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WSM (650 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station, located in Nashville, Tennessee.It broadcasts a country music format (with classic country and Americana leanings, the latter of which is branded as "Route 650") and is known as the home of the Grand Ole Opry, the world's longest running radio program. [4]
The Grand Ole Opry is a regular live country-music radio broadcast originating from Nashville, Tennessee, on WSM, held between two and five nights per week, depending on the time of year. It was founded on November 28, 1925, by George D. Hay as the WSM Barn Dance , taking its current name in 1927.
Keith Bilbrey (born August 14, 1952) is an American country music disc jockey and television host in Nashville, Tennessee.He served as a disc jockey at Nashville's WSM, as an announcer on the Grand Ole Opry, and as the host of TNN’s Grand Ole Opry Live.
The Grand Ole Opry turns 100 in 2025 - and this book shows off its gorgeous history “100 Years of Grand Ole Opry ”Book Celebrates the Country Music Institution's Impact (Exclusive) Skip to ...
Shipping forecasts were first broadcast by telegraph in 1859 and the first radio broadcast in the current format was broadcast in 1924. [4] [5] Grand Ole Opry: 99 67 by Jimmy Dickens: WSM: 28 November 1925 Over 5,000 Live country music [6] Choral Evensong: 98 BBC: 7 October 1926 Longest running live outside broadcast programme in radio history.
Lainey Wilson performs during the Opry NextStage Live concert hosted by Lainey Wilson at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tenn., Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. Tennessee Queen, Ernest Kiss of Death, Ernest
Opry Live (February 2020–present)—One hour of an episode of the Grand Ole Opry; initially aired live in simulcast with the WSM radio broadcast, [17] [11] since 2021, Opry Live has typically been a pre-recorded live to tape hour of a Tuesday or Friday Opry radio broadcast or previously televised live Saturday broadcast, allowing WSM to ...
For the first time ever, The Grand Ole Opry welcomed an announcer from far beyond planet Earth. This weekend, the Opry presented a live performance and guest appearances from NASA astronauts ...