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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 the second oldest television channels in Israel (only behind the Israeli Educational Television) 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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![]() Channel 1's second and final logo, used from 1974 to 2017 | |
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.