Play Episode

November 28, 1925. A radio station in Nashville, Tennessee launches the first live broadcast of the Grand Ole Opry, popularizing country and western music across the United States, and turning Nashville into the country music capital of the world. This episode originally aired in 2022.

Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more.

History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser.

Go to HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Listen to History Daily The Grand Ole Opry Goes Live on the Radio

Find your next history podcast

Over 600 podcast episodes covering everything from Alexander the Great to the fridge.

When you subscribe to new episodes will be downloaded to your podcast player for free.

Step Two

Click the follow button on the player show page.

Remember you can always listen to your favourite Noiser podcasts on this website.