ARTA FM is a

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station. It was established on 6 July 2013 in

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h. A multi-ethnic Syrian team in several cities in al-Hasakah and Aleppo is producing radio programs in Kurdish, Syriac,

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and

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. A with Arta FM allied radio station, Jin FM, produces a program for women. As of 2013, the Radio had about 45 employees. It is supported by the US government and the

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. ARTA FM has five 500W FM transmitters in the Syrian cities

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Al-Malikiyah Al-Malikiyah (; ; ) also known as Derik, is a city in northeastern Syria and the center of an administrative district belonging to Al-Hasakah Governorate. The district constitutes the northeastern corner of the country, and is where the Syrian ...

(Derik), Ras al-Ayn (Sere Kaniyê) and Ayn al-Arab (Kobani).

External links

ARTA FM - live stream

ARTA FM - Facebook page
with information and audio files of the daily programs.
ARTA FM - SoundCloud page
with audio files of the daily programs

Notes and sources

References

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Al Jazeera Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN; , ) is a private-media conglomerate headquartered in Wadi Al Sail, Doha, funded in part by the government of Qatar. The network's flagship channels include Al Jazeera Arabic and Al Jazeera English, which pro ...

'' (2015)
"الإذاعات السوريّة.. الصوت في مواجهة الموت"
*'' Checks&Balances'' (2014)
"A Voice for Tolerance, a Voice for Hope"
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International Press Institute International Press Institute (IPI) is a global organisation dedicated to the promotion and protection of press freedom and the improvement of journalism practices. The institution was founded by 34 editors from 15 countries at Columbia Universit ...

'' (2014)
"Ban on Syrian station's news reports lifted"
*'' WDR TV'' (2014).
"Kurdisches Radio für die Region Kobane2"
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Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen ("Swiss Radio and Television"), shortened to SRF, is a subsidiary of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), operating in German-speaking Switzerland. SRF was created on 1 January 2011 through the merger of r ...

'' (2014)
"Wir alle haben gehofft, dass der Terror endlich bekämpft wird"
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Newsweek ''Newsweek'' is an American weekly news magazine based in New York City. Founded as a weekly print magazine in 1933, it was widely distributed during the 20th century and has had many notable editors-in-chief. It is currently co-owned by Dev P ...

'' (2013)
"Mike Giglio: The Battle For Syria's Hearts And Minds-And Ears"
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BBC World Service The BBC World Service is a British Public broadcasting, public service broadcaster owned and operated by the BBC. It is the world's largest external broadcaster in terms of reception area, language selection and audience reach. It broadcas ...

'' (2013)
"Interview with Siruan H. Hossein, Director of ARTA FM"
Soundcloud *''

Die Welt (, ) is a German national daily newspaper, published as a broadsheet by Axel Springer SE. is the flagship newspaper of the Axel Springer publishing group and it is considered a newspaper of record in Germany. Its leading competitors are the ...

'' (2013)
"Peter Steinbach: Ein syrisches Wunschkonzert im Radio"
*'' Syria Untold'' (2013)
"First Kurdish Radio Breaks the Sphere of Arabic Hegemony in Syria"
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