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'''Radio Day''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: День радио ''Den' Radio''), '''Communications Workers' Day''' (as it is officially known in [[Russia]]) or '''Radio and Television Day''' (Ден на радиото и телевизията, as it is known in [[Bulgaria]]) is a commemoration of the development of [[radio]] in Russia. It takes place on May 7, the day in 1895 on which [[Alexander Stepanovich Popov|Alexander Popov]] successfully demonstrated his invention.
{{For|the film|Radio Day (film)}}
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'''Radio Day'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://etu.ru/en/university/news/radio-day|title=Radio Day|website=SPbETU “LETI”|access-date=2019-05-08}}</ref> ({{langx|ru|День радио}}, ''Den' Radio''), '''Communications Workers' Day''' (as it is officially known in [[Russia]]) or '''Radio and Television Day''' ({{langx|bg|Ден на радиото и телевизията}}, as it is known in [[Bulgaria]]) is a commemoration of the development of [[radio]] in Russia. It takes place on 7 May, the day in 1895 on which [[Alexander Stepanovich Popov]] demonstrated a radio based lightning detector.
==1895 demonstration and commemoration==
In 1895, Popov gave the first public demonstration of radio as a tool before the Russian Physical and Chemical Society in St. Petersburg, using Sir [[Oliver Lodge|Oliver Lodge's]] [[coherer]] as a [[lightning]] detector.


==Origins==
Popov has generally been recognized in Eastern Europe as an "[[Invention of radio|inventor of radio]]", in contrast to the West's recognition of [[Nikola Tesla|Tesla]] and, historically, [[Guglielmo Marconi|Marconi]]. Popov's work on the emission and reception of signals by means of electromagnetic oscillations built upon Tesla's accomplishments demonstrated in 1893. Marconi received a patent for radio in 1896, but his apparatus was based on various earlier techniques of other researchers (primarily Tesla) and resembled instruments demonstrated by others (including Popov).
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On 7 May 1895, Alexander Stepanovich Popov presented the paper "On the Relation of Metallic Powders to Electric Oscillations" before the Russian Physical and Chemical Society in St. Petersburg, which described his [[radio wave]] based device that used Sir [[Oliver Lodge|Oliver Lodge's]] [[coherer]] as a [[lightning]] detector.<ref name="Christopher H. Sterling 2003">Christopher H. Sterling, ''Encyclopedia of Radio'', Routledge – 2003, p. 1820</ref> Popov's device was just a radio receiver, he would not develop a radio transmitter until over a year later (a year and a half after [[Guglielmo Marconi]] developed a similar device.<ref name="Huurdeman">{{cite book
Radio Day was first observed in the [[Soviet Union]] in 1945, on the 50th anniversary of Popov's experiment, and some four decades after his death.
| last = Huurdeman
Radio Day is officially marked in Russia and Bulgaria.
| first = Anton A.
| title = The Worldwide History of Telecommunications
| publisher = John Wiley and Sons
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| pages = 205–207
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=SnjGRDVIUL4C&pg=PA206
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| isbn = 0471205052}} A picture of Popov's receiver appears on p. 207, fig. 12.2</ref><ref>Sungook Hong, ''Wireless: From Marconi's Black-box to the Audion'', p. 1</ref>


Popov's presentation was declared the "[[Invention of radio|inventor of radio]]" in the former [[Soviet Union]] and Eastern Europe (although historians note it may be more due to [[Cold War]] era politics than historical evidence).<ref>Sungook Hong, ''Wireless: From Marconi's Black-box to the Audion'', p. 1</ref> The first Radio Day was observed in the Soviet Union in 1945, on the 50th anniversary of Popov's experiment, and some four decades after his death. Radio Day is officially marked in Russia and Bulgaria.
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==World Radio Day in Bangladesh==
A meeting was held on 7 February 2012 at the conference room of Ministry of Information (MoI), Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka to discuss on the observance of World Radio day in Bangladesh 2012 in line with UNESCO’s declaration of 13th February as World Radio Day.


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==See also==
The meeting was organized by Ministry of Information, while Information Secretary Mr. Hedayetullah Al Mamun presided over the meeting. Mr.A.K.M Shamim Chowdhury, Director General of Bangladesh Radio presented the importance of World Radio Day and its goal, objectives, significance and the proposed activities during its observance in Bangladesh. Representatives from private Radio Channels, Community Radio, Bangladesh Betar and high-level Ministry officials attended in the meeting.
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* [[Telecommunications in Russia]]
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* [[World Radio Day]]


==References==
A "World Radio Day Observation National Committee" was formed to observe the day nationally. Mr.A.K.M Shamim Chowdhury is the Convener of the committee, while Ms. Reba Rani Shaha, Deputy Secretary (Radio) will act as member-secretary of the World Radio Day Observation National Committee.
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It has been decided to organize a Seminar at Conference Room of Bangladesh Betar Shahbag Office on February and a Rally, which will be started from the same place at morning. Besides, 14 Community Radio Initiators in outside Dhaka decided to organize colorful rally and seminar on the occasion.

Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) has started advocacy process on observing the world radio day on 13 February 2012in collaboration with public service Broadcasting, Commercial broadcasting & Community Broadcasting at local and national level.

==Radio Day in Malaysia==
In 2009, an association for commercial radio stations in [[Malaysia]], Commercial Radio Malaysia (CRM) chose to launch Malaysia Radio Day on September 9 to mark the once-in-a-lifetime date in the history of commercial radio.
== World Radio Day ==
September 29th, 2011, [[UNESCO]]'s Executive Board approved item 13 of its provisional agenda "Proclamation of a [[World Radio Day]]"

Following a request from the [http://www.academiadelaradio.es Academia Española de la Radio], on 20 September 2010 Spain proposed that the UNESCO Executive Board include an agenda item on the proclamation of a World Radio Day.
The Executive's decision is as follows:

{{quote|Recommends to the UNESCO General Conference that it proclaim a World Radio Day and that this Day be celebrated on 13 February, the day the United Nations established the concept of United Nations Radio;

Invites all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system and other international and regional organizations, professional associations and broadcasting unions, as well as civil society, including non-governmental organizations and individuals, to duly celebrate the World Radio Day, in the way that each considers most adequate;

Requests the Director-General, subject to the final resolution of the General Conference, to bring this resolution to the attention of the Secretary-General of the United Nations so that World Radio Day may be endorsed by the General Assembly.}}

Read UNESCO's full [http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002112/211271e.pdf World Radio Day] proclamation here(PDF).

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==See also==
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*[[Telecommunications in Russia]]


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.ieee.org/web/aboutus/history_center/popov.html IEEE - Popov's Contribution to the Development of Wireless Communication, 1895]
*[http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Aleksandr_Popov IEEE – Popov's Contribution to the Development of Wireless Communication, 1895]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/88802.stm BBC News - Russia: mother of invention?]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/88802.stm BBC News – Russia: mother of invention?]
*[http://www.calend.ru/holidays/0/0/39/ Calend.ru - День радио] (in Russian)
*[http://www.calend.ru/holidays/0/0/39/ Calend.ru – День радио] (in Russian)
*[http://www.worldradioday.org]
*[http://www.worldradioday.org]
*[http://www.bnnrc.net]
*[http://www.bnnrc.net]


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Latest revision as of 00:56, 29 October 2024

For the film, see Radio Day (film).
Radio Day
Radio Day
Also calledCommunications Workers' Day (in Russia), Radio and Television Day (Ден на радиото и телевизията, in Bulgaria)
Observed bySoviet Union, Russia, Bulgaria
Date7 May
Next time7 May 2025 (2025-05-07)
Frequencyannual

Radio Day[1] (Russian: День радио, Den' Radio), Communications Workers' Day (as it is officially known in Russia) or Radio and Television Day (Bulgarian: Ден на радиото и телевизията, as it is known in Bulgaria) is a commemoration of the development of radio in Russia. It takes place on 7 May, the day in 1895 on which Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrated a radio based lightning detector.

Origins

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Further information: Alexander Stepanovich Popov § Demonstrations

On 7 May 1895, Alexander Stepanovich Popov presented the paper "On the Relation of Metallic Powders to Electric Oscillations" before the Russian Physical and Chemical Society in St. Petersburg, which described his radio wave based device that used Sir Oliver Lodge's coherer as a lightning detector.[2] Popov's device was just a radio receiver, he would not develop a radio transmitter until over a year later (a year and a half after Guglielmo Marconi developed a similar device.[3][4]

Popov's presentation was declared the "inventor of radio" in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe (although historians note it may be more due to Cold War era politics than historical evidence).[5] The first Radio Day was observed in the Soviet Union in 1945, on the 50th anniversary of Popov's experiment, and some four decades after his death. Radio Day is officially marked in Russia and Bulgaria.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Radio Day". SPbETU “LETI”. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  2. ^ Christopher H. Sterling, Encyclopedia of Radio, Routledge – 2003, p. 1820
  3. ^ Huurdeman, Anton A. (2003). The Worldwide History of Telecommunications. John Wiley and Sons. pp. 205–207. ISBN 0471205052. A picture of Popov's receiver appears on p. 207, fig. 12.2
  4. ^ Sungook Hong, Wireless: From Marconi's Black-box to the Audion, p. 1
  5. ^ Sungook Hong, Wireless: From Marconi's Black-box to the Audion, p. 1
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