ARTA FM is a Syrian community radio station. It was established on 6 July 2013 in Amudah. A multi-ethnic Syrian team in several cities in al-Hasakah and Aleppo is producing radio programs in Kurdish, Syriac, Arabic and Armenian. A with Arta FM allied radio station, Jin FM, produces a program for women.[1] As of 2013, the Radio had about 45 employees. It is supported by the US government and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.[2]

ARTA FM has five 500W FM transmitters in the Syrian cities Amudah, Qamishli, Al-Malikiyah (Derik), Ras al-Ayn (Sere Kaniyê) and Ayn al-Arab (Kobani).

Notes and sources

  1. "About ARTA FM" (PDF). Arta FM. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-03-09. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. Amuda (2013-09-27). "Naher Osten: Ein syrisches Wunschkonzert im Radio". DIE WELT. Retrieved 2020-04-04.

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