How GUIDING LIGHT Adapted Through the Years

A brief history of GUIDING LIGHT in sound and images with a focus on how the medium and technology has changed over the years.

1937-1952: THE GUIDING LIGHT airs on the radio as a 15 minute NBC radio serial.


1952: THE GUIDING LIGHT moves to CBS television as a 15 minute show.


1956: THE GUIDING LIGHT airs its last episode on radio.

1967: THE GUIDING LIGHT first airs in color.

1968: THE GUIDING LIGHT expands to half an hour (video below actually from 1966).


1977: GUIDING LIGHT expands to an hour.


2005: GUIDING LIGHT becomes the first soap to podcast audio harkening back to early radio days.


2006: CBS begins airing on CBS.com (other video outlets like Joost, MSN and even IMDB would soon follow). Daily recaps, sneak previews and behind the scenes footage were also added.


2009: Cable? The internet? Stay tuned.