World Radio Day was
held on 13 February 2017 around the theme of “Radio is You”, with the
goal of celebrating how audiences interact with Radio. The theme was
designed to encourage radio stations to be the best radio stations they
can, by having audience engagement policies, ethical committees, public
editors, self review programmes and ensuring their community radio
networks were strong. A record number of countries took part in World
Radio Day 2017 with more than 500 events worldwide.
The
theme “Radio is You” was chosen because radio is everything it is
because of its listeners. The theme puts the spotlight on audiences,
ensuring their views and diversity are represented on the airwaves.
The
theme is a chance to look at all of the different ways that radio
engages audiences, not only on-air but through “listening to listeners”
in the planning and policy of radio.World Radio Day is an observance day
held annually on 13 February.
World Radio Day is about
celebrating radio, why we love it and why we need it today more than
ever. A day to remember the unique power of radio to touch lives and
bring people together across every corner of the globe. It was
proclaimed on 3 November 2011 by UNESCO’s 36th General Conference after
originally proposed by the Kingdom of Spain.