Israel cutting funding for information servicies
http://zionism-israel.com/israel_news/2009/03/israel-cutting-funding-for-information.htmlIsrael is cutting money for information servicies. Israel has no international sattelite TV service, no short wave radio, and now:
Israel Radio cutting AM broadcasts, possibly harming English News
Greer Fay Cashman , THE JERUSALEM POST
The Israel Broadcasting Authority is gradually eliminating AM (medium-wave) broadcasts, a cost-cutting measure that will seriously harm Israel Radio's news in English and a dozen other foreign languages, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
A date for closing the AM service completely has not been announced, but insiders indicated that the move was imminent.
Until recently, anyone wishing to ascertain the frequencies used by the IBA for its radio news could find details of both AM and FM transmitters on its Web site. The AM listings have, however, disappeared without any explanation.
Asked about the development, the IBA spokesperson confirmed that AM broadcasts were being cut. The spokesperson said the annual cost of maintaining an AM transmitter is NIS 20 million, a sum the IBA, in its current financial situation, can no longer afford....
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