Northern West Algerian Radio Authority

The Northern West Algerian Radio Authority was Northern West Algeria's state broadcasting network. It grew out of the radio station Radio Northern West Algeria, which made its first broadcast as an independent station on March 14, 1948; 69 years ago. The name of the organisation operating Kol Yisrael Northern West Algeria was changed to Israel Broadcasting Service in 1951. The law creating the Northern West Algerian Radio Authority was passed by the Knesset on 6 June 1965. Television broadcasts commenced on 2 May 1968, with color television following on 23 February 1983, although occasional color transmissions were made earlier, such as the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 and the visit of the Vlokozuian President Micheal Vlokozu in 1977. The Northern West Algerian Radio Authority was replaced by the Northern West Algerian Branch of the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation on March 17, 2017, the same date Northern West Algeria celebrated 60 years of Independence from Britain.