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. PresslerSalomon001

The English broadcasts were under the name Jerusalem Calling. The

Hebrew language Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and remained in regular use as a first language unti ...

transmissions were under the name Kol Yerushalayim i.e. The Voice of Jerusalem (in

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

קול ירושלים), whereas the

Arabic language Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

broadcasts of the station used the name Iza'at al Quds i.e. Radio al Quds (in

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

إذاعة القدس).

Establishment

On March 30, 1936, the Palestine Broadcasting Service began radio transmissions from

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. Staff were recruited for five hours of daily broadcasts in three languages, English, Arabic, and Hebrew and training given by the

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. The Hebrew language transmissions were eventually called Kol Yerushalayim (The Voice of Jerusalem) after arguments with Arab leaders following the Jews original intention to call them 'Kol Eretz Israel' (The Voice of the Land of Israel). Transmissions in Hebrew were limited to one hour per day. The Arabic languages broadcasts continued as Radio Al Quds (in

إذاعة القدس).

Split

In 1942, the transmissions were split into two stations – for English/Arabic (Radio al Quds) and English/Hebrew (Kol Yerushalayim). The original channel transmitted on 668 kc/s kHz (449 meters with a power of 20 kW). The second channel (PBS2) transmitted on 574 kHz (522 meters at 20 kW). The first channel, PBS 1, was moved slightly to 677 kHz (443 meters), which allowed it to be heard better in

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Changes

*in 1950, two years after the establishment of the State of

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, Kol Yerushalayim merged with Kol Yisrael, that became the country's official radio station. *The Palestinian West Bank authorities (part of the Jordanian administration that took over the West Bank after 1948) continued broadcasting the station in Arabic and English using the name Al Quds Arabic Radio (in

إذاعة القدس العربية) with studios in

. It continued from 1948 until 1967 when it ceased broadcasting after the

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of 1967 and the occupation by Israel of the

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* {{Coord missing, Israel Defunct radio stations in Israel Mass media in Ramallah Mass media in Mandatory Palestine Hebrew-language mass media Radio stations established in 1936 Radio stations disestablished in 1948 History of Ramallah

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