Language is a defining feature of television in Suriname. Dutch forms a common base across STVS, ATV, and TBN TV, but additional languages vary by broadcaster: STVS includes some Sranan Tongo content, ATV includes English-language content, and TBN TV uses Sarnami Hindustani and English. All three broadcasters are based in Paramaribo. STVS serves as the national television broadcaster, while ATV and TBN TV provide general programming that includes news, information, sports, entertainment, education, music, and cultural content.
Although their bases are concentrated in Paramaribo, the services differ in language mix, coverage, and programming emphasis. Squid TV organizes those distinctions around where each broadcaster operates, the audiences it serves, and the subjects its programming emphasizes. This places Suriname’s national broadcaster alongside other general television services while showing how multilingual programming, local production, news, culture, sports, and entertainment intersect within the country’s television media.
TV Broadcasters & Channels
| Broadcaster / Channel |
Genre |
Language |
| STVS |
General (News, Education, Sports) |
Dutch, Sranan Tongo |
| ATV |
General (News, Sports, Entertainment) |
Dutch, English |
| TBN TV |
General (News, Entertainment, Religion) |
Dutch, Sarnami Hindustani |
Country Profile
- Country Name
- Republic of Suriname
Republiek Suriname (Dutch)
- Location
- Home > Americas > Suriname
- Languages
- Official: Dutch
Recognized: Sranan Tongo, Sarnami Hindustani, Javanese
- Capital
- Paramaribo
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Suriname TV Channels