radio

technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves
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radio

Summary

radio is an industry[1]. radio ranks in the top 2% of industry entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,765 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • radio's instance of is recorded as industry[3].
  • radio's instance of is recorded as technology[4].
  • radio is a type of telecommunications[5].
  • radio's Commons category is recorded as Radio[6].
  • radio comprises radio transmitter[7].
  • radio comprises radio receiver[8].
  • radio comprises modulator[9].
  • radio comprises antenna[10].
  • radio comprises Q1644403[11].
  • radio's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1894[12].
  • radio's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Radio[13].
  • radio's Commons gallery is recorded as Radio[14].
  • radio's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Radio[15].
  • radio's partially coincident with is recorded as radio industry[16].
  • radio's International Standard Industrial Classification code Rev.4 is recorded as 6010[17].
  • radio's different from is recorded as radio broadcasting[18].
  • radio's different from is recorded as radio receiver[19].
  • radio's different from is recorded as broadcasting service[20].
  • radio's different from is recorded as Q132862828[21].
  • radio's history of topic is recorded as history of radio[22].
  • radio's history of topic is recorded as timeline of radio[23].
  • radio's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q27131928[24].
  • radio's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[25].
  • radio's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26].
  • radio's Wikimedia outline is recorded as outline of radio[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include industry[3] and technology[4]. radio is a type of telecommunications[5].

Use and Application

Components include radio transmitter[7]; radio receiver[8]; modulator[9]; antenna[10], a type of electronic component[28]; and Q1644403[11], a telecommunications device[29].

Influence

Things named for radio include Radio Day[30], a holiday[31], in Russia[32], founded in 1925[33]; 11144 Radiocommunicata[34], an asteroid[35]; and Radio ODTÜ[36], a radio station[37], in Turkey[38].

Why It Matters

radio ranks in the top 2% of industry entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,765 views/month).[2] radio has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] radio is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Entities named for radio include Radio Day[30], a holiday[31], in Russia[32], founded in 1925[33]; 11144 Radiocommunicata[34], an asteroid[35]; and Radio ODTÜ[36], a radio station[37], in Turkey[38].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag radio
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: radio, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289953279|radio (#289953279)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 23d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id h0005650-radiokomunikace
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0005650-radiokomunikace, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
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