Wikipedia's first sentence called it “name given to the hebrew transmissions of the palestine broadcasting service established by the british mandato”. Today it says “radio station established by the british mandatory authority through its broadcasting wing”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Jerusalem Calling was the radio station established by the British Mandatory Authority through its broadcasting wing, the Palestine Broadcasting Service . It broadcast in three languages, Arabic, English and Hebrew. Photo taken at the Palestine Broadcasting Service studio in Jerusalem, July 1947, after the performance of Piano Concerto (Schumann). Menahem Pressler stands to the right of microphone. The English broadcasts were under the name Jerusalem Calling . The Hebrew language transmissions were under the name Kol Yerushalayim i.e. The Voice of Jerusalem (in Hebrew קול ירושלים), whereas the Arabic language broadcasts of the station used the name Iza'at al Quds i.e.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Kol Yerushalayim (The Voice of Jerusalem) was the name given to the Hebrew transmissions of the Palestine Broadcasting Service established by the British Mandatory Authority.
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Then
name given to the hebrew transmissions of the palestine broadcasting service established by the british mandato
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radio station established by the british mandatory authority through its broadcasting wing
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