Ishtar TV

Ishtar TV is an Iraqi Assyrian broadcasting channel established in 2005. Its headquarters are in Ankawa, a town in the Erbil area of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq that has a substantial Assyrian Christian population. The channel was founded by Sarkis Aghajan and was initially led by George Mansour, who served as its first general manager. The network takes its name from Ishtar, the ancient Assyrian goddess, a figure that continues to have cultural significance for Assyrians. Its linguistic identity is centered on Syriac, and the channel broadcasts mostly in Syriac while also carrying Arabic and Kurdish content during the day. This multilingual format reflects the linguistic environment of northern Iraq and the varied audiences served by an Assyrian-oriented broadcaster. Ishtar TV is associated politically with the Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council. That affiliation places the channel within the broader media and political landscape surrounding Chaldean, Syriac, and Assyrian communities in Iraq. The available reference material identifies the network's institutional and cultural orientation but does not provide reliable details about its corporate ownership, financing, legal structure, audience size, distribution technology, current management, or present operating status. Those fields therefore remain unspecified rather than inferred.

Ishtar TV was established in Iraq in 2005 by Sarkis Aghajan. The channel was created as an Assyrian broadcasting outlet and is headquartered in Ankawa, an important Assyrian Christian center in northern Iraq. George Mansour served as its first general manager and led the network during its early period. The channel's identity is closely connected to Assyrian cultural and linguistic life. It is named after Ishtar, the ancient Assyrian goddess, whose name and symbolism remain present in modern Assyrian culture. The broadcaster's principal language is Syriac, while Arabic and Kurdish are also used across its daily programming. This combination gives the channel a distinct place in Iraq's multilingual media environment and allows it to address audiences beyond those who consume Syriac exclusively. Ishtar TV is politically affiliated with the Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council. The available reference material does not document subsequent ownership changes, major rebrandings, mergers, leadership transitions, audience metrics, or changes in distribution. It also does not establish whether the channel is currently active, so its present status is recorded as unknown.

• 2005

  Channel established

  [1]Ishtar TVen.wikipedia.org

  Sarkis Aghajan established Ishtar TV as an Assyrian broadcasting channel in Iraq.

An Assyrian-oriented Iraqi television broadcaster with a primarily Syriac-language profile and additional Arabic and Kurdish programming.

• Television broadcasting · 2005

  Ishtar TV channel

  The network's principal broadcast service is an Assyrian-oriented television channel headquartered in Ankawa, Iraq. Programming is predominantly in Syriac, with Arabic and Kurdish also heard throughout the day. The channel's name and editorial identity connect it to Assyrian cultural life, while its reported political affiliation links it to the Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council.

1. 1Ishtar TVen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Ishtar TV official websiteishtartv.com