World Radio Day

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AKA Name	Día Mundial de la Radio
ℹ HashtagsCompiled on05:38	#WorldRadioDay, #WorldRadioDay2022, #RadioDay
Related Hashtags	#Radio
2023 Date	13 February 2023
2024 Date	13 February 2024

2023 Holidays & Dates

		Spain & Common Holidays
		Misc. & Int'l. Observances
		Christian Holidays

World Radio Day in 2023

Monday, Feb 13

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World Radio Day History

World Radio Day seeks to celebrate the importance of the radio in improving international cooperation, providing access to information, and supporting free speech. The day also serves to promote the radio as a means of communication in times of need and emergency. Radios are still the most readily available medium that can disseminate information to reach the widest and most diverse audiences in the shortest amount of time.

The idea of World Radio Day was first proposed by Spain's Radio Academy in 2010. The following year in 2011, UNESCO declared the first World Radio Day. Since then, World Radio Day has been observed annually on February 13th. The day was chosen to coincide with the anniversary of the United Nations Radio, the UN's international broadcasting service, which was established on February 13th, 1946.

Top Tweets for World Radio Day -

Updated 05:38

Apparently it is Radio day today. Dad always said he had the face for radio and I miss his voice painting football pictures for us on a Saturday afternoon. https://t.co/a1YKC4k2Z2
— Duncan Armfield (@ArmfieldDuncan) February 13, 2022

World Radio Day Facts & Quotes

The theme for World Radio Day in 2023 will be Radio and Peace.
The Radio was invented by an Italian named Guglielmo Marconi in 1895. It was originally called the wireless telegraph and used radio waves to transmit Morse code.
According to the UN, in 2022, there are about 44,000 radio stations operating which broadcast to 5 billion people worldwide.
It is estimated that approximately 75% of homes in developing nations have access to a radio.
Radio is the most intimate and socially personal medium in the world - Harry Von Zell, radio announcer and actor.

In the News and Trending for World Radio Day

Actualizado 02:47 Sunday is World Radio Day - Mission Network News

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World radio day 2022: Let’s preserve public trust in radio - Media Foundation For West Africa

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World Radio Day 2022: launching new Farmers' Voice Radio project for women shea producers in Ghana

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Ayushmann Khurrana recalls 1st job to mark World Radio Day; 'radio shaped who I’m today'

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World Radio Day Top Events and Things to Do

Learn Morse Code. The radio was originally invented to pass on Morse code message through radio waves.
Watch a movie or documentary that relates to radios. Here are some of our favorites: Good Morning Vietnam (1987), Pirate Radio (2009), and Generation Radio (2013).
Learn about some of the issues surrounding freedom of speech and government control of radios around the world. Read up on recent problems in Zimbabwe and Somalia regarding government control.
Set up your very own pop up radio station using digital online suites tools such as ShoutCheap. Setting up your very radio station can be quick, easy and exciting.
Plan a Radio Day event involving important issues such as human rights, freedom of speech and international broadcasting. Let UNESCO know what you have planned for World Radio Day and they will put it on their world map so that others can find you and get involved!

World Radio Day References and Related Sites

www.unesco.org: World Radio Day 2023

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