World Radio Day - February 13, 2022

Thursday, October 14 2021

World Radio Day 2022 will be celebrated once again on the 13th of
February. This will be the 9th edition of World Radio Day. in 2011,
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organisation) proclaimed the event at their 36th Conference after it was
put forward as an idea by the Kingdom of Spain.

The purpose of World Radio Day is to raise greater awareness among the 
public and the media of the importance of radio. This is done in the 
hope that we can encourage decision makers to establish and provide 
access to information through radio. It is also for improving networking 
and international cooperation between broadcasters!
World Radio Day brings people and communities from all backgrounds 
together in order to create dialogue for positive change. Radio is also 
a fantastic way to provide democratic debate over issues such as 
violence and political arguments. It can promote and raise awareness 
among old and new listeners!
The 2022 edition of World Radio Day is based around 3 sub-themes:
Evolution - The world is always changing, so radio evolves along with 
it. This refers to the resilience and sustainability of radio!
Innovation - The world is always changing, so radio adapts and 
innovates. Radio has had to adapt to new technology to remain the go-to 
medium of mobility, accessible to everyone, everywhere!
Connection - The world is always changing, so radio connects. This 
sub-theme refers to radio's services to our society!
How is World Radio Day celebrated?
World Radio Day is celebrated on the 13th of February every year, and 
has been since the first WRD in 2012! The reason we celebrate World 
Radio Day on this day is to commemorate the specific date that the 
United Nations Radio was created, as it was created on the 13th of 
February in 1946!
To celebrate World Radio Day, radio stations all around the world put on 
special shows or segments to celebrate the radio and the powerful 
meaning that it holds for many people.
In 2019, UNESCO held a special event at their headquarters, with 
workshops being conducted. A temporary radio station was even created 
especially for the occasion!
In 2022, UNESCO encourages radio stations to celebrate this event's 10 
year anniversary, as well as more than 110 years of radio!
Top 5 Facts about the Radio
Radio is as fascinating a subject as it is a fascinating object, and 
here are 5 fantastic facts about it that you can use in the classroom or 
in general life:
Physicist Heinrich Hertz was the first person to prove that radio waves 
exist.
A ‘broadcast’ only occurs when a radio signal is sent to many receivers 
at once.
The first radio messages were one-way and were an attempt to replace 
telegraph messages.

FM radio began in 1939.
There are almost 15,000 radio stations in the USA.

Our resources on World Radio Day
See https://www.twinkl.co.uk/event/world-radio-day-2022
(via Mike Terry via WOR io group)


    


    
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