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World Radio Day (February 13) aims to promote the medium's value in disseminating information and fostering freedom of expression. Marking the occasion, here are some interesting facts about radio
Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi proved the feasibility of radio communication and is often dubbed the father of modern radio. He is credited with the first successful transatlantic radiotelegraph message in 1902
World Radio Day was proclaimed by the Member States of UNESCO in 2011 and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012. It is on February 13, 1946 that the United Nations Radio was launched
In India, the first ever broadcast was made by the Radio Club of Bombay in June 1923, followed by the setting up of the Calcutta Radio Club five months later
Edwin Howard Armstrong is credited with the invention of frequency modulation (FM) radio. The first FM station began broadcasting in 1939 from New Jersey
The theme for World Radio Day this year is “Radio: A century informing, entertaining and educating,” marking its significant past, and power to connect with people at the grassroots
KDKA of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is considered to be the world's first commercially licensed station that went on air on November 2, 1920
The British Broadcasting Company or the BBC, as it is famously called, also played a significant role in the development of radio service. Formed in 1922, it started its first daily radio service in London
Radio is not just a low-cost means of communication and entertainment but has also served as an important tool in emergency situations, when disasters hit infrastructure or electricity
India's first private 24-hour FM channel was launched in 2001 in Bengaluru
The name 'Akashvani' was first adopted for India's national broadcaster in 1956
India's public service broadcaster, the Akashvani (formerly All India Radio that came into being in 1936), broadcasts in 23 languages and 179 dialects, making it one of the largest broadcasting organisations in the world
