WSM-FM (defunct)
| City of license | Nashville, Tennessee |
|---|---|
| First air date | March 1, 1941 |
| Last air date | 1951 |
| Language(s) | English |
| Power |
20,000 watts (W47NV) 66,000 watts (on 103.3 in 1950) |
| HAAT | 878 feet |
| Callsign meaning | Sister F.M. station of WSM |
| Former callsigns | W47NV |
| Former frequencies |
44.7 Megacycles 100.1 Megacycles (1946) 103.3 Megacycles (1948-1950) |
| Affiliations | NBC |
| Owner | National Life & Accident Insurance Company |
| Sister stations | WSM, WSM-TV |
The National Life and Accident Insurance Company (NL&AI), owners of WSM, became the first commercial broadcaster in the U.S. to receive an FM license from the Federal Communications Commission in 1941. Originally known as W47NV, the station operated for about 10 years, until NL&AI realized that few area households had FM radio receivers and that its commercial potential was lacking, unlike the company's television station, WSM-TV (now WSMV). NL&AI shut down WSM-FM in 1951 and returned the license to the FCC.