WSM at 95, Artist Guest DJ Hours Kick-Off This Week!

posted September 22, 2020

We’re coming up on WSM’s 95th Birthday on October 5th, and to celebrate we’ve invited some of our artist friends to host special guest DJ hours on our legendary airwaves. 

Join us each week for WSM at 95, a series of hour-long guest DJ shows where artists hop on the air, pick the music, and share stories and memories about the impact of WSM on their musical careers. You’ll hear from some longtime friends of the station and some new ones we’ve made along the way!

This week on WSM at 95

• King Calaway | Monday, October 19 at 5pm/c
• Chris Bandi | Wednesday, October 21 at 5pm/c
• Jeannie Seely | Thursday, October 22 at 5pm/c
• Lee Brice | Friday, October 23 at 5pm/c

We’re announcing new hosts right here each week, so be sure to come back later to see who’s coming up on WSM at 95.

Listen on 650 AM, WSMonline.com, or the WSM app.

WSM at 95 is made possible by:

Two Chances to hear Josh Turner’s Country State of Mind Radio Special!

posted August 27, 2020

We are loving the new album Country State of Mind from Josh Turner! Coming up this week on WSM, we have two chances for you to hear the Country State of Mind Radio Special. Tune in Thursday, August 27 at 6pm/c or Saturday, August 29 at 3pm/c as we go track-by-track through the new music with Josh.

Listen on 650 AM, WSMonline.com, or the WSM app.

Join WSM for an Opry Radio Block Party featuring music from Luke Bryan and  Darius Rucker!

posted August 13, 2020

Join us this Saturday, August 15 at 6pm/c on WSM Radio for an Opry Radio Block Party! We’ll be spinning our favorite songs from Luke Bryan and Darius Rucker, before they step inside the historic Opry circle at 7pm/c. Like always stick around with us after the Opry to keep the party going until 9pm/c!

Tune in to the Opry Radio Block Party on 650 AM, WSMonline.com, or the WSM app!

What’s your favorite song from Luke or Darius?

Request it below and you just might hear it during the Opry Radio Block Party on Saturday, August 15!

Oklahoma Swing Week on WSM Radio

Posted July 13, 2020

With native Oklahomans like Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Garth Brooks, Toby Keith and so many more, Oklahoma knows a thing or two about good country music! This week on WSM, we’re celebrating the music and artists from Oklahoma with Oklahoma Swing Week sponsored by the Oklahoma Hall of Fame and Will Rogers Memorial Museums.

Oklahoma Swing Week Schedule

• Tuesday, July 14 at 7pm/c – Opry Replay of Vince Gill’s 25th Opry Anniversary featuring guests Rodney Crowell, Patty Loveless, Ashley Monroe, Bill Anderson, Andrea Zonn and the Time Jumpers.
• Thursday, July 16 at 7pm/c – Opry Country Classics Replay with Spotlight Artist, Vince Gill
• Friday, July 17 at 6pm/c – Vince Gill’s Okie Radio Special
• Friday, July 17 at 7pm/c – Opry Replay of Reba McEntire’s 40th Opry Anniversary featuring Carrie Underwood, Vince Gill, Dolly Parton, and more.
• Saturday, July 18 at 3pm/c – Vince Gill’s Okie Radio Special
• Saturday, July 18 at 6pm/c-9pm/c – Oklahoma Swing Week Opry Radio Block Party
• Saturday, July 18 at 7pm/c – Grand Ole Opry LIVE on WSM Radio and Circle TV featuring Reba McEntire and Vince Gill.

Oklahoma Swing Week is brought to you by:

WSM Remembers Charlie Daniels

Posted July 7, 2020

Join us this week as we remember Country Music Hall of Fame member and Grand Ole Opry member, Charlie Daniels. Charlie was a great friend to WSM and we will miss him dearly.

Tune in this Friday, July 10, for an entire evening of programming remembering Charlie Daniels. A special WSM Remembers Charlie Daniels tribute show hosted by Jeff Hoag will start the evening off at 7pm/c. It will be followed by Charlie’s episode of Ryman Memories at 9pm/c.

Listen on 650 AM, WSMonline.com, or the WSM app.

Watch some of our favorite interviews with Charlie Daniels on WSM

WSM’s All-American Weekend

Posted July 2, 2020

Join us this July 4th for WSM’s All-American Weekend! We’ll be spinning your favorite patriotic hits all weekend long!

We also have a special episode of “That Summer” with Jeff Hoag coming up on Friday, July 3 at 12pm/c and Saturday, July 4th at 3pm/c. Jeff will be looking back at the music and moments from the bicentennial summer of 1976!

Of course, we can’t wait to celebrate Independence Day with a LIVE broadcast of the Grand Ole Opry this Saturday at 7pm with Sara Evans, The Oak Ridge Boys, and Mark Wills! Join us before and after the Opry for the Opry Radio Block Party!

Tune in to WSM’s All-American Weekend on 650 AM, WSMonline.com, or the WSM app!

What’s your favorite Patriotic country song?

Request it below and you just might hear it this week during the All-American Weekend on WSM!

Join WSM for an Opry Radio Block Party featuring music from Sara Evans, The Oak Ridge Boys, and Mark Wills!

posted July 1, 2020

Join us this Saturday, July 4 at 6pm/c on WSM Radio for another Opry Radio Block Party! We’ll be spinning our favorite songs from Sara Evans, the Oak Ridge Boys, and Mark Wills before they step inside the historic Opry circle at 7pm/c. Like always stick around with us after the Opry to keep the party going until 9pm/c!

Tune in to the Opry Radio Block Party on 650 AM, WSMonline.com, or the WSM app!

What’s your favorite song from Sara Evans, The Oak Ridge Boys, or Mark Wills?

Request it below and you just might hear it during the Opry Radio Block Party on Saturday, July 4!

Introducing the Air Castle Community Hour!

posted June 30, 2020

We’re so excited to announce the newest show to our lineup… The Air Castle Community Hour hosted by Charlie Worsham. The Air Castle Community Hour is an hour of music that celebrates the vibrant and diverse community of creative spirits that reside in and around Nashville.

We hope you’ll join us by tuning in on 650 AM, WSMonline.com, or the WSM app!

Get to know our host, Charlie Worsham

Join WSM for an Opry Radio Block Party featuring music from Brad Paisley and Keb’ Mo’!

Join us this Saturday, June 27 at 6pm/c on WSM Radio for another Opry Radio Block Party! We’ll be spinning our favorite songs from Brad Paisley and Keb’ Mo’ before they step inside the historic Opry circle at 7pm/c. Like always stick around with us after the Opry to keep the party going until 9pm/c!

Tune in to the Opry Radio Block Party on 650 AM, WSMonline.com, or the WSM app!

What’s your favorite song from Brad Paisley and Keb’ Mo’?

Request it below and you just might hear it during the Opry Radio Block Party on Saturday, June 27!

Grand Ole Opry Celebrates Independence Day Weekend With Performances by Sara Evans, the Oak Ridge Boys and Mark Wills Saturday, July 4

Opry Performance is Part of America’s Birthday Bash on Circle Network

Posted June 25, 2020

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (June 25, 2020) The Grand Ole Opry_® presented by Humana_® will celebrate Independence Day as Sara Evans and Opry members the Oak Ridge Boys and Mark Wills step into the circle for the 4,931^st consecutive Saturday night broadcast on July 4.

Circle will be celebrating an July 4th America’s Birthday Bash all weekend including Saturday’s Opry Live, as well as Circle Sessions with Craig Morgan at 7:30 PM ET/ 6:30 PM CT immediately prior to the live Opry and Authentic America hosted by Nan and Charlie Kelley at 9 PM ET/8 PM CT after the Opry. Opry Live on Circle will be hosted by Bobby Bones, and the livestream will be guest hosted by Natalie Stovall, a member of the country trio Runaway June and a host of Circle’s Southern Weekend. Opry announcer Mike Terry will be heard on 650 AM WSM and SiriusXM. America’s Birthday Bash Fourth of July Circle programming is in association with Wounded Warriors.

Shriners Hospitals for Children, Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s will be part of the July 4^th broadcast of Opry Live on Circle.

This Saturday, June 27, Opry member Brad Paisley and music great Keb’ Mo’ will step onto the Grand Ole Opry stage at 8 PM ET / 7 PM CT.  The show will be broadcast live on Circle, and Gray TV stations, DISH Studio Channel 102, Sling TV and other TV affiliates in addition to a companion live stream on Circle All Access Facebook and YouTube channels.

Those tuning into the Livestream on the Circle All Access YouTube and Facebook channels this Saturday can watch a Circle Sessions with country artist Tenille Townes hosted by Nan Kelley at 7:30 PM ET/ 6:30 PM CT immediately prior to the Opry. After the Opry livestream, an episode of The Best of Coffee, Country & Cody will air. The episode features Rhett Akins and Marty Stuart. who join Bill Cody, Jo Smith and Charlie Mattos.

During the current global pandemic, the Opry has overcome ongoing challenges and obstacles as health guidelines and local/state government restrictions have evolved weekly. The Opry, with the help of its membership and wider artist and industry community, has continued to bring millions of fans around the world together to keep the music playing without an Opry House audience in attendance.  Embracing today’s technology, the Opry is broadcast on Circle Television and radio and streamed with a very small production team as the show’s artists perform acoustically.

The Opry’s paused shows without an audience since March 14 have included Opry members Trace Adkins, Bill Anderson, Kelsea Ballerini, Clint Black, Garth Brooks, Terri Clark, Luke Combs, Dailey & Vincent, Vince Gill, Dustin Lynch, Chris Janson, Craig Morgan, Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker, Jeannie Seely, Blake Shelton, Ricky Skaggs, Connie Smith, Marty Stuart, Keith Urban, Steve Wariner, Trisha Yearwood and Chris Young along with special guests Lady A, Lauren Alaina, Mandy Barnett, Lee Brice, T. Graham Brown, Steven Curtis Chapman, Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper, Jason Crabb, Amy Grant and daughters Jenny Gill and Corrina Grant Gill, Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce, Kellie Pickler, Michael Ray, The Scott Family, Gwen Stefani, Sam Williams, Charlie Worsham and Brett Young.

About the Grand Ole Opry

To plan an Opry visit, call (800) SEE-OPRY or visit opry.com. The Opry presents the best in country music live every week from Nashville, Tenn.  The Opry can be heard at opry.com and wsmradio.com, Opry and WSM mobile apps, SiriusXM, and its flagship home, 650 AM-WSM. The Grand Ole Opry is owned by Ryman Hospitality Properties (NYSE: RHP).  For more information, visit opry.com..

About Circle Media, LLC

Circle Media, LLC is a media network dedicated to celebrating the country lifestyle and putting fans inside the circle of everything country. Circle offers entertainment news, documentaries, movies, archival, new and licensed programming, Grand Ole Opry performances, and more. Circle is a joint venture between Opry Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of Ryman Hospitality Properties, and Gray TV.

For more details and to find out if Circle is available in your market, please visit www.CirclePlus.com  For more information about Circle, please contact: info@circleplus.com

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