World Radio Day 2023: Radio is the most genuine means of information transmission. 13 February is celebrated; important things about it
World Radio Day 2023 Every year, February 13 is celebrated as World Radio Day. Radio is a medium that is easily available, which is why it is different from TV and the Internet.
World Radio Day 2023
World Radio Day is recognized every year on February 13. World Radio Day: Radio is the oldest and most influential mass communication medium of expression, and even today it is considered to be the best medium in the world. World Radio Day was created with the aim of increasing awareness about the importance of radio among the public and the media. This special day is also celebrated with the aim of making radio the best medium of information transmission and making it adorable to all people. In the modern era, radio is also a main source of knowledge, entertainment, and information. Even though mobile has come into the hands of people with the changing times, during free time and travel, most people often like to listen to all radios. It can also be said that people’s passion for radio is still the same today as it was before.
World Radio Day is celebrated with the aim of making special radio the best medium of information transmission and making it accessible to all people.
History of Radio Day
World Radio Day was started in 2011. In 2010, the Spain Radio Academy proposed to make February 13 World Radio Day. In the year 2011, UNESCO member countries accepted this proposal at the UNESCO General Conference, and then on February 13, it was announced to celebrate World Radio Day, after which the United Nations General Assembly also adopted it in the year 2011, after which UNESCO celebrated World Radio Day for the first time on February 13.
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United Nations Radio was started on February 13, 1986, and because of this, World Radio Day 2023 was celebrated on the anniversary of United Nations Radio.
Why is National Radio Day celebrated?
Radio is considered a powerful medium to celebrate all aspects of humanity and create a platform for democratic discourse. On February 13, 1946, the United States sent a message for the first time through radio transmission, and the United Nations Radio was started, that’s why World Radio Day is also celebrated on the anniversary of United Nations Radio.
World Radio Day 2023 Theme
World Radio is celebrated every year with a different team. There is the 12th World Radio Day on February 13, 2023; this time Radio Sim has been kept, and this time Radio Day theme is “Radio and Peace”.
The team has tried to highlight that radio has played an important role in shaping the future of communication.
World Radio Day is being celebrated all over the world. Let us also tell you that there are more than 51,000 radio stations in the world, while the number of private radio stations in India is 239. According to a report, about 75% of households in many developing countries today also have radio.
The World Radio Day sub-theme of this very special day is ‘Radio in Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding’ and ‘Support to Independent Radio’. Last year, in 2022, the theme of World Radio Day was ‘Evolution: The world is always.
History of Radio in India
Radio broadcasting actually started in India about 13 years before All India Radio came into existence. In June 1923, Mumbai’s Radio Club did radio broadcasting for the first time in the country; 5 months after that, the Kolkata Radio Club was established; the Indian Broadcasting Company (IBC) came in 1927; and also faced fairy closure in just 3 years. He was appointed on the basis of the Industries Department. The next month, Akashvani established what we know as “AIR.”
Lord Irwin, the then Viceroy of India, inaugurated the Indian Broadcasting Company (IBC) in Mumbai.
