Country Iraq Launch date 2005 | Availability Middle East Official website www.ishtartv.com | |
Type Satellite television network | ||
Ishtar TV (Syriac: ܥܫܬܪ, after the Assyro-Babylonian goddess, Ishtar) is an Assyrian broadcasting channel which has its headquarters in Ankawa, Iraq. It was established by Sarkis Aghajan and was led by George Mansour, who was Ishtar TV's first General Manager, in 2005. The network broadcasts mostly in Syriac, but Arabic and Kurdish are heard throughout the day as well.
Politically, the channel is affiliated with the Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council.
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