The Nashville Network (TNN)
The Nashville Network (TNN) was launched on March 7, 1983 from the now-defunct Opryland USA theme park near Nashville, Tennessee. Country Music Television, founded by Glenn D. Daniels, beat TNN's launch by two days, robbing TNN of the claim of first country music cable television network. TNN was originally owned by WSM, Inc., a subsidiary of National Life and Accident Insurance Company and initially focused on country music-related original programming.
TNN's flagship shows included Nashville Now and Grand Ole Opry Live, both of which were broadcast live from Opryland USA. During TNN's first year of broadcasting, American General Corporation, parent company of NL&AIC, decided to divest itself of some of its non-core companies and put the fledgling network up for sale.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------Source: Wikipedia, 2011.
