New Delhi: World Radio Day is observed every year on 13 February. There was a time when radio used to be a very important part of our life. Radio was used as an important medium of entertainment through information, communication, and songs. But after the arrival of things like television and mobile, radio is not being used as before, but still, its importance has not diminished.

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Radio has played an important role in information exchange and educating people around the world. It was used to engage youth in the discussion of topics that affect them. It has helped save the precious lives of people during natural and man-made disasters. Radio used to be a platform for journalists through which they used to convey their reports to the world and say their words.

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Even in the present times, it is the most powerful but inexpensive means of spreading information. Although radio has been a centuries-old medium, it is still used for communication. With this, the program was broadcast for the first time from United Nations Radio on this day in 1945. In view of this importance of radio, Radio Day is celebrated every year. The first World Radio Day was officially celebrated in 2012.

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