The station began broadcasting 1 July 1993.  It is owned by Palestinian Ersal International Company and the managing director is Fathi Natour.
 
Farah TV’s primary viewing audience is equally split between male and female, living above and below the poverty line in the refugee camps between the ages of 25-54 years old. Fifty percent say they watch because of their coverage of local issues and 31% because of the shows it broadcasts.
 
Aswatona is supporting two productions with Farah TV; If I were Responsible… that asks citizens what they would do to solve a particular problem if they were in charge; and Panorama that provides more in-depth coverage of the top local issues of the week and features guest and call-in segments.

If I where Responsible

Panorama

From Jenin, Farah TV’s Fathi Natour reports on the Palestinian legal system resuming its role in enhancing the rule of law.  He reports that residents are more and more using the courts to solve their problems in all areas but especially regarding the issue of traffic incidents of which the courts receive a lot of cases.  Last month, the court in Jenin examined 766 cases.  Judge Zahi Bitwi said, “The police transfer to us the fines twice a month and we must examine all.”  A drive, Issam Hoshiya was caught parking his car in an illegal area and was issued a traffic fine.While he was in the court, he said “I prefer to pay the fine three times instead of coming to the court and loosing so much time waiting to be called.”In the interview with the Police Traffic Department, commenting on the numbers of citations, the spokesperson said that they "do not even fine all those who violate the traffic rules.

 If we did there would be many more cases for the court."The reporter concludes by saying that although the citizens trust the legal system, they would prefer that traffic fines not be sent to courts to judge on them. The fine should be decided financially and the one who receives the ticket should pay it in the bank.  In this way, fewer cases would clog the already backlogged courts.  The Palestinian Traffic Law of 2000 has not yet been ratified but states that fines to be paid in the bank or the post office.  Judge Zahi remarked that “it will be better with less cases being sent to the court, if the law is implemented.”