{
  "id": 19568480,
  "title": "Garth Brooks Buys Frequency of Nashville’s Adored Indie Station Lightning 100",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/garth-brooks-buys-frequency-of-nashvilles-adored-indie-station",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-11T23:20:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Consequence",
    "slug": "consequence",
    "url": "https://consequence.net/2026/11/garth-brooks-lightning-100-nashville-radio/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.\n\nVariety 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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Garth Brooks Buying Spot on Nashville Radio Dial to Create a New Country Station, With a Promise to Give Female Artists a More Prominent Shot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/garth-brooks-buying-spot-on-nashville-radio-dial-to-create-a-new",
        "published": "2026-11-10T18:50:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Garth Brooks Just Bought the Airwaves of Nashville’s Beloved Indie Radio Station",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/garth-brooks-just-bought-the-airwaves-of-nashvilles-beloved-indie",
        "published": "2026-11-10T19:56:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Billboard",
        "title": "Garth Brooks’ Sevens Network to Acquire Lightning 100’s Radio Station Frequency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/garth-brooks-sevens-network-to-acquire-lightning-100s-radio-station",
        "published": "2026-11-11T02:38:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}