Israel Broadcasting Authority (often referred to as the IBA) (Hebrew: רשות השידור, Reshut haShidur) is Israel's state broadcasting network. It grew out of the radio station Kol Yisrael, which made its first broadcast as an independent station on 14 May 1948. The name of the organisation operating Kol Yisrael was changed to Israel Broadcasting Service in 1951. The law creating the Israel Broadcasting Authority was passed by the Knesset on 6 June 1965. Television broadcasts commenced on 2 May 1968, with colour television following on 13 January 1981. Hebrew (עִבְרִית ‘Ivrit) is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by more than 7 million people, mainly in Israel, the West Bank, the United States and by Jewish communities around the world. ... Public broadcasting, also known as public service broadcasting or PSB (though this term has a specific different meaning in the United Kingdom - see public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom )is the dominant form of broadcasting around the world, where radio, television, and potentially other electronic media outlets receive funding... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The Knesset (כנסת, Hebrew for assembly) is the Parliament of Israel. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI in Roman) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

It operates three television channels and several radio stations. IBA's television stations are ostensibly commercials-free, however programs are often "sponsored" by commercial entities. Full advertising on the radio is allowed however.

In 1990, the Israeli government created the Second Israeli Broadcasting Authority whose function was to facilitate commercial television and private radio broadcasts in Israel for the first time. Until the establishment of the Second Broadcasting Authority and the widespread availability of cable television services in Israel (which also produce their own programming directed at the local market that is broadcast via cable) in the early 1990s, the IBA maintained a virtual monopoly on television and radio broadcasting and production in Israel. There were a few exceptions, such as the morning and afternoon broadcasts delivered through IBA's television channel which were produced by Israel Educational Television, the popular Israel Army Radio service, and a private radio station (the Voice of Peace) which operated offshore, outside Israeli territorial waters. Thus from the late sixties to the early nineties Israelis had to make do with only a single Hebrew-language television channel they could tune in to. The Second Israeli Broadcasting Authority law was passed by the Knesset in 1990. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house Cable television or Community Antenna Television (CATV) (often shortened to cable) is a system of providing television, FM radio programming and other services to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted directly to people’s televisions through fixed optical... The Voice of Peace radio station serviced Israel and the Middle East for 20 years. ...

The IBA has been a long-standing member of the European Broadcasting Union (the EBU). The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), known in French as LUnion Européenne de Radio-Télévision (UER), and unrelated to the European Union, was formed February 12, 1950 by 23 broadcasting organizations from Europe and the Mediterranean at a conference in the coastal resort of Torquay in Devon...

TV channels

• Haarutz Ha-Rishon ("Channel 1"): the IBA main TV channel.
• Hinuchit 23 ("Educational Channel 23"): a channel operated by Israel Educational Television focusing on airing educational shows and culture magazins.
• Arutz 33 ("Channel 33").
• List of Israeli television channels

For other uses, see Culture (disambiguation). ... // State-managed Stations The following stations operate under the authority of the Israel Broadcasting Authority (aka the IBA) Israeli Educational TV / First channel (Channel 1). Arutz 33 (Channel 33). Public-commercial Stations The following stations operate under the authority of the Second Authority for Television and Radio Broadcasts in Israel...

Radio stations

• Kol Yisrael ("The Voice of Israel"): the collective name for IBA's radio networks as well as for the international service.
• Reshet Aleph ("Network A"): radio station.
• Reshet Beit ("Network B"): popular radio station.
• Reshet Gimel ("Network C"): radio station devoted for promoting Israeli music.
• Reshet Dalet ("Network D"): radio station in arabic.
• Reka (Collect immigration radio): radio for the immigrants to Israel. Broadcast in 13 languages (mostly Russian). In the past, it's called "Kol zion la'golah" ("Voice of Israel abroad") and Reshet hey ("Network E").
• 88 FM: radio for quality music.
• Kol ha-musika ("The Voice of Music"): a radio station devoted for promoting classical music.

There are also in Israel educational radio stations. Kol Yisrael (The Voice of Israel) is the name of Israels public domestic and international radio service. ... Modern Israeli music is heavily influenced by its constituents, which include Palestinians (see Palestinian music) and Jewish immigrants (see Jewish music) from more than 120 countries around the world have brought their own musical traditions, making Israel a global melting pot. ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ...

External links

• Official site (mostly in Hebrew)
• Israel Educational Television
• Article on IBA English-language IBA programming
• Toolbar Extension with 40 Israeli Radio Stations