Hi,
I chose to spend my free morning (from kids and Atzva, who is in Prague) in The First Broadcasting House, as part of Open house project in Tel-Aviv.
The place, commonly known as the Tel Haim Station, is where that the Declaration of Independence was broadcast on 5 Iyar 5708 – May 14, 1948. And after the establishment of the State of Israel, it housed the first broadcasting station of the Voice of Israel until 1950 (when it moved to Jerusalem).
In 1948, as part of the preparations for the Declaration of Independence ceremony, three Jewish engineers were tasked with setting up a sophisticated transmitter in Tel Aviv. An abandoned underground water reservoir that had served the farmers of Sarona was located in the fields east of Musrara, and above it a structure was built whose cover story was a pasta factory.
Inside the structure, a workshop was established where all the mechanical parts needed to build the transmitter were manufactured. From the structure, electrical and telephone lines were extended to the broadcasting studio in Beit Lipman — later known as the Tel Aviv Broadcasting Authority compound — and to Beit Dizengoff. The day before the declaration, a 25-meter antenna was erected in the building’s courtyard, and the first broadcast was of the Declaration of Independence ceremony.
Since its renovation by the Municipality, the building has served as a radio facility that is used by a community of residents who specialize in radio technology, voice and music. Its history is also presented to the public in an engaging manner.
Take Care
Gad
First Broadcasting House from the outside
Getting in and the preservation sign
“Listen to the voice of Israel!”
The video presented in the building
Looking down into the cistern that held the transmitter
The original electrical boards were re utilized for AC, while keeping the outer of them as it was.
This analog fire alarm system manufactured by Cerberus UK. It was originally mounted on a wall at the entrance to the broadcasting station.
The renovated roof
General view
Original ceiling fan – Kingsway
The numbers above the windows near the roof are the frequency of the transmission cables to the antenna that broadcast
Radio of our own
The radio equipment, each cell has audio telling about the building
Ben Gurion grocery list for a new country, transmitter is marked up.
The rest of the building
On the screen
The workshop
Looking down into the underground bunker
Original cover
The building before and during renovation
Ramat Israel neighborhood history on the building AC outer units
