Radio

KAN marks 90 years of Israeli public broadcasting with cross-platform celebration

Broadcasts will include unforgettable historical clips from the KAN archive, and the anniversary will also be marked on the beloved comedy/variety show, Zehu Ze.

Zehu Ze cast members Moni Moshonov (left) and Avi Kushnir in a new version of Benzin's song, "Shared Home," which was created for the KAN 90th anniversary celebration.
Minister of Defence Israel Katz visits the Mahaneh Yehudah Market in Jerusalem, on September 2, 2025.

Katz alleges Army Radio workers misled High Court in bid to halt closure

An Israeli soldier holds an Army Radio microphone in Jerusalem, December 22, 2025

Israel's Supreme Court to hear petitions against Army Radio's closure in January

 View of the IDF's Army Radio station headquarters in Jaffa, November 12, 2025

Israel's cabinet to vote on Army Radio closure proposal on Sunday


Ethiopian-Israeli parliamentary adviser tells her story

Israela Ayenwo, former journalist and current adviser to Tamno-Shata, is the second eldest of eight siblings who were all born in Israel.

ISRAELA WITH her mother.

Army Radio shouldn't shut down, but serves no military purpose- editorial

Removing the station from the IDF is necessary because Army Radio and the soldiers who serve there have become political pawns in a battle that has nothing to do with the military.

Radio broadcasters seen in the offices of Galei Tzahal, the national IDF radio station, in Jaffa, on March 27, 2014.

Neville Teller: A true gentleman

Neville Teller, an experienced writer, author, and contributor to the Jerusalem Post and Jerusalem Report, is the quintessential English gentleman.

Neville Teller at his birthday party

The end of Army Radio? Communications Ministry to discuss station's future

Hendel has previously stated that there is no place for a military radio station that deals with current affairs.

VINTAGE RADIO by Philips

Israeli journalists urge A-G to stop Gantz's shutdown of Army Radio

"Army Radio is central to the spreading of news and information in the Israeli public debate sphere," the union argued. "It is inconceivable to shut it down."

Radio broadcasters seen in the offices of Galei Tzahal, the national IDF radio station, in Jaffa, on March 27, 2014.

IDF, Defense Ministry agree to shut down Army Radio

The rationale for the decision, according to former Communication Minister MK Yoaz Hendel, is to create more competition in the communications market.

Radio broadcasters seen in the offices of Galei Tzahal, the national IDF radio station, in Jaffa, on March 27, 2014.

The Drama of Radio: The past and the future

Audio drama’s special quality? It builds a private, exclusive picture in the mind of each audience member.

VINTAGE RADIO by Philips

Hole lotta noise: Israeli scientists hear radio flares from black hole

Entirely new models will need to be developed to understand this new, unheard of phenomenon.

A supermassive black hole with millions to billions times the mass of our sun is seen in an undated NASA artist's concept illustration.

Gantz decides to remove 'Galatz' radio station from IDF

Gantz said that the decision is a moral one, to keep the IDF out of politics, and not due to budget cuts.

Radio broadcasters seen in the offices of Galei Tzahal, the national IDF radio station, in Jaffa, on March 27, 2014.

Scientists, alien hunters study mysterious signal from nearby star

Though detecting radio signals from space happens regularly, they almost always have a mundane origin. But this signal's direction of origin and frequency changes have scientists excited.

The planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our Solar System, is seen in an undated artist's impression released by the European Southern Observatory August 24, 2016.