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== At least 70 years ==

* ''[[Guiding Light]]'': 72 years, 7 months, 26 days (57 of those on television), from January 25, 1937 to September 19, 2009. It ''was'' listed in the ''Guinness Book of World Records'' as the longest continuously-running program on any medium, in any genre, until the ''CBS World News Roundup'' broke its record in November 2010. It would take a listener [[Archive Panic|over eighteen months, 24 hours a day, to listen to it from beginning to end]] (although the large number of [[Missing Episode]]s from the first 40 years would make such an archive binge impossible). It may be the largest single work of fiction in human history.

* ''CBS World News Roundup'' ~~made~~ its first broadcast on March 13, 1938 as a special report on the Anschluss; still runs every day at 8:00 AM EST. It surpassed ''Guiding Light'''s record on November 8, 2010, and is now listed as the longest continuously-running program in ''any'' medium.

* ''CBS World News Roundup'' – {{Years or months ago|1938|03}}: Made its first broadcast on March 13, 1938 as a special report on the Anschluss; still runs every day at 8:00 AM EST. It surpassed ''Guiding Light'''s record on November 8, 2010, and is now listed as the longest continuously-running program in ''any'' medium.

* [[Superman]] ~~first~~ appeared in [[Action (comics)|Action]] in 1938. Many years, radio, TV and film spinoffs later he's still one of the most popular fictional characters ever.

* [[Superman]] – {{Years or months ago|1938}}: First appeared in [[Action (comics)|Action]] in 1938. Many years, radio, TV and film spinoffs later he's still one of the most popular fictional characters ever.

* ''The National Research Council Time Signal'', ~~heard~~ at 1:00 PM EST every day since November 5, 1939 on the CBC radio network.

* ''The National Research Council Time Signal'' – {{Years or months ago|1939|11}}: Heard at 1:00 PM EST every day since November 5, 1939 on the CBC radio network.

* ''[[Desert Island Discs]]'' ~~has~~ been airing on BBC Radio since 29 January 1942, making it the longest-running program in the history of British broadcasting. It still uses the original theme tune, Eric Coates' "By the Sleepy Lagoon" (with overdubbed seagull noises), and has only had four regular presenters (Roy Plomley, Michael Parkinson, Sue Lawley, Kirsty Young).

* ''[[Desert Island Discs]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1942|01}}: Has been airing on BBC Radio since 29 January 1942, making it the longest-running program in the history of British broadcasting. It still uses the original theme tune, Eric Coates' "By the Sleepy Lagoon" (with overdubbed seagull noises), and has only had four regular presenters (Roy Plomley, Michael Parkinson, Sue Lawley, Kirsty Young).

== At least 60 years ==

* ''Arbeidsvitaminen'' (''Work vitamins''), a music programme on AVRO in the Netherlands, ~~is the~~ longest running daily radio show in the world, having started in February 1946.

* ''Arbeidsvitaminen'' (''Work vitamins'') – {{Years or months ago|1946}}: A music programme on AVRO in the Netherlands. The longest running daily radio show in the world, having started in February 1946.

* ''[[Meet the Press]]'' ~~(weekly~~ on television since November 6, 1947; debuted on radio in 1945 as ''American Mercury Presents: Meet the Press'')

* ''[[Meet the Press]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1945}}: Weekly on television since November 6, 1947; debuted on radio in 1945 as ''American Mercury Presents: Meet the Press''.

* ''Sports Report'' ~~has been running~~ on [[The BBC|BBC Radio]] since 1948, ~~and~~ still uses its original [[Ear Worm]] of a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv_idtcK1-E theme tune.]

* ''Sports Report'' on [[The BBC|BBC Radio]] – {{Years or months ago|1948}}: Running since 1948, still uses its original [[Ear Worm]] of a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv_idtcK1-E theme tune.]

* ''Giro 413'' ~~has~~ aired weekly on Danmarks Radio (DR) since January 8, 1950~~. This~~ is a family program to which people donate money collected at celebrations such as wedding anniversaries and 50th birthdays. Listeners also request songs. DR in turn donates the money collected to a variety of charities.

* ''Giro 413'' – {{Years or months ago|1950|01}}: Has aired weekly on Danmarks Radio (DR) since January 8, 1950 as a family program to which people donate money collected at celebrations such as wedding anniversaries and 50th birthdays. Listeners also request songs. DR in turn donates the money collected to a variety of charities.

** ~~Danmarks Radio is also responsible for~~ ''Julehilsen til Grønland'' (Christmas greetings to Greenland), ~~which~~ first aired in 1932 as a way for people in Denmark to send greetings to friends and family in Greenland and vice versa.

** ''Julehilsen til Grønland'' (Christmas greetings to Greenland) – {{Years or months ago|1932}}: Danmarks Radio first aired this in 1932 as a way for people in Denmark to send greetings to friends and family in Greenland and vice versa.

* ''[[The Archers]]'' ~~has~~ run since 1951 on [[The BBC|BBC radio]], and is now the world's longest-running extant [[Soap Opera]] in any medium (since the cancellation of ''[[Guiding Light]]'').

* ''[[The Archers]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1951}}: Has run since 1951 on [[The BBC|BBC radio]], and is now the world's longest-running extant [[Soap Opera]] in any medium (since the cancellation of ''[[Guiding Light]]'').

* ''[[Hallmark Hall of Fame]]'' ~~(airing~~ on various networks since December 1951)

* ''[[Hallmark Hall of Fame]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1951|12}}: Airing on various networks since December 1951.

* ''[[Today]]'' ~~(American~~ morning news show, running daily since January 1952)

* ''[[Today]]'' – {{Years or months ago|1952|01}}: [[NBC]] morning news show, running daily in the US since January 1952.

== At least 50 years ==