Every year on February 13th, World Radio Day celebrates radio as the mass media reaching the widest audience in the world. The day also recognizes the power of radio to promote diversity and build a more inclusive world.
Marconi vs. Tesla
Over the years, there has been much debate over who the inventor of the radio really is. The two men at the center of the debate are Guglielmo Marconi and Nikolai Tesla. Marconi is noted for his experiments with wireless telegraphy and his 1896 patent for wireless telegraphy in England. He also established Marconi Wireless Telegraph Ltd and transmitted the first signals across the Atlantic Ocean. Tesla first demonstrated a wireless radio in 1893 and obtained his patent in the United States in 1900.
Part of the reason for so much debate is that after repeated applications to the U.S. Patent Office, Marconi finally succeed in obtaining a patent in the U.S. in 1904. However, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Marconi’s patent in 1943, in favor of Tesla. Tesla never lived to hear the verdict, though. He died just a few months prior.
In September 2010, the Spanish Radio Academy in Spain requested that the UNESCO executive board include a proclamation of World Radio Day in their agenda. In 2011, the proclamation received support from the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU), the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), and other broadcasting unions around the globe. During its 36th session, UNESCO proclaimed February 13th as World Radio Day.
On January 14, 2013, the United Nations General Assembly formally endorsed the proclamation. February 13th holds significance because, on this date in 1946, the UN established United Nations Radio. Currently, United Nations Radio is called UN News.
The theme for World Radio Day 2022 is "Radio and Trust".
Source: https://nationaldaycalendar.com
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