The world will mark February 13 as
International Radio Day in order to celebrate radio as a medium; to
improve international cooperation between broadcasters and to encourage
major networks and community radio alike to promote access to
information and freedom of expression over the airwaves.
As radio continues to evolve in the digital age, it remains the medium that reaches the widest audience worldwide. This
multi-purpose medium can help people, including youth, to engage in
discussions on topics that affect them. It can save lives during natural
or human-made disasters and it provides journalists with a platform to
report facts and tell their stories.
United Nations Educational, Scientific
& Cultural Organization (UNESCO) encourages all countries to
celebrate World Radio Day by planning activities in partnership with
regional, national and international broadcasters, non-governmental
organizations, the media and the public.
Talking to APP Station Director Radio
Pakistan Peshawar, Laiq Zada Laiq shed light on the history of Radio in
the country said that radio is the mother of electronic media that
discovered great voices, anchors, analysts, dramatists and singers. Laiq
Zada Laiq said that special programmes would be broadcast on February
13 to mark the day and schedule of programmes would be issued by the
headquarters in this regard.
(Source: Pukhtoogle, Peshwar, Pakistan)
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