Radio broadcasting in Syria began shortly after independence in 1946, with the launch of Radio Damascus in 1947 as the country's first national radio service. For decades, the sector operated under a state monopoly administered by the General Authority for Radio and Television (GART, then ORTAS), which oversees public radio and television services under the Ministry of Information.
Since the mid-2000s, a limited number of privately owned FM stations have been licensed, primarily focusing on music and entertainment programming, while news broadcasting remains largely dominated by state-run outlets. As of the 2020s, radio in Syria is transmitted mainly on the FM band, with services concentrated in major urban centers such as Damascus and Aleppo, alongside a smaller number of regional and community initiatives.