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Second Authority for Television and Radio Law, 5750-1990

חוק הרשות השניה לטלויזיה ורדיו, התש"ן–1990

Published: 1990-02-13Last amended 2026-07-28✓ Amendment status checked against the Knesset legislation record on 2026-09-09
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Section B: The Broadcasts

Broadcast subjects unique to the zone§
75.

The holder of a franchise for radio broadcasting shall give adequate expression in its broadcasts to subjects unique to the residents of the zone and to their particular needs.

News broadcasts§
76.

The holder of a franchise for radio broadcasting, the holder of a licence for digital radio broadcasting and the holder of a licence for analogue radio broadcasting may produce and broadcast news and current affairs programmes, in accordance with rules to be prescribed by the Council.

Approval of joint news broadcasts§
76a.
(a)(Repealed).
(b)
(1)Where holders of franchises for radio broadcasting, holders of licences for digital radio broadcasting or holders of licences for analogue radio broadcasting, all or some of them, seek to amalgamate for the purpose of producing news and current affairs programmes, the provisions of Section D of Chapter IV shall apply to the amalgamation under this subsection, with modifications to be prescribed by the Council in rules, with the approval of the Committee.
(2)The Council may grant to an amalgamation as referred to in paragraph (1) a franchise for the production of news broadcasts and current affairs programmes as referred to in paragraph (1), and for their transmission for broadcasting by means of holders of franchises for radio broadcasting, holders of licences for digital radio broadcasting or holders of licences for analogue radio broadcasting, all in accordance with rules to be prescribed by it.
(3)The Council shall permit the holder of a franchise for radio broadcasting, the holder of a licence for digital radio broadcasting or the holder of a licence for analogue radio broadcasting, who has joined an amalgamation that has received a franchise in accordance with paragraph (2), to broadcast the broadcasts produced by the amalgamation.
(4)The holder of a franchise for radio broadcasting, the holder of a licence for digital radio broadcasting or the holder of a licence for analogue radio broadcasting, who is not incorporated in an amalgamation that has received a franchise under paragraph (2), shall be permitted to broadcast news and current affairs programmes produced by the amalgamation if that person has contracted with the amalgamation for that purpose in consideration for a payment to be agreed between the parties; the Council may prescribe rules in respect of this paragraph.
(5)Rules in respect of this subsection shall be prescribed, inter alia, having regard to the number of holders of franchises for radio broadcasting, holders of licences for digital radio broadcasting or holders of licences for analogue radio broadcasting incorporated in accordance with the provisions of this section and in accordance with the particular nature of such an amalgamation.
(b1)The Council, with the approval of the Economics Committee of the Knesset, may prescribe rules in respect of the joint production and broadcasting of news by a number of holders of franchises for radio broadcasting, holders of licences for digital radio broadcasting or holders of licences for analogue radio broadcasting, even otherwise than in the manner referred to in subsection (b), and it may also prescribe, with the approval of the Committee, rules as aforesaid in respect of current affairs programmes, provided that the joint production and broadcasting of current affairs programmes shall not be by holders of franchises for radio broadcasting or holders of licences for radio broadcasting operating in the same zone.
(c)(Repealed).
(d)The Council may prescribe rules for the implementation of this section, including rules regarding the broadcasting of advertising spots, the prohibition of the broadcasting of advertising spots, methods of financing broadcasts, and, in respect of the holder of a franchise for regional radio broadcasting – also regarding the giving of adequate expression to subjects relating to the zone and its residents.

The Second Authority for Television and Radio (Broadcasting of Radio Programmes by a Franchise Holder) Rules, 5759-1999 (Kovetz HaTakanot 5759, 1095) have been published.

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Section C: Regional Committees for Radio Broadcasting (Repealed)

77.§

(Repealed — תשס״ב־2)

78.§

(Repealed — תשס״ב־2)

79.§

(Repealed — תשס״ב־2)

80.§

(Repealed — תשס״ב־2)

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Chapter V-A: Analogue Radio Broadcasting without Geographic Restriction

Licensing of analogue radio broadcasting§

80a.

The Council shall grant a licence for analogue radio broadcasting, by way of a public tender, in accordance with the provisions under this Chapter.

Validity of a licence for analogue radio broadcasting§

80b.
(a)The period of validity of a licence for analogue radio broadcasting shall be 18 years.
(b)Without derogating from the powers of the Council under this Law, the Council shall conduct a review process in which it shall examine how the holder of a licence for analogue radio broadcasting has complied with the provisions under this Law, the Council's rules and the conditions of the licence, in the period covered by the review; the review process shall be conducted at the end of six years from the date on which the licence holder commenced its broadcasts and also at the end of 12 years from that date; the Council shall publish on the Authority's website a report summarising the results of the review process.

Tender for the grant of a licence for analogue radio broadcasting§

80c.

The provisions of sections 40, 41(a) and (c)(1) to (4), 42 to 44 and 72(e) shall apply to the grant of a licence for analogue radio broadcasting, with the necessary modifications and with this modification: in section 72(e), in the opening passage, instead of "rules under section 72b" read "rules under Chapter V-A".

Determination of Tender Characteristics for the Grant of a Licence for Analogue Radio Broadcasting and the Conditions for the Grant of the Licence§

80d.
(a)
(1)The Minister, on the proposal of the Council or in consultation with it, in consultation with the Commissioner of Competition and with the approval of the Committee, shall prescribe by Regulations whether a tender for the grant of a licence for analogue radio broadcasting shall be based on the highest sum offered by the competitors therein (in this section – a price-based tender), or shall be based on other criteria, including production capacity, the variety of broadcasts and their characteristics, and on the sum offered by the competitors in the tender (in this section – a criteria-based tender), or that some of the tenders shall be price-based tenders and others criteria-based tenders, in such division as shall be prescribed in the said manner; for this purpose, "the Commissioner of Competition" – as defined in the Economic Competition Law.
(2)Regulations as referred to in paragraph (1) shall be brought for the approval of the Committee at least nine months before the publication of the first tender for the grant of a licence for analogue radio broadcasting.
(3)Where the Minister has prescribed pursuant to paragraph (1) that the tender shall be a price-based tender, the provisions under section 72(e) relating to other criteria within the meaning of paragraph (1) shall not apply in respect of that tender, and the rules under subsection (b) shall apply.
(b)The Council shall prescribe in rules the conditions for the grant of a licence for analogue radio broadcasting, and in respect of criteria-based tenders – also the criteria that shall relate, inter alia, to the variety of broadcasts and their characteristics, and to the professional knowledge and experience and the economic capacity required of an applicant for the licence in order to receive the licence.
(c)The Council shall prescribe rules regarding the methods for submitting an application for the grant of a licence under this section and the processing thereof, including information that the licence applicant must disclose and documents that the applicant must furnish.
(d)
(1)Where Regulations under subsection (a) have not been brought for the approval of the Committee at the time referred to in that subsection, the Council shall prescribe in rules, with the approval of the Committee, whether a tender for the grant of a licence for analogue radio broadcasting shall be a price-based tender or a criteria-based tender, or that some of the tenders shall be price-based tenders and others criteria-based tenders, in such division as shall be prescribed in the said manner; rules as aforesaid shall be brought for the approval of the Committee at least six months before the publication of the first tender for the grant of a licence for analogue radio broadcasting.
(2)Where the Council has prescribed pursuant to paragraph (1) that the tender shall be a price-based tender, the provisions under section 72(e) relating to other criteria within the meaning of subsection (a)(1) shall not apply in respect of that tender, and the rules under subsection (b) shall apply.
(3)Nothing in the provisions of this subsection shall derogate from the Minister's power to make Regulations under subsection (a), if the Minister sees fit to do so, in respect of a tender for the grant of a licence for analogue radio broadcasting to be published after the publication of the first tender.
(e)So long as Regulations under subsection (a) have not been made, the rules prescribed by the Council under subsection (d), as in force from time to time, shall continue to apply in respect of tenders for the grant of a licence for analogue radio broadcasting to be published after the publication of the first tender.

Publication of the First Tender for the Grant of a Licence for Analogue Radio Broadcasting§

80e.
(a)The Council shall publish the first tender for the grant of a licence for analogue radio broadcasting no earlier than three years before the expiry of the radio broadcasting franchises under section 35(d), provided that the broadcasts of a holder of a licence for analogue radio broadcasting shall not commence before the 1st of Shevat 5793 (1 January 2033).
(b)The first tender as referred to in subsection (a) shall not be published unless all of the following conditions are met:
(1)the Frequencies Committee has found that it is possible to allocate, under the provisions of the Wireless Telegraphy Ordinance, frequencies that enable broadcasting without geographic restriction, to at least two holders of licences for analogue radio broadcasting;
(2)without derogating from the powers of the Frequencies Committee under the Wireless Telegraphy Ordinance, where the Frequencies Committee has decided pursuant to paragraph (1) to remove a frequency that was allocated on the eve of the publication of Amendment No. 50 to the broadcasts of a body that broadcasts radio broadcasts with nationwide coverage – such removal shall not materially harm the broadcasts of such a body, including the scope of their coverage or the quality of their reception.
(c)In this section –

"the Frequencies Committee" – as defined in the Wireless Telegraphy Ordinance;

"Amendment No. 50" – the Second Authority for Television and Radio Law (Amendment No. 50), 5786-2026.

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Chapter VI: Advertising

Advertising Spots§

81.
(a)A broadcasting licensee may include within the framework of its broadcasts advertising spots in exchange for payment at a rate to be determined by it.
(b)The Council may prescribe rules regarding the obligation of a broadcasting licensee to establish a price list for advertising spots, the particulars to be included in the list and the manner of bringing it to the knowledge of the public.

Separation of Advertising Spots§

82.
(a)An advertising spot in television broadcasts shall be broadcast at the beginning or at the end of a programme, and separately therefrom.
(b)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), an advertising spot may also be broadcast during intervals in the course of a programme, in accordance with rules prescribed by the Council.

Prohibition of Advertising in Broadcasts§

83.
(a)A broadcasting licensee shall not include in its broadcasts anything that constitutes advertising, whether overt or covert, including promotional content that is not an advertising spot and for the broadcasting of which the licensee has received monetary consideration.
(b)A broadcasting licensee shall not receive other consideration for a broadcast as referred to in subsection (a), except in accordance with rules prescribed by the Council.
(c)
(1)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), a broadcasting licensee may incorporate promotional content in its broadcasts at such time, on such conditions and in such manner as the Council shall prescribe in rules; however, a broadcasting licensee shall not incorporate promotional content in news broadcasts, in current affairs programmes, in documentary programmes including documentary films, and in children's programmes; the Council may prescribe additional types of programmes in which a broadcasting licensee shall not be entitled to incorporate promotional content.
(2)In the rules as referred to in paragraph (1), the Council shall prescribe, inter alia, provisions regarding the obligation of labelling and methods for informing viewers of the incorporation of promotional content in a programme and of the identity of the sponsor of such content in the programme, and the Council may also prescribe in the rules a prohibition or restriction in respect of harmful products, as it shall prescribe.

The Second Authority for Television and Radio Rules (Promotional Content in Television), 5782-2021 have been published.

Prohibition of Preferring an Advertiser§

84.

In accepting advertising spots for broadcast, a broadcasting licensee shall not give preference to an advertising spot solely on the ground that that spot was produced by the broadcasting licensee or by someone on its behalf.

Volume of Advertising Spots§

85.
(a)The maximum broadcasting time for advertising spots that a broadcasting licensee is entitled to allocate in each hour of broadcasting shall not exceed –
(1)six minutes – in television broadcasts;
(2)nine minutes – in radio broadcasts.
(b)
(1)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)(1), the Council may permit a holder of a television broadcasting licence or a holder of a television broadcasting franchise to alter the allocation of broadcasting time for advertising spots, provided that the daily broadcasting time of advertising spots shall not exceed 10% of the broadcasting time available to the licence holder or the franchise holder.
(2)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)(2), a holder of a radio broadcasting franchise may alter the allocation of broadcasting time for advertising spots, provided that the cumulative broadcasting time in a month of advertising spots shall not exceed the maximum broadcasting time for advertising spots that the holder is entitled to allocate in that month under that subsection.
(c)For the purposes of this section, the daily broadcasting time in television broadcasts includes the broadcasting time of news.

Restriction on the Sale of Broadcasting Time§

85a.
(a)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 85, a broadcasting licensee shall not sell or allocate more than ten per cent of its advertising spot broadcasting time to one person, directly or indirectly; however, the joint marketing of advertising spot broadcasting time, carried out by a corporation, or by another body, acting on behalf of holders of radio broadcasting franchises for the purpose of joint marketing only, shall not be regarded as a sale or allocation to one person, if such marketing is carried out in accordance with rules prescribed by the Council with the approval of the Economics Committee of the Knesset, which shall ensure the maintenance of competition; for this purpose, "advertising spot broadcasting time", of a broadcasting licensee – the period of time during which a broadcasting licensee broadcasts advertising spots.
(b)The Council may, at the request of a broadcasting licensee, permit it to sell to one person advertising spot broadcasting time at a rate higher than that stated in subsection (a), if it is satisfied that the broadcasting licensee is unable to sell all of its permitted advertising spot broadcasting time in any other manner.
(b1)A broadcasting licensee shall not enter into a contract with one person, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of broadcasting promotional content, in an amount exceeding 10 per cent of its annual income from the sale of promotional content broadcasts.
(c)The provisions of section 49 shall apply to a breach of the provisions of subsection (a).

Prohibited Advertising Spots§

86.

A broadcasting licensee shall not broadcast an advertising spot –

(1)on subjects prohibited for broadcast under section 46(a);
(2)on behalf of a body or organisation whose objects, in whole or in part, are connected with subjects as referred to in paragraph (1) or with labour disputes.

Sound Volume in Advertising Spots, Trailers and Other Broadcasts§

86a.

A broadcasting licensee shall not broadcast an advertising spot, a trailer or a broadcast of another type prescribed by the Council in rules, in radio broadcasts or in television broadcasts, at a sound volume exceeding the range of sound volume customary in a broadcast that is not an advertising spot, trailer or broadcast of another type as aforesaid, as prescribed by the Council in rules; in this section, "trailer" – any of the following:

(1)a spot announcing a broadcast schedule or one or more broadcasts to be broadcast in the future, whether immediately after its own broadcast or later on the same day or at another time, in the broadcasts of the broadcasting licensee, and in respect of a holder of a television broadcasting franchise – also in the broadcasts of another franchise holder on the same channel;
(2)a spot intended to promote the broadcasts of a broadcasting licensee, and in respect of a holder of a television broadcasting franchise – also the broadcasts of another franchise holder on the same channel.

The Second Authority for Television and Radio Rules (Sound Volume in Broadcasts), 5769-2009 have been published.

Restriction of Advertising Spots§

87.

At the request of the Government, the Council may, on grounds of concern for substantial harm to the economy of the State or on grounds of public welfare, prohibit or restrict advertising spots for products, services, or certain types thereof, for such period and on such conditions as it shall prescribe in rules.

Rules for Advertising Spots§

88.

The Council shall prescribe rules regarding all matters relating to the broadcasting of advertising spots, inter alia, on the following subjects:

(1)the format of advertising spots and the manner of their presentation;
(2)subjects of advertising prohibited for broadcast as advertising spots, generally, in certain circumstances or by reason of their offending against good taste or the feelings of the public;
(3)the timing of advertising spots within the framework of broadcasts, the maximum duration of each such spot, and the interval between different advertising spots, with a view to broadcasting advertising spots in a concentrated manner;
(4)types of programmes whose broadcast may be interrupted for an advertising spot;
(5)restrictions regarding incidental advertising, covert advertising or subliminal advertising;
(6)restrictions regarding the participation of holders of positions in the Authority in advertising spots;
(7)restrictions regarding the advertising of products and services, whether by subject or generally, their prices and the manner of comparing them, with a view to ensuring the broadcasting of reliable information and fair competition;
(8)restrictions regarding advertising directed at children, including the manner of its presentation and the hours of its broadcast;
(9)restrictions regarding the participation of children in advertising spots;
(10)restrictions regarding an advertising spot not from local production within the meaning of section 58, with the necessary modifications;
(11)restrictions regarding the abuse of the human body.

The Second Authority for Television and Radio Rules (Placement of Advertising Spots in Television Broadcasts), 5752-1992 have been published.

The Second Authority for Television and Radio Rules (Placement of Advertisements and Commercial Mentions in Radio Broadcasts), 5759-1999 have been published.

The Second Authority for Television and Radio Rules (Ethics in Television Advertising), 5754-1994 have been published.

The Second Authority for Television and Radio Rules (Ethics in Advertising in Radio Broadcasts), 5759-1999 have been published.

Prior Approval§

89.

The Authority may direct a broadcasting licensee to submit to it for prior approval copies of scripts and films of advertising spots, in whole or in part, and may decline to approve the broadcast of an advertising spot or make its approval for such broadcast conditional upon conditions, all in accordance with rules it has prescribed under this Law.

The Second Authority for Television and Radio Rules (Prior Approval of Advertising Spots), 5754-1994 (Kovetz HaTakanot 5754, 650) have been published.

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