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Channel 1 head office in Romema , Jerusalem Satellite dishes at Channel 1's compound in Jerusalem Channel 1 ( , HaArutz HaRishon , lit.1The 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 ).2 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. Its programming was replaced a few days later with Kan 11 .3
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Television channel Channel 1 ( , HaArutz HaRishon , lit. The First Channel ) is the oldest television channel in Israel and one of only two terrestrial channels in the country ( Channel 2 being the other). Run by the Israel Broadcasting Authority , it started broadcasting on 2 May 1968, and is largely funded through a television licence , though there are some adverts. Closedown planned for early 2011
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Television channel Channel 1 head office in Romema , Jerusalem Channel 1 ( , HaArutz HaRishon , lit.The First Channel ) is 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 ). Run by the Israel Broadcasting Authority , it started broadcasting on 2 May 1968, and is largely funded through a television licence , though there are some adverts. The channel is supposed to move to commercial broadcasting by 2015, possibly even being replaced by a new "Channel 1".
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Former Israeli television channel Television channel Channel 1 ( , 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 ). 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 .
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Former Israeli television channel Television channel Channel 1 ( Hebrew : הערוץ הראשון , romanized : HaArutz HaRishon , lit. ' The First Channel ' , sometimes called Arutz Ahat ( 1 ערוץ )) was the second oldest television channel in Israel (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 ). 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 .
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oldest television channel in israel and one of only two terrestrial channels in the country
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second oldest television channel in israel
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