WSM-FM (1941–1951)

WSM-FM
Frequencies
  • 44.7 MHz (19411946)
  • 100.1 MHz (19461947)
  • 103.3 MHz (19471951)
Programming
AffiliationsNBC
Ownership
OwnerNational Life and Accident Insurance Company
History
First air date
March 1, 1941 as W47NV
Last air date
March 15, 1951
Former call signs
W47NV (1941–1943)
Call sign meaning
Sister station of WSM
Technical information
Power
  • 20,000 watts (W47NV)
  • 66,000 watts (on 103.3 in 1950)
HAAT878 feet (268 meters) above ground

WSM-FM was a commercial radio station that was operated by the National Life and Accident Insurance Company in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, beginning on March 1, 1941. Under its original call sign of W47NV, it was described at the time as the first fully licensed commercial FM station in the nation. However, after ten years of financial losses, the station ceased operations on March 15, 1951.