Longest-running soap opera

The Answer:

Guiding Light, previously known as The Guiding Light, which has aired on CBS since June 30, 1952. Furthermore, it is the only television soap opera to have started as a radio show. The radio version aired on NBC, starting on January 25, 1937. Counting the radio years, Guiding Light is the longest-running show in broadcast history.

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