Israeli Army Radio
Israeli radio station operated by the IDF
Israeli Army Radio (Hebrew: גלי צה"ל, lit. 'IDF waves' ) or Galei Tzahal, known in Israel by its acronym Galatz (גל"צ), is a nationwide state funded Israeli radio network operated by the Israel Defense Forces. The station broadcasts news, music, traffic reports and educational programs to the general public as well as entertainment and military news magazines for soldiers. The network has one main station and an offshoot, Galgalatz (גלגל"צ), that broadcasts (mainly English-language and Hebrew) music and traffic reports 24 hours a day in Hebrew. The staff includes both soldiers and civilians. Until December 2013, it broadcast via shortwave to Europe. There is still a livestream feed on the internet. Following the outbreak of the Gaza war in 2023, it started using the former frequencies of 1287 kHz and 945 kHz to reach bomb shelters and other areas in Israel.
History
Galatz started its transmissions on 24 September 1950, as a continuance of the Hagana transmission to the Jewish public during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Transmissions began with a trumpet blast at 6:30 p.m. followed by HaTikva, the Israeli national anthem.
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