The new commander of Army Radio, Shimon Elkabetz, announced on Monday a series of policy changes at the station.
Channel 2 News reported that, at the conclusion of a working meeting between Elkabetz and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, it was agreed that artists who did not serve in the IDF for reasons of conscience would not be heard on the military station and will be not interviewed on it.
In addition, Elkabetz promised Liberman that the station, currently located in Jaffa, will move its studios to Jerusalem and that it will enlist more soldiers from the Israeli periphery as well as immigrants from the Former Soviet Union.
It was also decided that Army Radio, as well as its sister station Galgalatz, will play more Mizrahi music.
Army Radio has come under fire in the past for failing to be objective and skewing towards the left side of the political map.
One host made headlines in 2014 after he declared popular singer Ehud Banai persona non grata because Banai performed in Susia, near Hevron.
Culture and Sport Minister Miri Regev (Likud), who has been one of the fiercer critics of the station, particularly over its failure to play Mizrahi music, welcomed Monday’s report regarding the changes and thanked Elkabetz.
"Mizrahi, periphery, Jerusalem and no draft evaders. Now I'm sure that Army Radio is broadcasting from the field!" Regev wrote on Facebook and added, "Shimon, well done! I hope for a new era at the station."
Elkabetz, the 15th commander of Army Radio, assumed office last Thursday, replacing Yaron Dekel.