World Radio Day
February 13 · Level 9 · #357 of 2238
World Radio Day celebrates a medium that brings news, music and learning to listeners across great distances. It highlights radio's public role, including its ability to reach communities with limited access to other sources of information.
How it is celebrated: stations produce special broadcasts, invite listeners into the conversation and offer glimpses behind the microphone. Discussions explore trust, the range of voices on air and the future of broadcasting.
The date marks the launch of United Nations Radio on 13 February 1946. Its place on the calendar comes from one broadcasting service's birthday, rather than the invention of radio itself.