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

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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


Ruth Seymour, public radio pioneer devoted to Jewish culture, dies at 88

Ruth Seymour will also be remembered as a trailblazer in public radio’s embrace of digital platforms.

 Ruth Seymour, raised in the Bronx, turned KCRW in Los Angeles into a public radio powerhouse and produced a series of programs on Yiddish short stories.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews are a cancer to Israeli society, radio presenter says

"Thirteen percent of the population is a cancer within Israeli society," radio presenter Ron Koffman claimed.

HAREDIM BURN garbage and protest enforcement of coronavirus restrictions in Mea She’arim earlier this week.

25 ViZionaries: Lucy Ayoub - No. 9

Meet the TV host showcasing Israel's diversity.

 Lucy Ayoub.

Which radio waves disrupt the magnetic sense in migratory birds’ eyes? - study

Radio waves emitted by radio and TV broadcasting can interfere with the magnetic compass used by birds, but the ones used by mobile communication do not.

A huge group of white-winged terns are seen flocking to Eilat.

Otzma Yehudit minister storms off interview: 'You're all so arrogant'

The minister stated during the interview that the current security situation was created by the Oslo Accords, signed in 1993.

 Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu attends a government conference at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on January 8, 2023.

Brown dwarf star just 5 times hotter than coffee found via radio waves - study

Brown dwarf star WISE J0623 was found releasing radio wave emissions. However, it is the coldest star producing radio waves ever discovered, being just 420 degrees Celsius.

 This artist's conception illustrates the brown dwarf named 2MASSJ22282889-431026. NASA's Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes observed the object to learn more about its turbulent atmosphere.

Hong Kong pro-democracy radio closes in face of 'dangerous' pressure

Launched in 2005 the Cantonese-language broadcaster gained a steady following for its hard-hitting talkshows that were critical of authorities.

 An antenna is set up on a street in Hong Kong's Mongkok shopping district as pro-democracy activists Leung Kwok-hung (2nd L) and Tsang Kin-shing (R), a host at Citizens' Radio, along with pro-democracy lawmakers Emily Lau (3rd R) and Lee Wing-tat (4th R), take part in a broadcast despite a governme

Former IDF intel chief: Likud MKs 'own a patent on incitement'

Former IDF intel chief addressed the ongoing protests surrounding the judicial reform and dismissing allegations of violence within the protests.

 Protests against the judicial reform in Tel Aviv, May 6, 2023.

Army Radio celebrates 30 years of Gal-gal-gal Galatz

Thousands of attendees started partying at 5:30 p.m. and did not stop all the way through until sunset the next day.

 IDAN RAICHEL performs at the Galgalive Festival.

Aliens may be looking for Earth but can't find us - study

Humanity has been looking for aliens for decades but has yet to find any evidence. A new study suggests we may just be in a sort of cosmic blind spot for alien radio signals.

 Radio telescopes, which are used to find radio broadcasts from space (Illustrative).