Israel Broadcasting Authority
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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.
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 goverment 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 which operated offshore, outside Israeli territorial waters. Thus from the late sixties to the early nineties Israelis had to make due with only a single Heberw-language television channel they could tune in to.
The IBA has been a long-standing member of the European Broadcasting Union (the EBU).
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
Radio stations
- Kol Yisrael ("The Voice of Israel"): the IBA main radio station.
- 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 immigration in Israel and abroad. 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 Sound of Music"): a radio station devoted for promoting classical music.
There are also in Israel educational radio stations.
External links
- Official site (http://www.iba.org.il) (mostly in Hebrew)
- Israel Educational Television (http://www.ietv.org.il)
- Article on IBA English-language IBA programming (http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/437945.html)