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Pro-peace FM station falls silent
A West Bank radio station that sought to bring Israelis and Palestinians together to the tune of easy-listening rock music has gone off the air because of a lack of funding.
- AP
- Published: 23:22 August 11, 2008
Occupied Jerusalem: A West Bank radio station that sought to bring Israelis and Palestinians together to the tune of easy-listening rock music has gone off the air because of a lack of funding.
RAM-FM had been broadcasting English-language talk shows and artists like Michael Bolton and Air Supply from a studio in the town of Ramallah since last year.
An official from the station confirmed on Monday it shut down last week. In a statement, the station said it was unable "to generate sufficient advertising revenues to sustain its ongoing operation."
Owned by South African Jewish businessman Issy Kirsh, RAM-FM was modelled after a South African station that provided a venue for reconciliation after apartheid. It attracted fans in both Israel and the Palestinian territories.
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