"The broadcasts will focus on women's issues, but they will also target men in order to influence them for the benefit of women," Maysoun Odeh Gangat, the station's founder, told reporters in Ramallah at the formal launch.
Palestinian women's affairs minister Rabiha Diab, who also attended the launch, said the station would shed light on important social issues, including violence against women.
"This is good news for Palestinian society and for Palestinian women everywhere, that there will be a radio station concerned with women and discussing changes in the prevailing cultural pattern," she said.
The private station has received aid from the Smiling Children Foundation, a non-profit organisation based in Switzerland and Britain.
Women enjoy mostly equal rights across the Palestinian territories despite the patriarchal nature of traditional Arab society.
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