The Israel Broadcasting Authority was Israel's public broadcaster from 1948 to 2017, succeeded by the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation.
The Second Authority for Television and Radio is an Israeli commercial television and radio authority, established in the wake of a law passed by the Knesset in 1990.
Television in Israel refers to television broadcasting services in the State of Israel, inaugurated on March 24, 1966. Initially, there was one state-owned channel, operated jointly by the Israel Broadcasting Authority and the Israeli Educational Television. In 1986, a second state-regulated channel was launched. This channel became a state-regulated commercial channel in 1993. An additional commercial channel was introduced in 2002, followed by the introduction of three commercial niche channels: an Israeli Russian-speaking channel, a channel of Israeli popular music and an Arabic-speaking channel. Colour transmissions were introduced gradually around 1977 and 1979. Multichannel cable television service became available to subscribers gradually since 1989, although illegal cable TV stations were present in the big cities during the 1980s. Satellite-based multichannel service has been available since 2000.
Kol Yisrael or Kol Israel was Israel's public domestic and international radio service. It operated as a division of the Israel Broadcasting Service from 1951 to 1965, the Israel Broadcasting Authority from 1965 to 2017, and the radio stations it used to administer are currently administered by the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation.
Gabi Gazit is an Israeli journalist, television personality and radio host.
Channel 1 was the second oldest television channels in Israel and one of five terrestrial channels in the country.
KWBF is a Christian Contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Lubbock, Texas, serving the Lubbock metropolitan area. The station is owned and operated by Victor Flores, through licensee Flores Communications, LLC.
The Red Line is the first section of a light rail system in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, known as the Tel Aviv Light Rail. The line runs from Bat Yam in the south to Petah Tikva in the northeast with a significant portion of it underground. The total cost of the red line is estimated at NIS 11 billion or, approximately US$3 billion. Construction began in 2011, with the testing phase of the line beginning only a decade later, in 2021. After numerous delays concerning the security and safety of the line, it eventually opened on August 18, 2023 with a 100,000+ daily ridership over just 8 hours of operation.
Michael I. Karpin is an Israeli broadcast journalist and author, best known for his investigative documentaries and books, revealing two of Israel's most concealed affairs: The creation of the country's nuclear capability and the nationalistic-messianic incitement campaign that preceded the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. In May 1986, Karpin broke the story of Israel's secret service (Shabak) fabrication of evidence in the course of Bus Line 300's investigation, one of the most controversial political affairs in the history of the country. In 1987, he exposed the Izat Nafsu Affair: a Moslem IDF officer and a Circassian, who was maliciously investigated by the secret service, convicted of spying and eventually exonerated by the Supreme Court. Karpin is married to Pnina, has 3 grownup children and lives in Tel Aviv.
Lucy Aharish is an Israeli journalist, news anchor, television host, and actress. She was the first Arab-Muslim news presenter on mainstream Hebrew-language Israeli television.
Daniel Pe'er was an Israeli television host and newsreader.
All for Peace was a joint Israeli-Palestinian East Jerusalem based radio station that transmitted from Ramallah in the Palestinian territories. It was founded in 2004 with the stated aim of having "a positive role in resolving the conflict" and describes itself as not-for-profit. A significant section of its independent revenue came from commercial advertising. It was the first radio station staffed by Israelis and Palestinians to be broadcast in both Arabic and Hebrew. The Israeli and Palestinian co-directors of the station were joint winners of the International Council for Press and Broadcasting's "Outstanding Contribution to Peace" award in 2010, part of the International Media Awards. The station was shut down by the Israeli government in November 2011 for "broadcasting into Israel illegally".
The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation is the national broadcaster of Israel. It carries the blanket branding Kan in Hebrew and Makan in Arabic. Its news division, Kan News, is the third biggest brand in Israeli newscasting, after HaHadashot 12 and Channel 13 News.
i24NEWS is an English language international news television channel owned by Altice USA. It is the English version of i24NEWS. The network began broadcasting in the U.S. on February 13, 2017. It is live from 6 to 10 p.m. Eastern Time and at other times broadcasts from Israel.
Ran "Rani" Rahav is an Israeli public relations consultant. He is the owner and chairman of Ran Rahav Communications and Public Relations, which was named in 2003 by Haaretz the 'biggest PR office in Israel'. He also serves as the Honorary Consul of the Marshall Islands in Israel.
The Purple Line is a light rail transit (LRT) line under construction in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area in Israel. The line will operate as part of the planned Tel Aviv metropolitan area mass transit system and is expected to be the second line to open. The line will connect the city centre of Tel Aviv with its eastern suburbs of Yehud and Giv'at Shmuel.
Roni Daniel was an Israeli correspondent and commentator on military and security affairs for Israeli news channels. Throughout his professional career as a journalist, he worked in a number of media outlets, including Kol Yisrael, Gali Tzahal and the news company, where he worked from its establishment in 1993 until his death.
Ofira Asayag is an Israeli TV host, radio broadcaster, journalist, and sports reporter. In the past, she also served as a presenter of sports programs on television.
Galey Israel is a regional radio station in Israel and the West Bank, broadcasting on frequencies 94 FM in the central area, and 89.3 FM and 106.5 FM in the Jerusalem area. The station belongs to the Radio Israel group, owned by businessmen Yossi Saban and Tzvika Shalom, who also own Radio Tel Aviv and Radio Darom. Its studios are located in Giv'at Ze'ev. The station began broadcasting on February 22, 2010. Its broadcasts are received in the West Bank and in areas of Israel. In general, the station is identified with the political right in Israel and does not broadcast on Shabbat and Jewish holidays.
