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Start of the Light Programme 29 July 1945
The Light Programme was launched on 29 July 1945, replacing the General Forces Programme which had run during the war. It promised a diet of entertaining radio for the civilian listener, and Director General W.J. Haley emphasised that the channel would develop as more staff and resources were released from the war effort. It quickly became the most popular service, attracting 66 percent of listeners.
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