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| Format | Pop music; traffic reports |
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| Owner | Israel Defense Forces |
| Army Radio (Galatz) | |
| History | |
First air date | 31 October 1993 |
| Links | |
| Website | glz |
Galgalatz or GLGLZ (Hebrew: גלגלצ), also rendered in English as "Army Radio on Wheels", is an Israeli radio station, operated by the Israel Defense Forces. It is broadcast on transmitters across the country and features pop and rock music in English and Hebrew along with traffic bulletins and an hourly news report. The station was started in 1993 as a partnership between the IDF, which also runs Army Radio (known as Galatz), and the Ministry of Transport and Road Safety. Its name combines galgal (Hebrew: גלגל), Hebrew for "steering wheel", and Galatz. Galgalatz is highly influential in Israeli pop music; in 2007, Barry Davis of The Jerusalem Post called Galgalatz "the country's rock-pop barometer".[1] As of 2024, it had 1.3 million listeners.[2]
- ^ Davis, Barry (22 January 2007). "Eyes (and ears) abroad". The Jerusalem Post. p. 24.
- ^ Estrin, Daniel (1 February 2024). "Reaching hostages and prisoners, through Israeli and Palestinian radio". NPR.