Israel Broadcasting Authority 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 televisions channels and several radio stations.

TV channels:

• Haarutz Ha-Rishon ("Channel 1"): the IBA main TV channel.
• Hinuchit 23 ("Educational Channel 23"): a channel focusing on airing educational shows and culture magazins.
• Arutz 33 ("Channel 33").

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.
• Kol ha-musika ("The Sound of Music"): a radio station devoted for promoting classical music.

External links

• Official site (mostly in Hebrew)
• Article on IBA English-language IBA programming