ARTA FM is a Syrian

community radio Community radio is a radio service offering a third model of radio broadcasting in addition to commercial and public broadcasting. Community stations serve geographic communities and communities of interest. They broadcast content that is popul ...

station. It was established on 6 July 2013 in

Amuda Amuda ( ar, عَامُودَا, ʿĀmūdā, ku, ئاموودێ, Amûdê) is a town in Al Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria close to the Syria–Turkey border. As a result of the ongoing civil war, Amuda is currently under the civil c ...

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

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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

Qamishli Qamishli ( ar, ٱلْقَامِشْلِي, Al-Qāmišlī, ku, قامشلۆ, Qamişlo, syc, ܒܝܬ ܙܠܝ̈ܢ, Bēṯ Zālīn, lit=House of Reeds or syr, ܩܡܫܠܐ, translit=Qamishlo)

Al-Malikiyah Al-Malikiyah ( ar, ٱلْمَالِكِيَّة, al-Mālikīyah; ku, دێرکا حەمکۆ, translit=Dêrika Hemko; ) also known as Derik, is a small Syrian city and the center of an administrative district belonging to Al-Hasakah Governorate. ...

(Derik),

Ras al-Ayn Ras al-Ayn ( ar, رَأْس ٱلْعَيْن, Raʾs al-ʿAyn, ku, سەرێ کانیێ, Serê Kaniyê, syc, ܪܝܫ ܥܝܢܐ, Rēš Aynā), also spelled Ras al-Ain, is a city in al-Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria, on the Syria–Turkey ...

(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 ( ar, الجزيرة, translit-std=DIN, translit=al-jazīrah, , "The Island") is a state-owned Arabic-language international radio and TV broadcaster of Qatar. It is based in Doha and operated by the media conglomerate Al Jazee ...

'' (2015)
"الإذاعات السوريّة.. الصوت في مواجهة الموت"
*'' Checks&Balances'' (2014)
"A Voice for Tolerance, a Voice for Hope"
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*'' WDR TV'' (2014).
"Kurdisches Radio für die Region Kobane2"
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"Wir alle haben gehofft, dass der Terror endlich bekämpft wird"
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"Mike Giglio: The Battle For Syria's Hearts And Minds-And Ears"
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"Interview with Siruan H. Hossein, Director of ARTA FM"
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"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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