World Radio Day - February 13

 

World Radio Day is an observance day held annually on February 13

World Radio Day is about celebrating radio, why we love it and why we need it today more than ever.

A day to remember the unique power of radio to touch lives and bring people together across every corner of the globe

It was proclaimed on November 03,2011 by UNESCO's 36th General Conference after originally proposed by the Kingdom of Spain
Following a request from the Spanish Radio Academy on September 20,2010 Spain proposed that the UNESCO Executive Board include an agenda item on the proclamation of a World Radio Day. UNESCO's Executive Board approved the agenda item in its provisional agenda, for the proclamation of a "World Radio Day" on 29 September 2011
The UNESCO Executive Board recommended to the UNESCO 36th session of the General Conference that it proclaim a World Radio Day at its 36th session, and that this day be celebrated by UNESCO on 13 February, the anniversary of the day the United Nations established  United Nations Radio n 1946