World Radio Day:  All You Have to Know

Every year, February 13 is marked as World Radio Day to celebrate radio as a mass medium

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Here is everything you need to know about World radio day

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Radio is a popular, low-cost medium of communication at the global level. Guglielmo Marconi pioneered the use of radio in 1895

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In 2011, Member states of UNESCO proclaimed February 13 to be observed as World Radio Day to honour one of the oldest mediums of communication

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In 2013, World Radio Day was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly as an International event

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The main objective of this day is to raise public awareness about the importance of radio

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World Radio Day is aimed to encourage radio stations to inform, educate, entertain and inspire the masses through the frequency medium

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In 2023, UNESCO's aim is to bolster independent radio as a foundation for 'conflict prevention and peacebuilding'

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Every year on this day, UNESCO releases many historic audio files that are available to use free of charge and without copyright restrictions

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