February 13 is the WORLD RADIO DAY… Why do we need to celebrate this Day ?The Radio is an integral part of people”s lives. In those days before the advent of TV , radio brought the family together to listen to news, music and drama.
Radio continues to play the role of family unifier bringing in its wake music and local news.
Here are some fun facts about Radio….
#Radio is ranked Number 2 in the list of 101 Gadgets that changed the world according to History Channel..
# One incident that truly demonstrated the power of Radio way back in 1930s is the dramatisation of H.G.Well”s “THE WAR OF WORLDS”. On October 30 1938, a regular radio programme was interrupted by a news bulletin announcing the invasion of Earth by Martians, and what followed was utter panic and chaos !!! It was later found that the radio adaptation of the science fiction was altered to present it in a more realistic way !!!!!
# Today there are over 100000 radio stations around the world. Worldwide, there are more than Two Billion radio sets in use….a proof that video never killed the radio !!!!
Keep listening music and news over your Radio Receiver ….
source:::: THE HINDU
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