Opryland USA was a theme park in suburban Nashville, Tennessee. It operated seasonally from 1972 to 1997, and for a special Christmas-themed engagement every December from 1993 to 1997. During the late 1980s, nearly 2.5 million people visited the park annually. Billed as the "Home of American Music", Opryland USA featured a large number of musical shows along with typical amusement park rides, such as roller coasters.
Opryland USA logo from 1972 to the late 1980s
The General Jackson Showboat opened in 1985 as an Opryland attraction
The Delta atrium opened at the Opryland Hotel in 1996
The Rock n' Roller Coaster, now named Canyon Blaster, was moved to The Great Escape in 2003
WSM is a commercial AM radio station, located in Nashville, Tennessee. It broadcasts a country music format and is known as the home of the Grand Ole Opry, the world's longest running radio program. The station is owned Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. WSM currently operates out of the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, and visitors to the hotel may look into the studio 24 hours a day, provided the curtains are open, which they usually are.
WSM (AM)
Hank Williams and the Drifting Cowboys performing at WSM in 1951
WSM's "fishbowl" studio inside the Gaylord Opryland hotel
WSM's transmitter facility and Blaw-Knox tower, located just south of Nashville along Interstate 65 in Brentwood, Tennessee
