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World Radio Day -13th February:
- World Radio Day is an international day celebrated on 13 February each year.
- The Day was decided by UNESCO on 3 November 2011 during its 36th conference
- The objective of World Radio Day is to raise public awareness of the importance of radio and to encourage decision makers to use it to provide access to information, and to improve international co-operation among broadcasters.
- Proclaimed in 2011 by the Member States of UNESCO and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 as an International Day, World Radio Day is celebrated on February 13 every year.
