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Frequencies | 90.2 MHz; DAB |
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Language(s) | French |
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History | |
First air date | 1980 |
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Website | Official website |
Radio Judaica is a French language Jewish radio station in Belgium. [1] [2] [3] [4] The station is based in Brussels. [5]
The station was created in 1980 as the first European Jewish radio. [6] [7] The station was successful and had attracted an audience from the Jewish community for its cultural, political and informational programs. [8]
In 1990, the channel had 30,000 to 50,000 daily listeners, including a number of non-Jews on the outskirts of Brussels, attracted by the quality content offered by the station. [7]
In 2003, the president of the station, Arié Renous, was falsely accused of housing illegal immigrants in his residence. [9] Renous, who was also the founder of the station as well as a Holocaust survivor, died in 2008. [10]
The station celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2020. [11]
The station is currently operated by the Cercle ben Gurion initiative. [12]
Radio Judaica currently broadcasts on 90.2 FM (in analog), and 12B (in digital). [13]