The Grand Ole Opry and 650 WSM will host a
Listener Appreciation Opry <br>on as <br>the world's
longest-running live radio show returns to the Grand Ole <br>Opry
<br>House after a four-month run at the historic Ryman
Auditorium. <br><br>The show takes place March 1. WSM will
give away free tickets to the <br>special <br>Opry
performance on the air every hour, every day through March 1
<br>beginning <br>today, and the 650 WSM air staff will welcome
listeners to the Opry <br>House <br>that evening during an
extended Opry warm-up show live from outside the <br>Opry
<br>House. <br><br>Performers for the March 1 special Opry
evening will include Opry <br>members <br>Bill Anderson,
Joe Diffie, Hal Ketchum, Loretta Lynn, Brad Paisley,
<br>Porter <br>Wagoner and more. <br><br>"650 WSM listeners
are among the Opry's most loyal fans, and we're
<br>pleased to <br>be able to present our March 1 show in
their honor, said Opry general <br>manager <br>Pete
Fisher. 650 WSM and the Grand Ole Opry share a heritage
unique in <br>America and country music, and we look
forward to celebrating that <br>heritage <br>on this
special night." <br><br>"The past few months have been
incredible, said John Padgett, general <br>manager <br>650
WSM. The outpouring of support for 650 WSM from middle
Tennessee <br>and <br>around the nation has been uplifting
for us all. The loyal listener <br>base <br>stepped
up and showed their support for WSM with their
letters, emails <br>and <br>phone calls and now its time
for us to reciprocate. We are excited to <br>be able
<br>to make it possible for so many of our listeners to
join us at the<br>Grand Ole Opry House for this
special Listener Appreciation Opry."