1962 Public Radio in Nashville begins with broadcasts from studios in the Richland Park branch of the Nashville Public Library. Designated WPLN-FM, the station is licensed to the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County as a unit of the Public Library. With a transmitter and antenna on Love Circle, the station operates 14 hours a day, Monday through Friday, at 15,000 watts. 1964 Weekend broadcasts begin.
WPLN studios move downtown to the new central library.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is created by Congress. WPLN becomes one of 73 charter members of National Public Radio. Broadcasts in stereo begin, and power is increased to 100,000 watts. The service transmits from the WPLN tower to dedicated receivers on an FM subchannel, and is housed in the Howard Office Building. WPLN adds satellite reception capabilities to receive programs from National Public Radio.