Radio

Reshet Gimel co-founder, Kol Yisrael veteran Gilad Ben-Shach passes away at 85

In his work, he helped shape the station's musical sound at a time when radio had an enormous influence on musical tastes in Israel and on how songs and artists became hits.

Gilad Ben-Shech.
Israeli radio journalist Gideon Kutz. October 11, 2019.

Israeli public broadcasting icon, journalist Prof. Gideon Kutz dies at age 78

Car radio 370

US House of Representatives passes act mandating free AM radio in every vehicle

EYAL GOLAN performs at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv in June.

Eyal Golan’s ‘Science Fiction’ is Israel’s most played song of the year


Defense Minister Israel Katz moves to shut down IDF's Army Radio after 75 years of broadcasting

The defense minister also intends to establish a professional team within the Defense Ministry to oversee the implementation of the decision.

Israeli defense minister Yisrael Katz attends the state ceremony marking 52 years since the Yom Kippur War, held at the military cemetery at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl, on October 5, 2025.

A-G Baharav-Miara warns moves to change Army Radio are stained with political motivations

Baharav-Miara warned that the committee tasked with determining the future of Army Radio "sounds a major alarm on political intervention in public broadcasting."

 Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara attends the Knesset in Jerusalem. November 18, 2024.

Israeli committee recommends shutting down Army Radio, Katz to issue decision

Advisory committee to Katz: Shut Army Radio down or suspend current affairs programming • Galgalatz, Army Radio's music station, is expected to remain open

Radio broadcasters seen in the offices of Galei Tzahal, the national IDF radio station, in Jaffa, on March 27, 2014.

'Frequencies of Deceit': Propaganda broadcasting in the heyday of the radio age - review

From the previously under-appreciated source of radio broadcasting, Margaret Peacock sheds new light on how and why today’s Middle East has developed.

KING GEORGE V delivers the 1934 Royal Christmas Message on BBC Radio.

'Jews control US politics, Hollywood, big cities,' Canadian reporter says on live broadcast

Radio-Canada suspended a reporter and issued an apology after she made controversial on-air remarks about Jewish influence in US politics.

Journalist Élisa Serret.

Editor's Notes: Israel’s media landscape has changed, and so has the country - comment

After October 7, Israelis moved from TV bulletins to social feeds, with Channel 14 gaining ground.

Many Israelis will base all of their information on these news-aggregating WhatsApp groups.

Zionist puppet: Muslim station accuses OFCOM of Islamophobia after being fined for antisemitism

Markaz-Al-Huda called it "a malicious attempt…to cause harm to our community efforts and our community radio."

Supporters of pro-Palestinian campaign organization Palestine Action hold banners and flags outside London's High Court, July 4, 2025; illustrative.

Defense Minister Israel Katz sets up committee to probe Army Radio

The committee, which will review the station’s future, will be chaired by retired Maj.-Gen. Yiftach Ron-Tal.

 Israeli minister of Defense Israel Katz attends a state ceremony for fallen Israeli soldiers whose burial place is unknown at Mount Herzl Military cemetery in Jerusalem on March 6, 2025.

Radio Abraham opens online

New Internet media platform for advancing peace and prosperity in the spirit of the Abraham Accords.

 SIGNING THE Abraham Accords (from L): Bahrain’s Foreign Affairs Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayan; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; US president Donald Trump; and the UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the White House, Sept. 15,

David Jablinowitz: With great journalism comes great power and responsibility

Behind the Bylines: David Jablinowitz spent years as a major figure in journalism as the voice of Kol Yisrael-English. Now, he works as the op-ed editor of The Jerusalem Post.

 David Jablinowitz is seen broadcasting on the radio.