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


Grapevine February 12, 2025: Not forgotten

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 Hostage posters at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv

Trump to join radio host's live broadcast from Israel on October 7

Trump will call in to Sid Rosenberg's Monday show remembering the October 7 massacre

 Activists holding flags gather after joining a convoy to the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem to show support for US President Donald Trump, ahead of the upcoming US election, in Jerusalem October 27, 2020.

Israeli journalists condemn egging of hostage father outside Likud party

Hostage father Eli Elbag was egged while demonstrating near the Likud's party for Rosh Hashanah in Netanya.

 Justice Minister Gideon Saar and his wife Geula attend an event with Saar supporters after losing in the elections for the Likud leadership, in Or Yehuda, January 2, 2020.

Not only Hezbollah: Professionals who still use beepers in Israel

The evolution of communication: From beepers to cell phones. Discover the role of pagers in Israel and their continued use in specific professional fields.

 Beeper. Faded with the development of the mobile phone

What are the ICOM IC-V82 radios exploding in Lebanon?

At the time of writing, hundreds of people were already reportedly wounded due to these latest explosions.

 Smoke rises from a mobile shop as civil defence members gather in Sidon, Lebanon September 18, 2024

Jerusalem calling: The birth of Mandate-era broadcasting in British Palestine

In 1950, two years after the establishment of the State of Israel, Jerusalem Calling (by now Kol Yerushalayim) merged with Kol Yisrael, which became the country’s official radio station.

 An Arab Tahkt group performs on the radio.

Apple Store has Hamas radio station app for download

A free application allows listeners to tune into broadcasts of the Gaza-based radio station.

 iPhone device

Grapevine, February 9, 2024: A presidential bible

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG presents a bilingual edition of the Koren Bible to Argentine President Javier Milei.

Maariv's IDF correspondent to be appointed Army Radio commander

The appointment followed a thorough selection process led by the search committee, chaired by retired Brig.-Gen. Amir Abulafia.

 An illustration of israel daily newspapers Maariv and Israel HaYom

Israel's AM radio pierces Gaza tunnels in bid to soothe hostages

AM's greater range meant emergency updates would have a better chance of being heard by civilians in bomb shelters.

 ISRAELI SOLDIERS walk through what the IDF said was an iron-girded tunnel designed by Hamas to disgorge carloads of Palestinian fighters for a surprise storming of the border, in the northern Gaza Strip.