Website: https://wsmradio.com/
WSM Radio is a country music radio station based in Nashville, Tennessee, broadcasting on 650 AM. The station describes itself as the birthplace of Nashville country music and the home of the Grand Ole Opry, and it presents itself as one of the most famed country music stations in the world. WSM has been showcasing traditional country music since 1925 and frames its identity around a century of sharing the voices, stories, and songs that shape country music. The station is owned by Grand Ole Opry, LLC, and operates both its over-the-air signal and a set of online streaming channels.
Services
WSM Radio offers programming across several streaming services in addition to its 650 AM broadcast:
- 650 AM WSM: The station’s traditional country music programming.
- Opry 100 Radio: A stream featuring modern country hits and emerging Nashville artists.
- Route 650: A stream spanning Americana, roots, folk, country, blues, bluegrass, and soul.
- Legends of Country Radio: A stream dedicated to classic country programming.
The station broadcasts country, bluegrass, and Americana music and is closely associated with the Grand Ole Opry, the long-running radio program that originated on WSM. Listeners can request songs through the station’s website and access shows and a broadcast schedule online.
About
WSM debuted on October 5, 1925, founded by the National Life and Accident Insurance Company. The call letters reflect the company’s former motto, “We Shield Millions.” The station became a Class 1-A clear-channel broadcaster in 1928 and increased its transmitter power to 50,000 watts in 1932. A diamond-shaped vertical antenna built south of Nashville stood 878 feet and was the tallest of its kind in North America when constructed, with its height later reduced in 1939. The Grand Ole Opry, originally called the WSM Barn Dance, launched on November 28, 1925. Over the following decades, WSM secured the first commercial FM license in the United States in 1941, launched WSM-TV in 1950, transitioned to full-time country programming in 1980, was named Country Radio Station of the Century by Radio and Records in 2000, and received a National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Award in 2008.
Location & Contact
WSM Radio is based in Nashville, Tennessee. Listeners and visitors can reach the station through a contact form on its website, which collects a first name, last name, email, phone number, zip code, and message. The station maintains a presence on Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube under the WSM Studios name. Career inquiries are directed to a dedicated careers page, and the station links to its FCC Public Inspection File through the FCC public files portal. Listeners can also submit song requests through the website.
Additional Information
The WSM Radio website includes sections for its shows, a show schedule, an about page, contests, and a downloadable WSM Radio app. A linked shop offers WSM merchandise through the Opry store. The station’s online presence brings together its broadcast streams, programming information, and listener tools such as song requests and contest entries.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (wsmradio.com).