Monitoring Syrian state radio and television on satellite

In the past hour, I have been monitoring the Syrian radio and television services on satellite regarding the news that the Information ministry of Syria has ordered the Syrian radio and TV to interrupt regular programs and start airing patriotic content such as military music. Here is some up-to-date information:

53.0 east: Express AM22

• Provider: TandbergTV
• Transponder: 12544H 3000 2/3
• SNR: 94%
• AGC: 99%
• BER: 0
• TV Channels: SYRIA SATELLITE CHANNEL
• Radio services: NO

30.5 east: Arabsat 5A

• No signal on my dish. Intended coverage of the beam is the Mashreq.

7.0 west: Eutelsat 7 West A

• No signal on my dish. Intended coverage of the beam is North Africa and the Near East. That's the only transponder that is carrying the external service of Radio Damascus and I can't confirm whether it is active or not. Hopefully, someone within the coverage of the satellite may do so.

8.0 west: Eutelsat 8 West A

• Provider: CTN
• Transponder: 11054H 22000 1/2
• SNR: 92%
• AGC: 98%
• BER: 0
• TV Channels: SYRIA SATELLITE TV, SYRIAN DRAMA
• Radio services: NO

11.0 west: Express AM44

• No signal on my dish. Intended coverage of the beam is East Africa and the Arabic Peninsula.

Notes: At 2300UTC, the Syrian Satellite Channel was carrying 12 minutes long news bulletin, which was followed by a discussion studio. The Syrian Drama TV channel is retransmitting the Syrian Satellite Channel programming.

Equipment used: DM500s receiver with Paraclipse Hydro C-Band antenna, 228cm diameter, Invacom SNF-031, PowerTech GBOX V2000 positioner and PowerTech 24'' linear rotor.