Radio Damascus
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| Broadcast area | Syria Worldwide |
| Frequency | 567 kHz AM, 95.0 MHz FM (Damascus area) |
| Programming | |
| Language | Arabic, English, French, German, Hebrew, Russian, Spanish and Turkish |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | State owned (ORTAS) |
| History | |
First air date | 3 February 1947 |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
Radio Damascus (Arabic: إذاعة دمشق), is the national radio station of Syrian state broadcaster ORTAS. It broadcasts Arabic-language programs nationwide on medium wave and FM frequencies. Programs in Arabic, English, French, German, Hebrew, Russian, Spanish and Turkish were broadcast via webstream.
The programmes of Radio Damascus were focused on praising the policy of the Syrian government of the al-Assad family until 2024.
Historically, Radio Damascus were transmitting for an international audience from 1957 to 2013, mainly on medium wave and shortwave frequencies. Radio Damascus was transmitted via the Russian satellite Ekspress-AM22. The station's operational status is unclear.