Longest running weekly radio programme - music
Who
Grand Ole Opry
Where
United States (Nashville)
When
2004
The longest running radio programme is Grand Ole Opry, broadcast on WSM Radio in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, since 28 November 1925, a total of 79 years. The show is a weekly country music programme which goes out on Saturday nights. The programme began life as 'WSM Barn Dance' in the fifth floor radio station studio of the National Life & Accident Insurance Company in Nashville. In September 2004, the show teamed up with a presenting sponsor for the first time and is now know as the Grand Ole Opry presented by Cracker Barrel.