RIMT University celebrates World Radio Day
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School of Mass communication and media technology, RIMT University, Mandi Gobindgarh, organized an Industrial visit to Radio Mirchi, Chandigarh, on the occasion of ’World Radio Day’. The theme of this year’s radio day was ‘Radio and Diversity’ which was very well explained by the entire radio team.
RIMT University celebrates World Radio Day.The students got practical exposure and became familiar with the working of Radio Station. The visit proved to be very fruitful for the students and the University always supports the students for any such visits.
World Radio Day: Significance
“The main purpose of observing World Radio Day is to make the public and the media aware about the importance of radio. It also encourages decision-makers to establish better access to information through this medium, improve networking and work towards building international cooperation among various broadcasters” said Dr AS Chawla, Vice Chancellor of RIMT University.
World Radio Day 2020: Theme
The theme of this year’s World Radio Day is ‘Radio and Diversity’. It brings the focus on diversity, linguistic tolerance and plurilingualism. Radio is a crucial medium to celebrate humanity, intercultural competence and democratic citizenship.
Radio in India
All India Radio is the largest radio network in the world, and one of the largest broadcasting organizations in the world in terms of the number of languages broadcast and the spectrum of socio-economic and cultural diversity it serves. AIR’s home service comprises 420 stations located across the country, reaching nearly 92% of the country’s area and 99.19% of the total population. AIR originates programming in 23 languages and 179 dialects.
February, 15,2020
