Garth Brooks to Buy WRLT Nashville for $3 Million
| RADIO ONLINE | Wednesday, November 11, 2026 | 1:30pm CT |
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 WRLT (FM-100) Nashville |
Garth Brooks' The Sevens Network LLC has agreed to buy WRLT-FM (100.1) from Tuned-In Broadcasting for $3 million, pending FCC approval. Brooks plans to launch "FM-100," a Country station serving Nashville, while WRLT's current Adult Alternative format, "Lightning 100," will move to 106.3 FM after the sale closes.
The license assignment application was filed November 10. WRLT is licensed to Franklin, TN, and serves the Nashville market. In a separate filing, The Sevens Network requested the call letters WFLP with a proposed effective date of December 25. Brooks has yet to announce a launch date for FM-100.
Lightning 100 will continue on 100.1 FM until the transaction closes. It will then move to Cromwell Media translator W292ED at 106.3 FM, fed by WPRT-HD3 (102.5). The station has operated independently for 36 years, championing emerging artists and founding Nashville's "Live On The Green" concert series.
Brooks said FM-100 will play Country music from across the genre's history, with an emphasis on giving more airplay to women from the 1960s through today. "This is an opportunity to bring the entire family of country music together in one spot ... the legends, the greats, and the future greats," Brooks said.
FM-100 also plans to carry local news and event information, including promotions for events organized by other Nashville stations. Brooks said the station has reached an agreement with Nashville Severe Weather to interrupt regular programming when dangerous weather threatens Middle Tennessee. He also plans to use the station's app to provide information to visitors in cooperation with Nashville's convention and tourism community.
Brooks said the idea took shape in 2025 after he saw a "Save Our Station" appeal from Lightning 100 and initially thought it was current. The post dated to the pandemic, but it prompted a conversation with the station's owner that led to the deal.
