List of longest-running radio programmes

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These are the longest-running radio programmes – those which were broadcast regularly for many decades.

Pilots, special broadcasts and repeats after the continuous run are not counted in the primary statistic. Title changes are acceptable if the format and presentation is otherwise continuous.

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Programme Years Longest serving years Station First broadcast Last broadcast Number of broadcasts Notes and citations
Shipping Forecast 97 40 by Peter Jefferson BBC 1 January 1924 over 130,000 Shipping forecasts were first broadcast by telegraph in 1859 and the first radio broadcast in the current format was broadcast in 1924.[4][5]
Grand Ole Opry 95 64 by Stonewall Jackson WSM 28 November 1925 4,800 approx. [6]
The Daily Service 93 43 by All Souls Church, Langham Place BBC 2 January 1928 over 33,500 [2]
Music & the Spoken Word 92 41 by Richard L. Evans KSL 15 July 1929 over 4,700
The Lutheran Hour 86 33 by Oswald Hoffmann 2 October 1930 Program originally broadcast from 2 October 1930 to 11 June 1931 and began its continuous run on 3 February 1935.[7]
La Hora Nacional 84 25 July 1937 Weekly broadcast required to be aired by all Mexican radio stations.
King Biscuit Time 79 67 by "Sunshine" Sonny Payne KFFA 21 November 1941 over 17,000 Longest running daily American radio program[8]
Voci del Grigioni italiano 79 RSI 25 November 1941 4,000 approx. Guinness World Record: "Longest running factual weekly radio programme"[9]
Desert Island Discs 79 43 by Roy Plomley BBC 29 January 1942 over 3,200 [10]
Folksong Festival 70 70 by Oscar Brand WNYC 9 December 1945 24 September 2016 3,600 approx. Guinness World Record: "Longest running weekly radio programme (same host)"[11]
Midnite Jamboree 74 WSM 31 May 1947
Unshackled! 70 23 September 1950 over 6,500 [12]
The Archers 70 63 by June Spencer as Peggy Woolley BBC 1 January 1951 over 18,740 [13]
Farming Today 60 BBC 20 September 1960
Night Vision 53 51 by WMUZ-FM 15 September 1967 Still Running 16,500 approx. [14] A live callin broadcast for prayer. Began in 1967 as Evangel Echos, changed name to Night Vision in 2005.
Your Hundred Best Tunes 47 44 by Alan Keith BBC 15 November 1959 21 January 2007 2,500 approx. [15]

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References[]

  1. ^ Alex Hudson (17 February 2012), The lull of the Shipping Forecast, BBC News
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Seán Street (2009), The A to Z of British Radio, Scarecrow Press, p. 89, ISBN 9780810870130, This 15-minute act of worship ... began in 1928
  3. ^ Mark J. Cartledge; Sarah Dunlop; Heather Buckingham; Sophie Bremner (2019), Megachurches and Social Engagement, BRILL, p. 160, ISBN 9789004402652
  4. ^ Charlie Connelly (2005), Attention All Shipping, Abacus, p. 25, ISBN 0 349 11603 2, the shipping forecast first appeared in something approximating its current format, on January 1, 1924
  5. ^ Andy Walmsley (27 January 2015), "A Brief History of the Shipping Forecast", Random radio jottings
  6. ^ Katie Miller (10 October 2016), "A History Of The Grand Ole Opry, The Longest Running U.S. Radio Show", Culture trip
  7. ^ Hangen, Tona (2002). "Man of the Hour: Walter A. Maier and Religion by Radio on The Lutheran Hour". In Hilmes, Michelle; Loviglio, Jason (eds.). Radio Reader: Essays in the Cultural History of Radio. New York: Routlege. pp. 117–118. ISBN 0-415-92820-6.
  8. ^ Byrnes, Jim (24 August 2018). ""Pass the biscuits, It's King Biscuit Time!"". Flapper Press. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Longest running factual weekly radio programme", Guinness World Records, 10 April 2009
  10. ^ "Desert Island Discs: Britain's longest-running radio show", Daily Telegraph
  11. ^ "Longest running weekly radio programme (same host)", Guinness World Records, 24 September 2017
  12. ^ Owens, John (5 April 2015). "Radio docudrama 'Unshackled' still rings true after 65 years". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  13. ^ "The Archers – Frequently Asked Questions", BBC
  14. ^ "Night Vision Ministries", NightVision
  15. ^ "Your 100 Best Tunes", Radio Rewind
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