India’s first radio festival was held in New Delhi on February 15, 2018, to mark the World Radio Day.
The festival was organised by the International Association of Women in Radio and Television in partnership with UNESCO.
It included expert panel discussions, an exhibition and live performances and touched upon the theme for World Radio Day 2018, ‘radio and sports’.
It also examined the potential of radio as a platform for social change and ways to make it more creative and traced the journey of music on the broadcasting medium.
The World Radio Day was celebrated across the globe on February 13, 2018.