Corporate Open DS/UK/8248 BBC; BBC Light Programme; 1945-1967; British radio station BBC Light Programme BBC 1945-1967 British radio station

Media; Broadcast / Radio The Light Programme was a BBC radio station which broadcast mainstream light entertainment and music from 1945 until 1967, when it was rebranded as BBC Radio 2. It opened on 29 July 1945, taking over the longwave frequency used before 1939 by the BBC National Programme. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Light_Programme International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 10/4/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 dd69869d-b665-4911-985d-d9897941a65c