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Jul 1, 1983
Gaylord Broadcasting announces it's signed a letter of intent to purchase all Opryland properties, for a reported $250 million. Included in the deal is the Nashville Network
Sep 1, 1983
Gaylord Broadcasting officially takes over control of Opryland, including WSM Radio, the Grand Ole Opry and TNN
May 28, 1985
Roy Acuff sells Acuff-Rose Music--including songs written by Hank Williams, Don Gibson, Roy Orbison and The Everly Brothers--to Gaylord Entertainment, which forms the Opryland Music Group
Jan 15, 1991
Gaylord Entertainment buys CMT, giving the organization a second country music cable channel to complement The Nashville Network
May 1, 1997
Former Grand Ole Opry manager E.W. "Bud" Wendell retires as CEO of the Opry's parent company, Gaylord Entertainment. A year later, he enters the Country Music Hall of Fame
Feb 8, 1998
The Tennessean runs a chart showing firms that have leased suites for Tennessee Titans games at Adelphia Coliseum. They include: Capitol Records, Gibson Guitar, Gaylord Entertainment, Warner Music and Reba McEntire's Starstruck Entertainment
Sep 13, 2000
Tim DuBois, the former head of Arista Records' country division, resigns from Gaylord Entertainment after seven months
Jul 1, 2002
Gaylord Entertainment sells Acuff-Rose Music, the first Nashville publishing company, to Sony/ATV/Tree for $157 million. The transfer involves three buildings on Music Row and 55,000 songs, including titles by Hank Williams, Don Gibson, Dallas Frazier and Roy Orbison, among others
Jan 23, 2003
Gaylord Entertainment announces the retirement of chairman emeritus Edward Gaylord. He presided over the company when it amassed TNN, CMT and the Grand Ole Opry as a central company in country music
Apr 27, 2003
Media executive Ed Gaylord dies of pancreatic cancer at his home in Oklahoma City. He established Gaylord Entertainment, which owned TNN, CMT and the Grand Ole Opry for much of the 1990s
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