 The Light Programme headquarters was at Broadcasting House in London. | |
| Country | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Broadcasting House, London, England |
| Owner | BBC |
Launch date | 29 July 1945 |
| Dissolved | 29 September 1967 |
| Language | English |
| Replaced | BBC General Forces Programme |
| Replaced by | BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 2 |
The BBC Light Programme was a national radio station which broadcast chiefly mainstream light entertainment and light music from 1945 until 1967, when it was replaced by BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2.[1] It opened on 29 July 1945, taking over the long wave frequency which had earlier been used[2][3] – prior to the outbreak of the Second World War on 1 September 1939 – by the BBC National Programme.[4]
The service was intended as a domestic replacement for the wartime BBC General Forces Programme which had gained many civilian listeners in Britain as well as members of the British Armed Forces.[3][5]
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- ^ "BBC Light Programme Launch". Radio Rewind. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ a b Hancock, Dafydd (15 August 2001). "Forces of Light". The Transdiffusion. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Close down of Television service for the duration of the War". BBC. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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