On Sunday, WSM Radio in Nashville celebrated its 100th anniversary with a wide variety of programming and social media promotions.
It was the exact 100th anniversary date for the station, after it signed on the air on October 5th, 1925.
The station hosted a special Sunday evening edition of the Grand Ole Opry at 7 PM CT. The theme for the special edition of the Opry featured WSM staples, with artists like Pam Tillis, Charlie Worsham, Chuck Mead, Elizabeth Cook, Dailey & Vincent, and Old Crow Medicine Show gracing the stage.
Additionally, the station hosted several celebration shows, with one helmed by longtime morning host and Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Famer Bill Cody.
The station also featured a two-hour show hosted by General Manager and Content Director Eric Marcum, who talked about the past, present, and future of the heritage brand.
While WSM Radio is heard on 650 AM, on its app, and online, some have questioned what the future of the brand looks like.
The station is making no bones about what lies ahead. It shared a promotion campaign that shared that Sunday marked the beginning of “the next century” of WSM Radio.
WSM-AM broadcasts with a Class A signal of 50,000 watts, with nighttime coverage blanketing the eastern portion of the United States and Canada.
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