Radio

Eyal Golan’s ‘Science Fiction’ is Israel’s most played song of the year

Eyal Golan, Sarit Hadad and Avi Ohayon led ACUM’s annual rankings of Israel’s most played songs, performers, songwriters and composers.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
EYAL GOLAN performs at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv in June.
Haim Yavin

Haim Yavin, iconic Israeli news anchor known as 'Mr. Television,' dies at 93

Yavin was one of the founders of Israeli television and the longtime presenter of the public broadcaster’s flagship Mabat evening news program.

|ByHANNAH BROWN, SAGI BEN NUN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
ATTORNEYS AND audience members look on at a High Court of Justice hearing on the closure of Army Radio, May 26, 2026.

High Court presses state over Galatz closure committee’s prior statements

Justices question whether members of Katz-appointed advisory committee entered Army Radio review with fixed views against station.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
US President Donald Trump (L) welcomes radio host Sid Rosenberg to speak during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on December 16, 2025.

Sid Rosenberg speaks to 'Post' on Trump, New York, and the threat of antisemitism - interview

"October 7 changed the whole map," Rosenberg said. "And after October 7, you follow it up with Mamdani, and there's a reason why antisemitism is up 182%. There's your answer right there."

|ByALEX WINSTON

Not only Hezbollah: Professionals who still use beepers in Israel

The evolution of communication: From beepers to cell phones. Discover the role of pagers in Israel and their continued use in specific professional fields.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024ByDR. ITAY GAL
Beeper. Faded with the development of the mobile phone

What are the ICOM IC-V82 radios exploding in Lebanon?

At the time of writing, hundreds of people were already reportedly wounded due to these latest explosions.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024ByAARON REICH
Smoke rises from a mobile shop as civil defence members gather in Sidon, Lebanon September 18, 2024

Jerusalem calling: The birth of Mandate-era broadcasting in British Palestine

In 1950, two years after the establishment of the State of Israel, Jerusalem Calling (by now Kol Yerushalayim) merged with Kol Yisrael, which became the country’s official radio station.

AUGUST 10, 2024ByALEX WINSTON
An Arab Tahkt group performs on the radio.

Apple Store has Hamas radio station app for download

A free application allows listeners to tune into broadcasts of the Gaza-based radio station.

JUNE 29, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
iPhone device

Grapevine, February 9, 2024: A presidential bible

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

FEBRUARY 10, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG presents a bilingual edition of the Koren Bible to Argentine President Javier Milei.

Maariv's IDF correspondent to be appointed Army Radio commander

The appointment followed a thorough selection process led by the search committee, chaired by retired Brig.-Gen. Amir Abulafia.

JANUARY 31, 2024ByANNA BARSKY, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
An illustration of israel daily newspapers Maariv and Israel HaYom

Israel's AM radio pierces Gaza tunnels in bid to soothe hostages

AM's greater range meant emergency updates would have a better chance of being heard by civilians in bomb shelters.

JANUARY 22, 2024ByREUTERS
ISRAELI SOLDIERS walk through what the IDF said was an iron-girded tunnel designed by Hamas to disgorge carloads of Palestinian fighters for a surprise storming of the border, in the northern Gaza Strip.

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.

DECEMBER 27, 2023ByJON KALISH/JTA
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.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Lucy Ayoub.