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Mar 2, 1983
Sony, Philips and PolyGram unveil their CD systems. Originally intended for audiophiles, the CD becomes the primary format for music by the end of the decade
Mar 6, 1983
Country Music Television (CMT) makes its cable debut. The first video to air on the channel: Faron Young's "It's Four In The Morning"
Mar 7, 1983
The Nashville Network debuts on cable TV. Vince Gill and Rosanne Cash perform on TNN's very first show
Apr 16, 1983
EMI, which includes Capitol Records, begins producing compact discs. Within seven years, the CD supplants vinyl as the industry's primary format, affecting such future Capitol acts as Garth Brooks, Tanya Tucker, Keith Urban and Lady Antebellum
Jun 10, 1983
The Los Angeles Times reports Gene Autry's Golden West Broadcasters is selling San Francisco radio station KSFO to King Broadcasting
Sep 1, 1983
Gaylord Broadcasting officially takes over control of Opryland, including WSM Radio, the Grand Ole Opry and TNN
Feb 15, 1984
Jimmy Bowen resigns as the head of Warner Bros.' Nashville division. The label's roster includes Hank Williams Jr., Eddie Rabbitt, John Anderson and Johnny Lee
Mar 21, 1984
Gene Autry's Great Western Broadcasters sells two Portland radio stations, KEX-AM and KKRZ-FM, to Taft Broadcasting, in accordance with his late wife's will. The proceeds go into the Autry Foundation charities
May 29, 1984
Jimmy Bowen takes over as the head of MCA Records' Nashville division, naming Tony Brown to oversee the creative department. During his time with the label, Bowen produces George Strait, Lee Greenwood and Reba McEntire
Oct 10, 1984
Barry and Jewel Coburn found Ten Ten Music in Nashville. The publishing company yields such hits as "Here In The Real World," "Somebody Like You," "The Baby" and "If Nobody Believed In You"
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