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The Sun News
November 15, 1992

November 1992 Gilmore’s Americana Network to put MB’s opry scene on cable By: Bob Bestler You could call it a marriage between the burgeoning country music capitals of Myrtle Beach and Branson, MO. Beginning next March, the two cities will share in a $16 million cable television venture called Americana Television Network. Initially, the network’s shows will be carried via Nostalgia Network. Eventually, it will get its own satellite transponder and become a 24-hour network featuring family programming. Calvin Gilmore, who owns three Myrtle Beach theaters…
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Calvin Gilmore named South Carolina’s Country Music Ambassador
July 18, 1992

July 1992 Calvin Gilmore named South Carolina’s Country Music Ambassador All of us at Calvin Gilmore Productions and The Carolina Opry are proud to have been chosen for these prestigious awards and designations and would like to take this opportunity to thank the Honorable Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., Governor of South Carolina, and the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism an all of our many fans and patrons over the past six and a half years who have helped make this possible. We look forward to entertaining Myrtle Beach for many years to come.
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