WSM 650 AM

For 86 years 650 AM WSM has been a leader in Country Radio. Visit us at 650 AM or worldwide at WSMOnline.com. http://www.wsmonline.com http://www.twitter.com/wsmradio http://www.facebook.com/wsmradio The driving force behind the creation of WSM was Edwin W. Craig. Craig had joined his father's company, the National Life and Accident Insurance Company, as a field representative fresh out of college and by 1922 he had risen to vice-president. WSM's first official broadcast day was October 5, 1925. As the eight o'clock opening ceremony approached, hundreds of intrigued Nashvillians gathered beneath the loudspeakers mounted on the corners of Seventh and Union. *** THE AIR CASTLE OF THE SOUTH *** By late 1932, WSM had joined a small, elite group of maximum-power, Class 1-A, clear-channel broadcasters. The stations new 50,000 watt status, coupled with the low 650 kilocycle frequency, made WSM a nation-spanning giant. At the heart of this expansion was a diamond-shaped, vertical antenna which was 878 feet high, the tallest tower in North America at the time.