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Jerusalem Calling was the radio station established by the
British Mandatory Authority through its broadcasting wing, the
Palestine Broadcasting Service
The Palestine Broadcasting Service (PBS) was the state-owned radio broadcasting station that operated from Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine (now Israel and Palestinian territories) With the main transmitter in Ramallah. It operated from March 1936 un ...
. It broadcast in three languages, Arabic, English and Hebrew.
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The English broadcasts were under the name Jerusalem Calling. The
Hebrew language
Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...
transmissions were under the name Kol Yerushalayim i.e. The Voice of Jerusalem (in
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...
קול ירושלים), whereas the
Arabic language
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte ...
broadcasts of the station used the name Iza'at al Quds i.e. Radio al Quds (in
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...
إذاعة القدس).
Establishment
On March 30, 1936, the Palestine Broadcasting Service began radio transmissions from
Ramallah.
Staff were recruited for five hours of daily broadcasts in three languages, English, Arabic, and Hebrew and training given by the
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The Hebrew language transmissions were eventually called Kol Yerushalayim (The Voice of Jerusalem) after arguments with Arab leaders following the Jews original intention to call them 'Kol Eretz Israel' (The Voice of the Land of Israel). Transmissions in Hebrew were limited to one hour per day.
The Arabic languages broadcasts continued as Radio Al Quds (in
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...
إذاعة القدس).
Split
In 1942, the transmissions were split into two stations – for English/Arabic (Radio al Quds) and English/Hebrew (Kol Yerushalayim).
The original channel transmitted on 668 kc/s kHz (449 meters with a power of 20 kW). The second channel (PBS2) transmitted on 574 kHz (522 meters at 20 kW).
The first channel, PBS 1, was moved slightly to 677 kHz (443 meters), which allowed it to be heard better in
Europe
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.
Changes
*in 1950, two years after the establishment of the State of
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
, Kol Yerushalayim merged with
Kol Yisrael
''Kol Yisrael'' or ''Kol Israel'' ( lit. "Voice of Israel", also "Israel Radio") is Israel's public domestic and international radio service. It operated as a division of the Israel Broadcasting Service from 1951 to 1965, the Israel Broadcasti ...
, that became the country's official radio station.
*The Palestinian West Bank authorities (part of the Jordanian administration that took over the West Bank after 1948) continued broadcasting the station in Arabic and English using the name Al Quds Arabic Radio (in
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...
إذاعة القدس العربية) with studios in
Ramallah. It continued from 1948 until 1967 when it ceased broadcasting after the
Six-Day War
The Six-Day War (, ; ar, النكسة, , or ) or June War, also known as the 1967 Arab–Israeli War or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states (primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan) from 5 to 10 Ju ...
of 1967 and the occupation by Israel of the
West Bank
The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; he, הגדה המערבית, translit=HaGadah HaMaʽaravit, also referred to by some Israelis as ) is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...
.
See also
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Israel Broadcasting Authority
The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA; ) was Israel's public broadcaster from 1948 to 2017.
History
The Israel Broadcasting Authority was an outgrowth of the radio station ''Kol Yisrael'', which made its first broadcast as an independent st ...
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Israel Radio International
Israel Radio International or Reka ( he, רשת קליטת עלייה ', or ') is the radio service of the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC) for immigrants and listeners abroad.
Overview
Operating since 1950, the shortwave transmis ...
, the official radio service for immigrants and for listeners outside Israel
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Kol Yisrael
''Kol Yisrael'' or ''Kol Israel'' ( lit. "Voice of Israel", also "Israel Radio") is Israel's public domestic and international radio service. It operated as a division of the Israel Broadcasting Service from 1951 to 1965, the Israel Broadcasti ...
, Israel's public domestic and international radio service.
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Voice of Palestine, a subsidiary of the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation, Palestinian Authorities' domestic and international radio service.
References
External links
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Defunct radio stations in Israel
Mass media in Ramallah
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Hebrew-language mass media
Radio stations established in 1936
Radio stations disestablished in 1948