Al Sumaria
Iraqi television channel
Al Sumaria (Arabic: السومرية) is an independent Iraqi satellite TV network that launched in 2004, it broadcast on Eutelsat 7 West A, and Hellas Sat 3.
Established by a group of businessmen in 2004, it has 700 employees across Iraq, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan.
Al Sumaria serves a liberal perspective whilst maintaining religious faith and strongly refuting repression and autocracy. Al Sumaria produces almost all of its 24/7 programs in-house. It broadcasts live entertainment, social, political, and game shows hosted by Iraqi presenter, and drama and comedy series starred, directed, and produced by Iraqi companies.
Al Sumaria is acqruied rights to aired some various movies, documentaries, musicals, children, entertainment, sports, and news programs.
01Where it is broadcast
Terrestrial broadcasting 64 UHF
Nilesat 102
Frequency: 12130 MHz
Polarization: Vertical
Symbol rate: 27.5 Mb/s
FEC: 5/6
Hot Bird 8 , 13° East
Transponder: 77
Frequency: 12245 MHz
Polarization: Horizontal
Symbol Rate: 27.500 M Symbol
FEC: 3/4
02Availability
Sources and credits
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Alsumaria logo.svg by Al Sumaria, Public domain
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