Radio Galgalatz (GLGLZ)

Galgalatz or GLGLZ (Hebrew: גלגלצ) is a popular Israeli radio station operated by Israel Defense Forces Radio. This is the second of two Israel Defense Forces-operated stations, while the first one is Israel Defense Forces Radio/Galatz. The station was established in 1993 and broadcasts primarily nonstop pop music and traffic reports, and few content programs. The station was established with the aid of the Israeli Ministry of Transportation, and frequently broadcasts Traffic Safety messages. At the top of every hour the station broadcasts a news report.The radio station receives extremely high ratings in Israel, especially amongst younger audiences. The percentage of 18-year-old listeners during 2006 was approximately 25%. The station broadcasters, primarily Israeli soldiers in service, have been trained as radio broadcasters at Galatz.The meaning of the nameThe first station of the Israel Defense Forces, established in 1950 is called Israel Defense Forces Radio/Galatz which is an Acronym of Galei Tzahal (גלי צה"ל, Galei Tzahal, lit. IDF Waves). This second station was supposed to have traffic safety content in its broadcast, so the name had to express this uniqueness of the station. The word "Galgal" is Hebrew for wheel (גלגל) and symbolizes the connection to traffic. "Galgalatz" is a portmanteau of "Galgal" and "Israel Defense Forces Radio/Galatz". This name was created by the Israeli presenter and Feminist activist Merav Michaeli.