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    • Jan 8, 2002
    About 100 demonstrators rally at WSM's Nashville office against the Grand Ole Opry station's possible format switch to sports. On hand: George Jones, BR549's Chuck Mead, Billy Walker and songwriters Dennis Morgan, Shawn Camp and Jack Clement
    Jan 12, 2002
    The Tennessean quotes Gail Davies on the proposed switch of WSM Radio, home of the Grand Ole Opry, from country music to sports: "This would be putting country music in a nursing home"
    Jan 14, 2002
    Following three weeks of protest, WSM executives say they will keep the Grand Ole Opry station's country format. They make the announcement at the Ryman Auditorium, backed by Vince Gill, Marty Stuart, Connie Smith and Billy Walker
    May 7, 2002
    After playing Garth Brooks' "The Dance," WYNY-FM signs off the air, leaving New York City without a country station for the first time since 1973
    May 9, 2002
    The Journal Broadcast Group announces Tulsa's KVOO-AM will switch from a country format by the end of May, becoming talk station KFAQ. The station was a launching pad for western swing icon Bob Wills and Johnny Bond, among others
    Oct 25, 2002
    Comedian Cledus T. Judd begins a one-week audition as an air personality for the morning show on Nashville radio station WSM-FM
    Nov 4, 2002
    WSM Radio debuts its channel on Sirius Satellite Radio. The development means the Grand Ole Opry will be heard from coast-to-coast
    Nov 8, 2002
    The Grand Ole Opry is heard on Sirius Satellite Radio for the first time, broadcasting from Nashville's Ryman Auditorium
    Feb 1, 2003
    The Columbia space shuttle disintegrates above Texas during re-entry into earth's atmosphere, killing the astronauts aboard. Some radio stations react by pulling Mark Wills' "19 Somethin'," which references the 1986 explosion of the Challenger shuttle
    Feb 10, 2003
    John Prine receives a lifetime achievement award in London from BBC Radio 2, honoring his contributions to songwriting. He co-wrote Don Williams' "Love Is On A Roll" and George Strait's "I Just Want To Dance With You"



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