Several Italian radio stations will mark World Radio Day 2026, observed on Friday, Feb. 13, with a live, multi-station simulcast examining the role of artificial intelligence across a range of societal sectors.
The program, titled “Radio and AI,” is scheduled to air live on Radio Centro Bisceglie and will be simulcast by Radio Torre Macauda in Sciacca and Radio Torre Ribera. The broadcast will bring together contributors from healthcare, academia, industry and the cultural sector. The Club per l’UNESCO di Bisceglie is organizing the initiative in collaboration with partner UNESCO clubs and regional broadcasters. The Club per l’UNESCO di Bisceglie is a volunteer-led local organization within UNESCO’s global network of UNESCO Clubs, which support education, culture, science and freedom of expression through community-level initiatives within UNESCO’s international themes.
According to the organizers, the program aligns with this year’s World Radio Day theme, “Radio and AI,” and its accompanying slogan, “AI is a tool, not a voice.” The framing positions artificial intelligence as a supporting technology rather than a replacement for human editorial judgment — a perspective reflected in the broadcast’s structure.
Radio as a medium for civic dialogue
Planned contributions will address current applications of AI in medicine, environmental monitoring, agri-food production and photography, with speakers expected to focus on how these tools are used in practice and where human expertise remains central. The organizers say the emphasis is on understanding AI’s role in decision-making and analysis, rather than on automation for its own sake.
The one-hour live format is designed to underline radio’s continuing role as a medium for civic dialogue, combining expert voices with regional FM reach through simultaneous broadcasting across multiple stations.
UNESCO has selected RedTech Intl. to coordinate World Radio Day 2026. UNESCO has provided World Radio Day tools for broadcasters and is encouraging stations to use them and register for Feb. 13. Registered stations will appear on the official World Radio Day global map of participating stations.
You can find more information about the tools and registration here.
You can find more information about the simulcast program below.
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