Radio Makan (Israel)

Radio Makan (Arabic: راديو مكان) is an Arabic-language radio station in Israel operated by the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation. The station broadcasts in Arabic and focuses on news and cultural content. It replaced Kol Israel in Arabic and began its broadcasts on May 15, 2017. The station's broadcasts are also aired daily on channel Makan 33.

Radio Makan
  • Israel
Frequencies
  • 88.8 MHz
  • 92.3 MHz
  • 93.7 MHz
  • 99.3 MHz
Programming
Language(s)Arabic
Ownership
OwnerIsraeli Public Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date
May 15, 2017 (2017-05-15)

The studios of Radio Makan are located in the Broadcasting Corporation building in Jerusalem and in the basement of the Tower of the Prophets in Haifa.

The word "makan" means "place" in Arabic.

According to surveys conducted by the Government Advertising Bureau, Radio Makan is the second most listened-to station among Israeli Arabs as of the early 2020s.[1][2]

References
  1. "בסאם ג'אבר שולט בשוק התקשורת בערבית בישראל, כך עולה מסקר לפ"מ". העין השביעית (in Hebrew). 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  2. "סקר לפ"מ: קבוצת התקשורת של באסם ג'אבר שומרת על הדומיננטיות שלה, אבל נחלשת בזירה המרכזית: האינטרנט". העין השביעית (in Hebrew). 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
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