The Grand Ole Opry Is Coming Back To Television After 35 Years

Oct 25, 2019 by apost team

Country fans will be delighted to hear that the Grand Ole Opry is making a triumphant return to television after 35 years off-air.

Broadcasts from the infamous venue in Nashville started all the way back in 1925, according to their website, initially over the radio waves and still continuing 94 years later. Over the decades the Opry took on various locations and saw performances from the likes of Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Hank Williams, and just about anybody you can think of in country music.

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Now, it’s being reinvented not just as a radio or TV show but as an entire television channel. The “Circle” network will be available in early 2020 and promises to “feature original programming centered around artists and their music,” according to a press release. They plan to bring news, documentaries, movies and of course the return of the weekly broadcast of performances from the Grand Ole Opry stage.

The name “Circle” is a nod to the oak circle on the stage of the Opry while also describing the 360-degree view of country music the channel will provide. It promises to be a 24/7 channel that will be broadcast on Gray Television stations across the country.

The wait has been long for many audiences — the last broadcast was in 1985 over The Nashville Network (now USA) called “The Grand Ole Opry Live.”

Are you excited for the return of this amazing country experience on TV? Tell the country music fan in your life about the big news.