A Country superstar is moving into a prime spot on Nashville’s FM dial. Lightning 100’s Adult Alternative sound is headed for a new home, while Garth Brooks gets a frequency for a concept built around the women of Country music and local service.
Brooks’ Sevens Network LLC has agreed to buy the 100.1 frequency currently housing WRLT from Lester Turner’s Tuned In Broadcasting for $3 million.
Brooks plans to relaunch the station as FM-100 under forthcoming call letters WFLP. It will be a Country outlet with a focus on female artists and a mix of current and classic tracks from across the genre. According to his own release, Brooks first set out to build a radio station in 2025 and wanted to give something back to Nashville. The effort led him to a “Save Our Station” post from Lightning 100. He did not realize the post was dated to 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. He hired a Wiley attorney and struck the deal with Tuned In anyway.
The purchase comes after Brooks and audio streamer TuneIn, which carries no ties to Tuned In, ended their three-year SEVENS Radio Network partnership following TuneIn’s sale to Canadian broadcaster Stingray Group. The Garth Channel and Tailgate Radio signed off, while The BIG 615 stays on TuneIn through the end of 2026 without a Brooks affiliation.
The Lightning brand will continue under Bud Walters’ Cromwell Media. Listeners can find it at 106.3 and on WPRT-HD3.
Kathleen Kirby of Wiley Law is handling the FCC filing for Sevens Network, while Tuned In is represented by David Oxenford of Wilkinson Barker Knauer. The sale is subject to FCC approval, with Lightning 100 expected to remain on 100.1 until the transition.
