Garth Brooks Buys Frequency of Nashville’s Adored Indie Station Lightning 100

Garth Brooks’ Sevens Network LLC has reached an agreement to purchase the 100.1 FM frequency currently used by WRLT-FM, Nashville’s long-running independent alternative station Lightning 100. The deal was announced on Tuesday, Nov. 10, by Tuned In Broadcasting, Inc./Lightning 100 and remains pending approval from the Federal Communications Commission.

Variety reports that Brooks intends to use the acquisition to establish a new country station featuring a mix of historically established artists and younger performers. Rolling Stone notes the transition will shift the frequency from hosting artists such as Fontaines D.C. and The War on Drugs to a country music format.

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