Al-Souriya TV

Al-Souriya TV
السورية
CountrySyria
Broadcast areaSyria
Worldwide (via satellite and internet)
HeadquartersUmayyad Square, Damascus, Syria
Programming
LanguageArabic
Picture format16:9 1080i (HD)
Ownership
OwnerGART
Key peopleBani Faroun (director)
Sister channelsSyrian News Channel
Radio Damascus (Television Stream)
History
Launched1995; 31 years ago (1995) (original)
19 February 2026; 8 months ago (2026-02-19) (relaunch)
Closed15 December 2024; 22 months ago (2024-12-15) (original)
Links
Websitealsouriya.tv
Availability
Terrestrial
DigitalDVB-T2
Nilesat 20111938 V 30000 (5/6)
Es'hail 211430 H 27500 (2/3)

Al-Souriya TV (Arabic: السورية, romanized: Al-Sūriyya, lit. 'The Syrian'), formerly known as Syrian Satellite Channel (Arabic: القناة الفضائية السورية, romanized: al-Qanāh al-Faḍā’īyah al-Sūriyya), Syrian TV (Arabic: السورية, romanized: Al-Sūriyya) and Syria TV is a free-to-air 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 channel specializes primarily in general entertainment. The television station has been based in Damascus, Syria since 1995.

History

Syrian revolution and civil war

During the Syrian revolution and civil war, the channel was primarily used by the Ba'athist-led regime as propaganda.

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.

"Victory of the great Syrian revolution and the fall of the criminal al-Assad regime" on Syria TV after the fall of Damascus. This was its sole broadcast for several hours.

On 8 December 2024, at 08:30, 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, the channel broadcast was suspended on digital terrestrial and on satellite feed.

Relaunch

During Syria's transition period, the television station temporarily suspended broadcasting, while its official website also entered a redesign phase.

In mid-January 2026, Syria TV resumed transmission via the Nilesat 201 satellite on the frequency 11938 V. At that time, the channel broadcast a static image displaying its logo and was reported to be preparing a full relaunch of its programming in a revamped format, scheduled to coincide with the beginning of Ramadan.

The channel officially relaunched on 19 February 2026 at 10:00 AST, as Al-Souriya TV.

Programming

Al-Souriya primarily broadcasts a mix of general thematic programming, news, talk shows, cultural and entertainment programming, and docuseries among others. As of 2026, the programs that are currently airing on Al-Souriya are:

News

Current affiairs

Talk shows

Drama

Informational

Cultural

Docuseries

Children's programming

Logos

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" (in Hebrew). Channel 14 – via YouTube.
  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. ↑ "سر بصمت التلفزيون الرسمي السوري.. بشرى سارة قريباً". العربية (in Arabic). 2025-12-01. Retrieved 2026-03-16.
  10. ↑ KirillKhit1 (2024-12-15), 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.
  14. ↑ "Al-Souriya channel launches in a new format on the first day of Ramadan". Enab Baladi. 19 February 2026. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  15. ↑ "البرامج الأرشيف". السورية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2026-09-29.
  16. ↑ "قناة السورية - Al Souriya". YouTube. Retrieved 2026-09-29.