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From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Israel Radio goes off the air after 81 years
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The broadcast on the flagship “Reshet Bet” news show ended with the Arik Einstein Song “We’ll meet again” and the familiar beeps and the phrase “This is the voice of Israel from Jerusalem.”
All programming is off the air, except for news bulletins which will continue to be broadcast until next Monday, when the new public broadcaster is supposed to take over.
The eight stations will continue to broadcast music between the news bulletins.
Dozens of workers from the broadcast network gathered at their headquarters to be together in the final hours, with correspondents and presenters recounting their memories and their thoughts on the impending end.
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