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From the late 1930s until the 1950s, this site served as WNOX's studio and "radiotorium." Hosted by Lowell Blanchard, The Midday Merry-Go-Round was broadcast six days a week at lunch time and was the most influential of the station's many country music programs. The popular show became an important stepping stone to stardom on Nashville's Grand Ole Opry. Legendary artists who regularly performed on WNOX's programming included Roy Acuff, Chet Atkins, Archie Campbell, Red Rector, Homer and Jethro, Bill Carlisle, Don Gibson, Kitty Wells, Pee Wee King, and Bill and Charlie Monroe.
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