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WSM (AM) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia WSM's companion station, WSM-FM, was the first to broadcast on the FM band in the United States. The WSM call letters are also assigned to an FM station in Nashville, and were shared by Nashville's television channel 4 until 1982. National Life's entertainment assets, including Opryland Hotel, Opryland USA, The Grand Ole Opry, WSM-FM, and WSM were sold to Gaylord Entertainment Company. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/WSM_Radio

WSM Transmitter - (Jim Hawkins' Radio and Broadcast Technology Page) WSM relinquished the FM station license in 1952 as television was on the scene and FM broadcasting was no where near profitability. WSM began television broadcasting in 1950 and that overshadowed the FM. The WSM tower was erected in 1932 and began operation from it late that year and is still in-use today. hawkins.pair.com /wsm.html

WSM-FM - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia WSM-FM is a Nashville, Tennessee FM radio station. Throughout the years, WSM-FM went from being an easy-listening station called SM95 to a highly-competetive (yet usually #2) country station. It is now owned by Cumulus Media, which also operates the sales department of WSM (AM), but (as of 2005) does not own it. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/W47NV

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WSM could face changes, Gaylord says WSM General Manager John Padgett told the on-air staff that management was ''considering options'' about the station operation. Response to old-time music from WSM's many rural listeners was so strong that the show was institutionalized and elevated into a live show with an audience. In the 1950s, WSM employees were crucial to launching Nashville's recording studios, talent booking agencies and music publishers. www.nrcdxas.org /articles/WSMformat.html

Summer Trip " ( WSM history) WSM had the nation's first FM station 1941 at 44.7 mhz, changed 1947 to 100.1 mhz until off air 1951, back on air with WLWM-FM at 95.5 mhz. The WSM tower in 1932 with its diamond shape antenna was tallest in North America at 878 ft. for a clear channel 50,000 watts at 650 kc by 1932. "WSM engineers would look to other locales to perfect their recording techniques and they soon fashioned a studio out of the ballroom of the now defunct Tulane Hotel. history.acusd.edu /gen/recording/ryman.html

'Gaylord Crushes WSM Country Music Format' - McClure & Trowbridge Publishing , NASH USA WSM may be anticipating a format switch, but it's official at KYCY-FM in San Francisco. The WSM Grand Ole Opry is the historic, still running live country music show broadcast from the Grand Ole Opry Hotel most Friday and Saturday nights. Two of the biggest were the WLS Barndance broadcast from Chicago, and the WSM Grand Ole Opry broadcast from Nashville TN. trowbridgeplanetearth.com /T2/news/WSMGaylord.html

DRAFT NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 15, 2000)—Bob Meyer, vice president and general manager of WSM-AM, WSM-FM and WWTN-FM, has announced his retirement, effective March 31, 2001, after 18 years with the stations and a broadcasting career that began in 1968. Meyer began his radio career in 1968 as an account executive at WAVE in Louisville, Ky.   He joined WSM in 1982 as general sales manager and was promoted to vice president and general manager in 1987.   Padgett joined WSM in 1983 as an account executive and was promoted to national sales manager in 1984. www.gaylordentertainment.com /PC/press/press_dec15.html

Facility Management - Software Guide WSM Enterprise Asset Maintenance Management software designed and written for non-technical users by FM Innovations Pty Ltd. Currently on Version 3. FM Innovations has tailored and implemented this software into many client sites including large government and corporate contracts. Room Booking System (REM) designed and written by FM Innovations Pty Ltd. REM is a self-serve software system (via a browser or Windows desktop) that allows users to make their own room bookings in the simplest of fashions. www.niche.com.au /fm/sasguide_A.html

WSTR WSAB LP WSTR (FM) WSB WSM WSU WSPA WSYX WSVH FM WSM WSM may refer to one of the following: AM radio station WSM in Nashville, Tennessee, USA FM radio station WSM-FM also in Nashville the World Socialist Movement It could also be the initials of one of: William S. McArthur, a U. astronaut. WSTR WSAB LP WSTR (FM) WSB WSM WSU WSPA WSYX WSVH FM Non User WSTR WSTR is the callsign of two broadcast stations in the United States: WSTR FM ("Star 94"), a radio station in Atlanta, Georgia WSTR-TV The WB's television station in Cincinnati, Ohio. www.economicexpert.com /i/Ws.htm

General Contest Rules Concert tickets distributed by WSM-FM and/or 650 WSM are the property of WSM, Inc. and the station may retain possession of tickets at any time. Any prize own may be substituted by WSM-FM and/or 650 WSM for, in the station's judgment, one of equal or greater value. These general contest rules apply for any contest of any nature on WSM-FM AND 650 WSM: WSM, Inc. employees and their immediate families are not eligible to win any contests operated by WSM-FM and/or 650 WSM. www.wsmonline.com /page.asp?Page=74

Gaylord Announces Decision to Stay With Country Format at WSM-AM Archived Articles International Bluegrass Music Association IBMA.Org One of the options on the table for WSM-AM was to convert it to a sports/talk format and franchise the Opry to FM stations. According to Colin Reed, CEO at Gaylord, the company was exploring ways to expand the Opry brand and radio audience. www.ibma.org /about.ibma/archived.articles/march.april.2002/gaylord.asp

Cumulus cuts jobs at WSM-FM, WWTN - Thursday, 07/24/03 Over the past few years, much of WSM's news department was excised, WSM-FM fell in ratings and longtime WSM-AM 650 program director Kyle Cantrell was replaced. Staff changes since Cumulus started taking over operations in March have included the hiring of Lee Logan as program director and David Hughes, formerly of WUSY-FM in Chattanooga, as on-air talent for WSM-FM. Dickey said that after planned hiring is complete, the staff at WSM and WWTN will be larger than it was under Gaylord ownership. www.tennessean.com /business/archives/03/07/36483915.shtml?Element_ID=36483915

Nashville Keep your FM radio dial at 95.5 at home, work or car. www.95wsmfm.com

Nashville, Tennessee On March 1, 1941 W47NV (now known as WSM-FM) began operations in Nashville becoming the first FM radio station. Tennessee was the state that put the 19th Amendment, allowing women to vote, over the top, and the ratification struggle convulsed the city in August, 1920. www.worldhistory.com /wiki/N/Nashville,-Tennessee.htm

TAB - Emergency Alert System Cookeville: WGSQ FM, 94.7 (Relay 1) - WHUB FM, 98.5 (Relay 2) Waverly: WVRY FM, 104.1 (Relay 1) Lobelville: WFGZ FM, 94.5 (Relay 2) Jackson: WTNV FM, 104.1 (LP1) - WYNU FM, 92.3 (LP2) www.tabtn.org /eas.php

"Hometown News" Sets Off On Minivan PromotionalTour'' " Minivan is a hit song that's fresh, exciting and hits the demo right between the eyes," said Kevin O ' Neal PD WSM FM. As previously reported, after hearing the single " Minivan," WSM Radio 's program director Kevin O ' Neal immediately added the song in heavy rotation even though VFR's targeted add date is April 1. This week (Feb. 18-22), Hometown News will cruise the minivan through New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Shreveport, Jackson, Birmingham, and Huntsville before returning to Nashville to participate in Country Radio Seminar, which is the largest annual convention of country radio station programmers in the country. www.theautochannel.com /news/2002/02/21/036106.html

WSMOnline - America's Country Station Find out who will be on the WSM Grand Ole Opry this weekend. Click here for 'This week in Country Music' with Eddie Stubbs. www.wsmonline.com

Hospitality Net - Industry News - Gaylord Entertainment Company Reports First-Quarter 2003 Results A significant development this quarter was the announced joint sales agreement for WSM-AM and the sale of our two FM radio stations to Cumulus Media for $65 million. On March 25, 2003, the Company agreed to enter into a joint sales agreement for WSM-AM with Cumulus Media and to sell its two FM radio stations, WSM-FM and WWTN-FM, to Cumulus Media for $65 million in cash. EBITDA(1) was $23.0 million in the latest quarter compared to $10.3 million in the same quarter of 2002. www.hospitalitynet.org /news/4015746.html

March 1 - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch 1941 - W47NV (now known as WSM-FM) begins operations in Nashville, Tennessee becoming the first FM radio station. encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /march_1.htm

Brandweek.com Purchased by Cumulus last year, WSM has languished in third place behind Citadel Broadcasting's Country WKDF-FM and Clear Channel's Country WSIX-FM, which scored 6.4 and 6.2, respectively, to WSM's 3.7 overall share in Arbitron's Spring 2004 survey. WSM has no jingles, resembling a Rock station in presentation more than a Country station. To read the complete article, please either Subscribe or Log In. www.brandweek.com /brandweek/features/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000642283

Lodging Magazine Gaylord Entertainment Company has completed the sale of its two FM radio stations in Nashville, Tennessee, 95.5 WSM-FM and 99.7 WWTN- FM, to Cumulus Media for $65 million in cash. Gaylord Entertainment Finalizes Sale of Two FM Stations for $65 Million - Wednesday, July 23, 2003 Proceeds from the transaction are being used to fund a portion of the construction of the Company's Gaylord Opryland Texas Resort & Convention Center, the renovation of the Grand Ole Opry House, and other growth initiatives. www.lodgingmagazine.com /news_view.asp?id=1405

SBE Chapter 103 - Nashville Tennessee Due in large part to the broadcasts of WLAC and WSM, Nashville became known as "Music City USA." Their late-night clear-channel signals beamed Blues, Rock-and-Roll, R and B and, yes, even Country music, into the homes and cars of America. Nashville Radio Stations on the Web - AM WSM AM 650 - Home of the Grand Ole Opry Many believe that those two radio stations did as much to shape modern music as any other stations in the country. www.broadcast.net /~sbe103/nashville.php

BigSoccer Boards - Latest official patches for FM 2005 / WSM 2005 - FM doesn't take 100% CPU when not processing, including while being the active application. The increase from the announced size is due to the language packs being included. Sure its a bit annoying to have players on clubs in August of 2004 who didn't really get there until 2005 but the other changes make it worth that slight issue. www.bigsoccer.com /forum/showthread.php?t=163756

'Turnaround king' coming to WSM-FM - Thursday, 08/05/04 Yesterday, Nashville's quarterly Arbitron ratings book came out, and WSM-FM again was at the bottom of the local FM country radio heap. He will begin in Nashville on Aug. 16. www.tennessean.com /business/archives/04/08/55430019.shtml?Element_ID=55430019

Tennessee’s Wild Side - The Stories Bill made his way to Nashville via Lexington, Kentucky, then San Antonio, Texas, but working for WSM was his life-long dream and that dream was realized in 1994 when he came aboard 650 WSM. He eventually hung around enough to be “adopted” by the disc jockeys, who taught him the ropes and eventually put the frightened teenager on the air. Since then Bill has added to his list of accomplishments co-hosting, by co-hosting two nationally syndicated radio shows, the Nashville Record Review with Katie Haas, and Country’s Most Wanted with his Cody and Crew partner, Amie Harper. www.tnwildside.org /stories.asp?Guide=Bill+Cody

A selection from a decade of visits to tower and studio sites in the Northeast and beyond From the WSM tower, you can look north and west to see several very tall TV and FM towers, carrying with them an interesting history linked to Nashville's third TV station. On the way out of town, we saw just one station: WSM, which merited its very own episode of Tower Site of the Week. In any event, these two towers just north of Old Hickory Road are WKRN on channel 2 and the PBS outlet on channel 8, now known as WNPT ("Nashville Public Television"), and still shared with WSIX-FM (97.9), the market's country radio giant. www.fybush.com /site-020619.html

1945ass.txt The following list shows assignments in the new band announced in September 1945 for all existing FM stations. Changes made later at the suggestion of CBS and others are in parentheses. In June, the new band was changed to 88-108 MHz. www.nrcdxas.org /articles/1945ass.txt

Nashville City Paper In the Arbitron ratings book published Friday for the Nashville market, WSIX-FM was the highest-rated country station and the second-rated station overall well behind urban WQQK-FM. "With men like DJ Hall of Famer Hairl Hensley, Keith Bilbrey with three decades at WSM, and Eddie Stubbs who is an incredible walking encyclopedia of country music. "Country talk WSM – which of course now stand(s) for We Stopped Music," House said. www.nashvillecitypaper.com /index.cfm?section=9&screen=news&news_id=9273

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