The Grand Ole Opry is an American country music radio program broadcast from Nashville, Tennessee, beginning in 1925 as a barn-dance style broadcast on radio station WSM and continuing as a weekly live program ever since. The Opry presents live performances by country music artists before a studio audience, and its long-running broadcast has been credited with helping establish Nashville as the commercial and cultural center of the country music industry. The Grand Ole Opry is widely regarded as one of the longest continuously running radio broadcasts in United States history.
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1. Wikidata: Grand Ole Opry
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Wikimedia Foundationen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Ole_Opry, lead paragraph, founding sentence
It was founded on November 28, 1925, by George D. Hay as the WSM Barn Dance, taking its current name in 1927.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Ole_Opry, lead paragraph, opening sentence
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.
Grand Ole Opry, Description, original language
The Grand Ole Opry is an American country music radio program broadcast from Nashville, Tennessee, beginning in 1925 as a barn-dance style broadcast on radio station WSM and continuing as a weekly live program ever since.
View the Source Grand Ole Opry (Wikipedia)
In Medium: Radio, Article lead sentenceQuote, In Medium: Radio, Article lead sentence
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.
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