List of longest-running radio programmes

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.

List
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ProgrammeYearsLongest serving yearsStationFirst broadcastLast broadcastNumber of broadcastsNotes and citations
Shipping Forecast 98 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 96 67 by Jimmy Dickens WSM 28 November 1925 Over 5,000 [6]
The Daily Service 94 43 by All Souls Church, Langham Place BBC 2 January 1928 over 33,500 [2]
Music & the Spoken Word 92 40 by Richard L. Evans[7] KSL 15 July 1929[7] over 4,700 The choir started broadcasting occasional rehearsals on KZN in 1922 but were wary of radio's quality and the current weekly programme did not start until 1929[7]
Voice of Prophecy 92 40 by H. M. S. Richards 19 October 1929
Mahishasura Mardini 89 Birendra Krishna Bhadra, live until 1966 when a recording was made All India Radio 11 October 1932 An annual religious recital of the Chandipath for Durga Puja which started in the 1930s.[8][9][10]
(WWVA) Jamboree 89 WWVA to 2007
WWOV-LP since 2014		 7 January 1933 Originally a weekly show, now limited to semi-annual specials and reruns[11]
Haven of Rest 88 37 by Paul Myers 1935
The Lutheran Hour 87 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.[12]
La Hora Nacional 84 25 July 1937 Weekly broadcast required to be aired by all Mexican radio stations.
Back to the Bible 83 41 by Theodore Epp 1939 2020
King Biscuit Time 80 67 by "Sunshine" Sonny Payne KFFA 21 November 1941 over 17,000 Longest running daily American radio program[13]
Voci del Grigioni italiano 80 RSI 25 November 1941 4,000 approx. Guinness World Record: "Longest running factual weekly radio programme"[14]
Desert Island Discs 80 43 by Roy Plomley BBC 29 January 1942 over 3,200 [15]
Renfro Valley Gatherin' 79 Syndicated 1943 [16]
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)"[17]
Arbeidsvitaminen 76 NPO Radio 5 19 February 1946
Midnite Jamboree 74 WSM 31 May 1947 5 March 2022 3,807 Interruptions in continuous run in 2015[18] and 2020.
Unshackled! 71 23 September 1950 over 6,500 [19]
The Archers 71 63 by June Spencer as Peggy Woolley BBC 1 January 1951 over 18,740 [20]
Farming Today 61 BBC 20 September 1960
Night Vision 54 51 by Pastor George W. Bogle Sr. WMUZ-FM 15 September 1967 Still Running 16,500 approx. [21] 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. [22]

See also

References
  1. Alex Hudson (17 February 2012), The lull of the Shipping Forecast, BBC News
  2. 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. Eldean Bennett (2004), Christopher H. Sterling (ed.), "Mormon Tabernacle Choir", Encyclopedia of Radio, Taylor & Francis, vol. 3, p. 1592, ISBN 9781135456498
  8. Saayan Chattopadhyay (2013), Performing Religion in Public, Palgrave Macmillan, p. 217, ISBN 9781137338631
  9. Xenia Zeiler (24 October 2019), Digital Hinduism, Taylor & Francis, ISBN 9781351607322, It was in 1932 that Indian Broadcasting service started the broadcast of 'Mahishasura Mardini' on 'Shosthi' or the sixth day when actually the Durga Puja starts.{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  10. Vaishna Roy (8 October 2021), "Birendra Bhadra: The voice that heralds Durga Puja", The Hindu
  11. 88th Wheeling Jamboree cancelled
  12. 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: Routledge. pp. 117–118. ISBN 0-415-92820-6.
  13. Byrnes, Jim (24 August 2018). ""Pass the biscuits, It's King Biscuit Time!"". Flapper Press. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  14. "Longest running factual weekly radio programme", Guinness World Records, 10 April 2009
  15. "Desert Island Discs: Britain's longest-running radio show", Daily Telegraph
  16. History of the Renfro Valley Entertainment Center
  17. "Longest running weekly radio programme (same host)", Guinness World Records, 24 September 2017
  18. Littman, Margaret (1 April 2015). "Ernest Tubb's 'Midnite Jamboree' Hits Pause". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  19. Owens, John (5 April 2015). "Radio docudrama 'Unshackled' still rings true after 65 years". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  20. "The Archers – Frequently Asked Questions", BBC
  21. "Night Vision Ministries", NightVision
  22. "Your 100 Best Tunes", Radio Rewind
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