Channel 1 (Israel)
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Channel 1 (Hebrew: הערוץ הראשון, HaArutz HaRishon, lit. The First Channel, sometimes called 1 ערוץ, Arutz Ahat) was one of the oldest television channels in Israel (with only the Israeli Educational Television being older) and one of five terrestrial channels in the country (along with Channel 2, Channel 10, Channel 33 and the Knesset Channel).
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Country | Israel |
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Broadcast area | National |
Headquarters | Jerusalem |
Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SD feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Israel Broadcasting Authority |
Sister channels | Channel 33 |
History | |
Launched | 2 May 1968 (1968-05-02) |
Closed | 14 May 2017 (2017-05-14) |
Former names | Israeli Television (1968–1994) |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digital terrestrial television | Channel 1 |
Run by the Israel Broadcasting Authority, it started broadcasting on 2 May 1968, and was largely funded through a television licence, though there were some adverts. With the abolition of Israel Broadcasting Authority and the establishment of the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, Channel 1 closed down on 14 May 2017 and was replaced a few days later with Kan 11.