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''Kol Yisrael'' or ''Kol Israel'' ( lit. "Voice of Israel", also "Israel Radio") is
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 ...
's
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domestic and international radio service. It operated as a division of the Israel Broadcasting Service from 1951 to 1965, the
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 ...
from 1965 to 2017, and is currently administered by the
Israeli Broadcasting Corporation The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC; he, תאגיד השידור הישראלי, translit=Ta'agid HaShidur HaYisra'eli, lit=Israeli Broadcasting Corporation; ar, هيئة البث الإسرائيلي, translit=Hayyat al-Bathi al- ...
.


History

''Kol Yisrael'' was originally an underground
Haganah Haganah ( he, הַהֲגָנָה, lit. ''The Defence'') was the main Zionist paramilitary organization of the Jewish population ("Yishuv") in Mandatory Palestine between 1920 and its disestablishment in 1948, when it became the core of the ...
radio station that broadcast from
Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...
. It started consistently broadcasting in December 1947 under the name ''Telem-Shamir-Boaz'', and was renamed to ''Kol HaHagana'' ("Voice of the Haganah") in March 1948. With Israel's
declaration of independence A declaration of independence or declaration of statehood or proclamation of independence is an assertion by a polity in a defined territory that it is independent and constitutes a state. Such places are usually declared from part or all of th ...
on May 14, 1948, it was transformed into the official station ''Kol Yisrael''. Another station named ''Kol Yisrael'' operated in
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, and was renamed ''Kol Tzva HaHagana'' ("Voice of the Defense Force"). The first ''Kol Yisrael'' transmission was a live broadcast from
Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...
of
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reading of the declaration of independence. It was operated by a department of the
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responsible for domestic and international broadcasts. Responsibility for the service was later transferred to the Office of Posts and Telegraphs and then to the
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's Office. The station inherited the facilities of the former
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 ...
, which had been founded as the official broadcaster of the Mandate of Palestine in 1936, and had run the ''
Kol Yerushalayim Jerusalem Calling was the radio station established by the British Mandatory Authority through its broadcasting wing, the Palestine Broadcasting Service. It broadcast in three languages, Arabic, English and Hebrew. The English broadcasts were un ...
'' radio station. ''Kol Yisrael'' staff was made up of both former PBS personnel and former staffers at the Haganah underground radio stations. ''Kol Yisrael'' pioneered the use of FM transmission. In the early years, stations were operated in
Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
, Tel Aviv, and Haifa. The PBS had had its transmitter in Ramallah, but this transmitter was lost to Kol Yisrael due to Ramallah being in the Arab sector. In March 1950, international broadcasting began under the name ''Kol Zion La Golah'' ("The Voice of Zion to the Diaspora.") The broadcasts were produced at ''Kol Yisrael'' by the
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in cooperation with the
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, and aimed to foster communication between the Israeli state and the
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. The service broadcast readings from the
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alongside documentary programs on life in Israel. In 1958, the international service was merged with the domestic broadcaster, with both services operating under the ''Kol Yisrael'' name. Between 1958 and 1965, the "Kol Yisrael" international services expanded rapidly, inaugurating new shortwave services in Afrikaans, English, French, Hungarian, Italian, Persian, Romanian, and Yiddish. Between 1960 and 1963, the service also broadcast daily programs in English, French and Swahili for African audiences and began distributing tapes for rebroadcasting across the continent. This appeal to international audiences was closely tied to Israel's Periphery doctrine, which sought to align Israel with states on the fringes of the Middle East to avoid 'encirclement' by the Arab states and counteract international support for
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. Programs on the international services ranged from news and commentary programs to competitions, documentaries and readings from the
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and
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. However, the technical quality of the international services was often poor beyond Israel's immediate neighbors in the Middle East. In 1965, the
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 ...
, an independent public entity, was created and took over responsibility for ''Kol Yisrael'' from the Prime Minister's Office. In 1973, the IBA adopted the name ''Shidurei Yisrael'' ("Israel Broadcasting") for the service's domestic radio and television services. The name ''Kol Yisrael'' was revived for the domestic and international radio service in 1979. ''Kol Yisraels shortwave services have gradually been discontinued over time. The last remaining shortwave service, the Persian programme for Iran, ceased transmissions on June 30 2013. However, Israel continues to broadcast international services in fourteen languages under the label of
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.


Name: meaning and significance

A previous station named ''Kol Yisrael'' had briefly been operated by the Haganah in 1940 on the 42-meter band. However, the station was soon renamed when the Haganah decided that the ''Kol Yisrael'' name should be reserved until independence. Besides meaning "voice of Israel", ''Kol Yisrael'' is also a wordplay which in Hebrew
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the phrase "all of Israel" (although spelled differently), known to many Jews as part of the
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ic expression "כל ישראל ערבים זה בזה" (''kol Yisra'el arevim ze ba'ze'', roughly translated "all of Israel are responsible for one another"). An
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station was launched in 2014 and operated through 2015 under the name of "
Voice of Israel Voice of Israel was a Jerusalem-based private global broadcast network staffed by media professionals with a Zionist and often religious orientation, who saw their mission in pro-Israel advocacy (''hasbara'') and combating the global pro-Palesti ...
". This station is not connected to the official ''Kol Yisrael'' run by
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 ...
.


Broadcast channels

Current ''Kol Yisrael'' channels include: *''Kan Tarbut'' ("The Culture Network"), also referred to as ''Kol Yisrael'' – General talk and cultural programming. *''Kan Bet'' ("Network B") – Popular radio station with news and current affairs programming, as well as sports coverage. There are news bulletins on the hour in Hebrew. *''Kan Gimel'' ("Network C") – Radio station devoted for promoting
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. There are news bulletins in Hebrew at the same times as ''Kan Bet''. *''Makan'' ("Network D") –
Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, 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 ...
-language radio station also known as ''Sawt Isra'eel'' (in
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صوت إسرائيل meaning "Voice of Israel" in Arabic) *''Kan REKA'' (Acronym of ''REshet Klitat Aliya''" - ''lit.'' "Immigrant absorption network") – Radio for ''olim'' (immigrants) to Israel. Broadcasts in 14 languages, including English at 0430, 1030, 1830 UTC (+1 hr during the Summer). *
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– International broadcasts in 14 languages:
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, French,
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,
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,
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, Hungarian,
Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language *** Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language ** Romanian cuisine, tradition ...
, and
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. The international services are currently only available via online streaming and rebroadcasts through the domestic REKA network. *''Kan 88'' – "High Quality" music (their terminology). Jazz, blues, electronic music and more, plus traffic news *''Kan Kol Ha Musica'' ("The Voice of Music") –
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and drama. *''Kan Moreshet'' ("The Heritage Network") – Religious broadcasting on ''Kan Tarbuts network. There are also educational stations broadcasting via low-power transmitters from colleges and universities across Israel under the collective banner of ''Tachana Chinuchit''. All of ''Kol Israel''s stations are available worldwide through
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over the Internet. Live broadcasts as well as archived programs are available to listeners.


Gallery

File:מיקרופון קול ישראל באולפנים ליד שרונה 2.jpg, Broadcaster microphone in ''Kol Yisrael'' studios near Sarona File:Rashut Hashidur20161014 121224 43.jpg, "Reshet Gimel" studio commemorating
Ehud Manor Ehud Manor (Hebrew: אהוד מנור; born Ehud Weiner; July 13, 1941 – April 12, 2005) was an Israeli lyricist, translator, poet and radio and TV personality. He is widely considered to have been Israel's most prolific lyricist of all time, h ...
File:שידור התוכנית סידורים לשבת עם ליאת רגב.jpg, Live show in ''Kol Yisrael'' Studios File:חדר פיקוח טכני במתחם רשות השידור ליד שרונה.jpg, Control and Monitoring room in ''Kol Yisrael'' facilities in Tel Aviv File:Rashut Hashidur20161014 121224 33.jpg, ''Kol Yisrael'' Studio


See also

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IBA News Until May 2017, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) provided news programming in 14 foreign languages directed at audiences abroad or in Israel. The goal of these programs is to present a balanced and impartial picture of what happens in Isra ...
*
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 ...
*
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 *''
Kol Yerushalayim Jerusalem Calling was the radio station established by the British Mandatory Authority through its broadcasting wing, the Palestine Broadcasting Service. It broadcast in three languages, Arabic, English and Hebrew. The English broadcasts were un ...
'', the Hebrew program of ''Jerusalem Calling'', the radio station of the British Mandatory Authority *
Media of Israel The mass media in Israel refers to print, broadcast and online media available in the State of Israel. The country boasts dozens of newspapers, magazines, and radio stations, which play an important role by the press in political, social and cu ...


References


Further reading

*Mann, Izi (2008). ''This is the Voice of Israel broadcasting from Jerusalem...: A Nation Behind the Microphone''. Israel Broadcasting Authority. (in Hebrew)


External links


Official site

Frequencies to receive Kol Israel networks
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