{"id":65320,"date":"2026-02-13T08:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T12:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=65320"},"modified":"2026-02-13T08:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T12:47:11","slug":"happy-world-radio-day-2026-celebrating-80-years-since-un-radios-first-broadcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/happy-world-radio-day-2026-celebrating-80-years-since-un-radios-first-broadcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy World Radio Day 2026: Celebrating 80 Years Since UN Radio\u2019s First Broadcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/WorldRadioDay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5605\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/WorldRadioDay.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"628\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/WorldRadioDay.jpg 628w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/WorldRadioDay-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/WorldRadioDay-100x43.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/a>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor Carlos Latuff, who shares a reminder that today \u2014 February 13 \u2014 marks <strong>World Radio Day<\/strong>, celebrated each year on the anniversary of the moment United Nations Radio first went on the air 80 years ago.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2026\/02\/1166947\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This UN News article<\/a> highlights radio\u2019s enduring role as one of the world\u2019s most accessible and resilient media platforms \u2014 capable of crossing borders, reaching remote communities, and delivering trusted information in times of crisis.<\/p>\n<p>From conflict zones to rural villages, radio continues to inform, educate, and connect people in ways few other media can match. The article also reflects on the legacy of UN Radio and the broader importance of public-interest broadcasting in an increasingly fragmented media landscape.<\/p>\n<p>For those of us in the SWL, amateur, and radio enthusiast communities, of course, <em>none of this comes as a surprise<\/em>. We know firsthand that radio is more than just a technology \u2014 it\u2019s a lifeline, a cultural bridge, and often a quiet but powerful force for understanding across borders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can read the full UN article here:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2026\/02\/1166947\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2026\/02\/1166947<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unesco.org\/en\/days\/world-radio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to check out the 2026 World Radio Day homepage.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Happy World Radio Day, friends!<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Carlos Latuff, who shares a reminder that today \u2014 February 13 \u2014 marks World Radio Day, celebrated each year on the anniversary of the moment United Nations Radio first went on the air 80 years ago. This UN News article highlights radio\u2019s enduring role as one of the world\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[960,3,43],"tags":[8043,1688,11036],"class_list":["post-65320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-broadcasting","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-carlos-latuff","tag-unesco-world-radio-day","tag-world-radio-day-2026"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-gZy","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":61547,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/carlos-illustrated-radio-listening-report-and-recording-of-vatican-radio-january-4-2025\/","url_meta":{"origin":65320,"position":0},"title":"Carlos\u2019 Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Vatican Radio&#8217;s African News Panorama (January 4, 2025)","author":"Thomas","date":"January 5, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0contributor and noted political cartoonist,\u00a0Carlos Latuff, who shares\u00a0illustrated radio listening report of a recent Vatican Radio broadcast. \u00a0 Carlos notes: Vatican Radio's African News Panorama, in English. 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