World Radio Day is coming up on February 13th with UNESCO calling on radio stations to celebrate this event’s 10th anniversary and the more than 110 years of radio.
Proclaimed in 2011 by the Member States of UNESCO, and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 as an International Day, February 13 became World Radio Day and this edition of WRD is divided into three main sub-themes:
- Evolution. The world changes, radio evovles.
This sub-theme refers to the resilience of the radio, to its sustainability ; - Innovation. The world changes, radio adapts and innovate.
Radio has had to adapt to new technologies to remain the go-to medium of mobility, accessible everywhere and to everyone; - Connection. The world changes, radio connects.
This sub-theme highlights radio’s services to our society—natural disasters, socio-economic crises, epidemics, etc.
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