025/01/12/%D8%B3%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%B5%D9%85%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%89-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%A7
  10. ^ 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{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Nilesat 201: 11938 V". LyngSat. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  12. ^ "NILESAT". 14 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  13. ^ "Al-Souriya TV goes on air as a family-oriented channel". Syrian Arab News Agency. 19 February 2026. Archived from the original on 19 February 2026. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_TV