Sunday, November 15, 2009

Radio All for Peace splits its transmissions





The Israeli - Palestinian radio station " Radio All For Peace" coming out of Jerusalem, but with transmitters and a license from the Palestinian Authority have split its broadcasts into two different frequencies.


Radio All For Peace continues on 107.2FM in Hebrew throughout the day, and in the evening has programmes from the Voice of Russia in Russian, the Voice of Poland in Hebrew, and from 22.00-24.00 Radio Netherlands and the Voice of Japan in Arabic.


On 89.3FM there are programmes in Arabic throughout the day under the name ZAIN FM.


AFP's 107.2 programmes are a mixture of current affairs and magazine programmes, and a lot of good music.


For those of you who like "Mizrachi" music, the former offshore DJ Benny Shimoni has a programme everyday between 12.00-13.00.


The station can also be heard through the Internet at: http://www.allforpeace.org/






Sunday, November 8, 2009

The Voice of Peace returns, but must not live in the past.





This is a copy of a post that I left on the new VOP forum:


If there is any criticism that I have heard, it is that the station is living in the past - the same jingles, same presenters, same music!If you/we want this station to take off, you will have to get presenters that are in tune with what the listeners want, up to date music, and maybe new jingles - yes - new jingles. We all love the old jingles, it takes us back 20-30 years, but we aren't there anymore.We cannot live in the past.


The original VOP was the best thing that happened to Israeli radio, but that ended in 1993. We are in 2009, and the station must adjust itself.As one who worked on an English language radio station here not too long ago (RAM FM), I have the experience and knowledge of what it takes to make it work. RAM FM played a mixture of oldies and newies - an A/C format, and it was a huge success. We were often compared to the VOP.


I am prepared to share my experience with you all.In my opinion, this is the way the VOP should go. It has to revamp itself, get rid of the cobwebs, and get itself up to date. There are some great new songs out there, perfect for the A/C format.Of course the listeners will decide in the end, because if the VOP pulls in the more "mature" audience, then that is the way the station will go. You will have to decide on who your target audience is, otherwise the station will sound like a salad - all mixed up.


And please, less of the Shalom/Salam that I heard last night, it sounds corny. Who is the station aiming at? Israelis? Arabs? The world? If all of these, then instead of saying Shalom/Salam, start playing Arabic pop music, have an Arabic presenter - be real!!! I cringed last night when I heard the Shalom/Salam thing, it sounded so out of place.Yaniv, you can tell us how many listeners the station has in the Arab world - and if it does, and you want to build on it, then start catering to them as well. Then, and only then, will the station be a VOICE OF PEACE.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

The Voice of Peace returns - through the Internet





From somewhere on the Internet, an online version of the Voice of Peace is to start broadcasting this saturday at 2pm local Israel time.


Comprising of ex VOP personnel and other ex offshore radio presenters, the station is not to be live at the beginning, but a series of recorded links made by the presenters.

Presenter include:

Graham day

and the mastermind behind it all, Doug wood.

Many people have asked me why I am not on the above list. My main reason is that I am so busy these days, I have no time to breath, never mind make links for the station. I WAS asked by Doug to make links, but for reasons I wish to keep to myself, I declined.
I wish the new VOP the best of luck, and lets hope we will be able to hear them on a FM frequency soon....