WSM-FM (1941–1951)
Radio station in Nashville, Tennessee / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WSM-FM was a commercial radio station that was operated by the National Life and Accident Insurance Company in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, beginning on March 1, 1941. Under its original call sign of W47NV, it was described at the time as the first fully licensed commercial FM station in the nation. However, after ten years of financial losses, the station ceased operations on March 15, 1951.
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Format | Defunct |
Affiliations | NBC |
Ownership | |
Owner | National Life and Accident Insurance Company |
WSM, WSM-TV | |
History | |
First air date | March 1, 1941 as W47NV[1] |
Last air date | March 15, 1951 |
Former call signs | W47NV (1941–1943) |
Former frequencies |
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Call sign meaning | Sister station of WSM |
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Power |
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HAAT | 878 feet (268 meters) above ground |
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