Television in Syria
The television in Syria is mainly used by the General Organization of Radio and TV - Syria (Arabic الهيئة العامة للإذاعة والتلفزيون - سورية ), which is subordinate to the Syrian Ministry of Information monitored.
Send beginning of the Syrian television was 23 Juli 1960. Initially, a 90 - minute program was broadcast. As of 1978, partially broadcast in color, since 1980, the entire program is broadcast in color. In 1985 a second transmitter (Channel 2 ), 1995 was followed by the satellite transmitter Syria Satellite Channel.
The first private TV station was Cham TV and was founded in 2005. However, since he did not receive a license from the Ministry of Information, he sent out from 2006 onwards from Dubai. Other private channels are Addunya TV, which is a majority owned by Rami Makhlouf, and Orient TV.
The Arab League called officially in June 2012, the satellite operator Arabsat and Nilesat of how to stop the broadcasts of the Syrian media. On September 5, 2012 Nilesat stopped the broadcasting of Syria Satellite Channel, Syria News and Addounia TV. Arabsat followed this step on the same day. On 22 October 2012, the charisma of both channels Syrian Drama Channel and Syria Satellite Channel was also completed on Hotbird.
Channels
- Syrian TV
- Addounia TV
- Channel 1
- Channel 2
- Educational Channel
- Sama TV
- Syrian Drama Channel
- Syrian News Channel (also known as Al- Ikhbariya Syria TV )
- Masaya TV
- Arrai TV
- Cham TV
- Noor Al -Sham
- Talaqie TV
Websites
- General Organization of Radio and TV - Syria (Arabic )
- Syrian Radion and TV ( English)