World Radio Day – February 13th: Celebrate By Remembering “WKRP In Cincinnati”

This is likely to be a smahing time with cracking music.

WORLD RADIO DAY – Feb.13th: proclaimed by the United Nations as both a powerful medium of humanity and a platform for democratic discourse. Radio’s pursuit of music and news has John recalling the TV comedy of radio station “WKRP In Cincinnati” on Crosscurrents, Monday Feb.13 at 8:00 AM. Listen live at www.KRNN.org, 102.7fm, or 103.1fm.

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 (WRD). Radio continues to be one of the most trusted and used media in the world, according to different international reports. With more than a century of history behind it, the humble radio remains one of the most trusted and widely used media for communication around the world.

Radio is a powerful medium for celebrating humanity in all its diversity and constitutes a platform for democratic discourse. At the global level, radio remains the most widely consumed medium. This unique ability to reach out the widest audience means radio can shape a society’s experience of diversity, stand as an arena for all voices to speak out, be represented and heard. Radio stations should serve diverse communities, offering a wide variety of programs, viewpoints and content, and reflect the diversity of audiences in their organizations and operations.

Radio continues to provide quick and affordable access to information in real time, along with professional coverage about matters of public interest, opportunities for distance learning and, of course, entertainment. Accessible anywhere and anytime, radio reaches a broad and diverse audience. Research in both developing and developed countries points to radio as a powerful and trusted source of information.

In the age of countless online platforms, radio has remained the most robust and far-reaching medium of communication. Every year on 13 February, World Radio Day is commemorated to honour one of the oldest and widely consumed mediums of communication.

According to UNESCO, radio is a strong and powerful medium for celebrating humanity in all its diversity and constitutes a platform for democratic discourse. The importance and reach of radio can be well understood and proven by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s radio show ‘Mann Ki Baat’. Like every year, UNESCO has also called on radio stations across the globe to celebrate this day.

In radio, you have two tools. Sound and silence. – Ira Glass