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Corona-related extension: Elderly in the UK can keep on having a TV set without paying

The BBC is to delay TV licence fee changes for the over-75s until August in light of the coronavirus situation. Free TV licences for up to 3.7 million people had been due to be scrapped on 1 June, but that has been put back to 1 August.These are "exceptional circumstances" and "now is not the right time", BBC chairman Sir David Clementi said. He added: "We are fully focused on delivering our services to the public at this difficult time." Read more »Corona-related extension: Elderly in the UK can keep on having a TV set without paying

European Conference for the radio cancelled due to the corona virus

Monday 9 March 2020, Radiodays Europe has for 11 years been the meeting place for the world of radio and audio, for all broadcasters both public and private and for companies from around the world.

Radiodays Europe Steering Board have decided that due to the increasing health risks in many countries associated with Coronavirus COVID-19, Radiodays Europe is postponed until later in 2020. Read more »European Conference for the radio cancelled due to the corona virus

World Radio Day 2020: diversity for the radio

The World Radio Day 2020 is celebrated today around the world. In their message for the World Radio Day, UNESCO calls on radio stations to uphold diversity, both in their newsroom and on the airwaves. In their message, they say: "Radio is a powerful medium for celebrating humanity in all its diversity and constitutes a platform for democratic discourse. At the global level, radio remains the most widely consumed medium. Read more »World Radio Day 2020: diversity for the radio

18th of April: World Amateur Radio Day 2019

Thursday, April 18, is World Amateur Radio Day (WARD), this year marking the 94th anniversary of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), founded in Paris in 1925. Each year, WARD celebrates Amateur Radio’s contribution to society. Groups in the US and around the world will celebrate WARD 2019 with on-the-air activities. “I am pleased to extend my greetings for World Amateur Radio Day,” IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH, said. Read more »18th of April: World Amateur Radio Day 2019

World Radio Day 2019

For this year too, the World Radio Day is celebrated today, a yearly celebration initiated by UNESCO 8 years ago. This day marks a time where people around the world celebrate radio and how it shapes our lives. Radio informs, transforms and unites us. It brings together people and communities from all backgrounds to foster positive dialogue for change. More specifically, radio is the perfect medium to counter the appeals for violence and the spread of conflict, especially in regions potentially more exposed to such realities. Read more »World Radio Day 2019

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