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  • Mar 2, 1983
    Sony, Philips and PolyGram unveil their CD systems. Originally intended for audiophiles, the CD becomes the primary format for music by the end of the decade
    Mar 6, 1983
    Country Music Television (CMT) makes its cable debut. The first video to air on the channel: Faron Young's "It's Four In The Morning"
    Mar 7, 1983
    The Nashville Network debuts on cable TV. Vince Gill and Rosanne Cash perform on TNN's very first show
    Apr 16, 1983
    EMI, which includes Capitol Records, begins producing compact discs. Within seven years, the CD supplants vinyl as the industry's primary format, affecting such future Capitol acts as Garth Brooks, Tanya Tucker, Keith Urban and Lady Antebellum
    Jun 10, 1983
    The Los Angeles Times reports Gene Autry's Golden West Broadcasters is selling San Francisco radio station KSFO to King Broadcasting
    Sep 1, 1983
    Gaylord Broadcasting officially takes over control of Opryland, including WSM Radio, the Grand Ole Opry and TNN
    Feb 15, 1984
    Jimmy Bowen resigns as the head of Warner Bros.' Nashville division. The label's roster includes Hank Williams Jr., Eddie Rabbitt, John Anderson and Johnny Lee
    Mar 21, 1984
    Gene Autry's Great Western Broadcasters sells two Portland radio stations, KEX-AM and KKRZ-FM, to Taft Broadcasting, in accordance with his late wife's will. The proceeds go into the Autry Foundation charities
    May 29, 1984
    Jimmy Bowen takes over as the head of MCA Records' Nashville division, naming Tony Brown to oversee the creative department. During his time with the label, Bowen produces George Strait, Lee Greenwood and Reba McEntire
    Oct 10, 1984
    Barry and Jewel Coburn found Ten Ten Music in Nashville. The publishing company yields such hits as "Here In The Real World," "Somebody Like You," "The Baby" and "If Nobody Believed In You"




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