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World's Oldest Radio Show Hits Milestone 100th Anniversary
It first aired on Nov. 28th, 1925. And there probably aren't many people left who actually heard it. It was on that Saturday a hundred years ago today, that something called "The Barn Dance" debuted on a relatively new radio station called WSM Nashville.
It soon morphed into The Grand Ole Opry and it's officially hit the century mark, making it the longest running regular radio show in the history of the medium.
WSM, by the way, stands for "We Shield Millions," because it was owned at the time by an insurance company.
At a time when radio - especially on AM - is fading, The Opry somehow continues as a popular tradition that appears to be as famous and popular as ever.
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- Hansa
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Re: World's Oldest Radio Show Hits Milestone 100th Anniversary
Americans have a tendency of ignoring the rest of the world when they make pronouncements about achievements.
The longest-running radio show in the world is the BBC's iconic Shipping Forecast, which has been running for a bit longer than the Opry
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Re: World's Oldest Radio Show Hits Milestone 100th Anniversary
Hansa wrote:
The longest-running radio show in the world is the BBC's iconic Shipping Forecast
Longer running than Roy Acuff, Grandpa Jones & Minnie Pearl?
D.D.