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World Radio Day

On this day take the time to honour the role of radio in the world of communication and its contribution in our daily lives.

This day was created by the United Nations (UN) in 2011 as a way to celebrate the start of UN radio in 1946. It also aims to raise awareness about the role that radios play in society.

How to Celebrate?

• Learn more about the history and science of radios.
• Learn how to build your own radio – you never know when you may need to make one.
• Give your time and money to organizations working on bringing radio communications to many isolated parts of the world.

Did You Know…

On this day in 1938, a performance of War of the Worlds by Orsen Wells was aired over the radio.

Early developments in radio were called ‘wireless telegraphy’, which is why the radio used to be called the wireless.

The word ‘broadcasting’, referring to radio transmissions, was originally an agricultural term for the wide scattering of seeds.

The existence of radio waves and the feasibility of radio transmission was predicted by James Clark Maxwell in the 1860s.

Marconi made the first successful transatlantic transmissions of radio waves in 1901 and 1902.

In 1903, Marconi enabled US President Roosevelt to send a radio message to Edward VII.

Before Marconi, others including Nikola Tesla, Oliver Lodge and Heinrich Hertz had good claims to have invented radio transmission.

In 1922, the UK government introduced a radio licence costing 10 shillings (50p).

Officially, from 1922-1971 you could not listen to the radio in the UK without having a licence.

Marconi won a Nobel Prize for “contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy” in 1909.

Marconi was the great-grandson of John Jameson, founder of Jameson Irish Whiskey.

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