# WSM - Various

Heard 1940–1956. 30 episodes.

Launched in 1925, WSM became one of the most influential broadcasters in American history. While the "Grand Ole Opry" became its best known show, WSM's pop music and public affairs programming elevated it to the top tier of NBC's national network. Meanwhile, its staff laid the ground for Nashville's music industry.

## Sets

- WSM - Various (Old Time Radio): Marked Public Domain Mark 1.0 by its uploader at the Internet Archive; the record gives no basis for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/Wsm-Various

## Episodes, in broadcast order

1. [WSM - At Ease](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/7699da022e34), aired 21 February 1940 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/Wsm-AtEase-02-21-40.mp3
1. [WSM - At Ease](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/de7e629561e8), aired 28 February 1940 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/Wsm-AtEase-02-28-40.mp3
1. [WSM - The Worry Hour](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/2ac9226916a0), aired 11 March 1940 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/Wsm-TheWorryHour-03-11-40.mp3
1. [WSM - At Ease](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/4c755bf9c3cf), aired 20 March 1940 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/Wsm-AtEase-03-20-40.mp3
1. [WSM - Riverboat Revels](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/5aa6a29798ee), aired 13 September 1940 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/Wsm-RiverboatRevels09-13-40.mp3
1. [WSM - Hospitality Time](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/06a8f7ecddba), aired 27 December 1942 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/Wsm-HospitalityTime12-27-42.mp3
1. [Sunday Down South](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/a0c536317ee2), aired 11 March 1945 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/SundayDownSouth-1945-03-11.mp3
1. [Sunday Down South](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/ecf5ec96db05), aired 15 April 1945 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/SundayDownSouth-1945-04-15.mp3
1. [Sunday Down South](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/2a35f5453c5b), aired 17 June 1945 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/SundayDownSouth-1945-06-17.mp3
1. [WSM - Smoky Mountain Serenade](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/a0de004c0544), aired 23 October 1947 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/Wsm-SmokyMountainSerenade10-23-47.mp3
1. [WSM - The Mr Smith Show](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/4b0ee178c895), aired 16 May 1948 (24 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/Wsm-TheMrSmithShow05-16-48.mp3
1. [Sunday Down South](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/49a3c0290aaf), aired 31 July 1949 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/SundayDownSouth-1949-07-31.mp3
1. [Sunday Down South](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/d192e0b2d7f3), aired 6 November 1949 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/SundayDownSouth-1949-11-06.mp3
1. [Sunday Down South](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/67ecfe49f3a4), aired 4 February 1951 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/SundayDownSouth-1951-02-04.mp3
1. [WSM - Jimmie Rodgers Memorial](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/27419ec6bab2), aired 26 May 1953 (31 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/Wsm-JimmieRodgersMemorial05-26-53.mp3
1. [WSM - The Old Blue-Back Speller](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/840a8453b512), aired 28 November 1953 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/Wsm-TheOldBlue-backSpeller11-28-53.mp3
1. [Sunday Down South](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/0b8f86ed8110), aired 28 March 1954 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/SundayDownSouth-1954-03-28.mp3
1. [Sunday Down South](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/eaa791d76b8a), aired 25 April 1954 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/SundayDownSouth-1954-04-25.mp3
1. [Sunday Down South](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/0a9a235f077f), aired 25 July 1954 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/SundayDownSouth-1954-07-25.mp3
1. [Sunday Down South](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/d8a8c25e2718), aired 22 August 1954 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/SundayDownSouth-1954-08-22.mp3
1. [WSM - Push Button One](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/7d3d0360a24e), aired 3 February 1955 (58 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/Wsm-PushButtonOne-02-03-55.mp3
1. [WSM - American Ace Show](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/5848c63e182d), aired 28 May 1955 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/Wsm-AmericanAceShow-05-28-55.mp3
1. [WSM - American Ace Show](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/0337175e58a4), aired 6 August 1955 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/Wsm-AmericanAceShow-08-06-55.mp3
1. [WSM - American Ace Show](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/31c29f75d10f), aired 1 September 1956 (13 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/Wsm-AmericanAceShow-09-01-56.mp3
1. [WSM - American Ace Show](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/b50b8540de57), aired 17 November 1956 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/Wsm-AmericanAceShow-11-17-56.mp3
1. [WSM - Dreamtime - Dolores Watson - Chet Atkins](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/cefe1ccdf0db) (16 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/Wsm-Dreamtime-DoloresWatson-ChetAtkins.mp3
1. [WSM - Dreamtime - Dolores Watson Chet Atkins](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/707afbeab232) (15 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/Wsm-Dreamtime-DoloresWatson_ChetAtkins.mp3
1. [WSM - Junior Grand Ole Opry - xx-xx-53](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/00a70e5e0611) (30 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/Wsm-JuniorGrandOleOpry-Xx-xx-53.mp3
1. [WSM - The Big Sound 05-xx-54](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/8baf86ce0dcf) (30 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/Wsm-TheBigSound05-xx-54.mp3
1. [WSM - Tonight We Salute - Florence Alabama](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/wsm-various/509e2deaf04b) (29 min): https://archive.org/download/Wsm-Various/Wsm-TonightWeSalute-Florence_alabama.mp3

From the Old Time Radio collection at the Internet Archive, uploaded by the collector named.

Nothing here is called public domain on this site's say-so. In the United States, sound recordings first fixed before 15 February 1972 have federal protection under the Music Modernization Act of 2018, for most until 2067 at the latest, so most American radio of the 1930s to the 1950s is not in the public domain there. Each set shows the licence, mark or statement its archive gives, and says whose it is.