Jerusalem Calling


Jerusalem Calling was the radio station established by the British Mandatory Authority through its broadcasting wing, the Palestine Broadcasting Service. It broadcast in three languages, Arabic, English and Hebrew.
studio in Jerusalem, July 1947, after the performance of Piano Concerto. Menahem Pressler stands to the right of microphone.
The English broadcasts were under the name Jerusalem Calling. The Hebrew language transmissions were under the name Kol Yerushalayim i.e. The Voice of Jerusalem, whereas the Arabic language broadcasts of the station used the name Iza'at al Quds i.e. Radio al Quds.

Establishment

On March 30, 1936, the Palestine Broadcasting Service began radio transmissions from Ramallah.
Staff were recruited for five hours of daily broadcasts in three languages, English, Arabic, and Hebrew and training given by the BBC.
The Hebrew language transmissions were eventually called Kol Yerushalayim after arguments with Arab leaders following the Jews original intention to call them 'Kol Eretz Israel'. Transmissions in Hebrew were limited to one hour per day.
The Arabic languages broadcasts continued as Radio Al Quds.

Split

In 1942, the transmissions were split into two stations – for English/Arabic and English/Hebrew.
The original channel transmitted on 668 kc/s kHz. The second channel transmitted on 574 kHz.
The first channel, PBS 1, was moved slightly to 677 kHz, which allowed it to be heard better in Europe.

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