WRLT
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WRLT is an independently owned and operated adult album alternative
-formatted FM radio station in the Nashville, Tennessee
market and located at 100.1 mHz. The station is licensed to Franklin, Tennessee
, some 20 miles south of Nashville.
Previously failing in modern country
and rock
formats, the current format was adopted in the mid-1980s under the leadership of Robert Horton. Since then, the format has been "tweaked" on numerous occasions.
WRLT's playlist is an eclectic mix of artists, up and coming singer/songwriters, and current music. Artists such as My Morning Jacket
, Led Zeppelin
, Beck
and Brett Dennen
can be heard on the station. Lightning 100 was the first station in Music City to play artists such as Jason Mraz
, John Mayer
, Sheryl Crow
and Dave Matthews Band
. The station, unusual for commercial stations in the U.S., has demonstrated a considerable dedication to live programming.
Programming highlights include the "Lightning Request" lunch hour, the "Local Lightning Spotlight" each weekday (featuring unsigned bands that call Nashville home), "Retro Lightning" on Saturday mornings and the "Indie Underground Hour" on Thursday nights.
In 2006, WRLT launched the syndicated talk radio show, Music Business Radio, hosted by music marketing expert, consultant, and author David Hooper, and features interviews with various industry professionals giving the listener their insight and expertise into the business.
WRLT is also home to community outreach and special events through Team Green Adventures, an outdoor adventure group with a mission to increase awareness about the environment, health, and community through adventure, and Live on the Green, a free weekly concert series on the plaza at Metro Nashville Courthouse from October through September, highlighting local artists and businesses.
Dan Buckley 10am-3pm
David Hall 3pm-7pm
Wells Adams 7pm-12am
Fred Buc 8am-12pm on Saturdays
Adult album alternative
Adult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats....
-formatted FM radio station in the Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
market and located at 100.1 mHz. The station is licensed to Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin is a city within and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 62,487 as of the 2010 census Franklin is located approximately south of downtown Nashville.-History:...
, some 20 miles south of Nashville.
Previously failing in modern country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
and rock
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
formats, the current format was adopted in the mid-1980s under the leadership of Robert Horton. Since then, the format has been "tweaked" on numerous occasions.
WRLT's playlist is an eclectic mix of artists, up and coming singer/songwriters, and current music. Artists such as My Morning Jacket
My Morning Jacket
My Morning Jacket is an American rock band from Louisville, Kentucky.The band consists of Jim James , Tom 'Two-Tone Tommy' Blankenship , Patrick Hallahan , Carl Broemel , and Bo Koster .-History:My Morning Jacket was...
, Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
, Beck
Beck
Beck Hansen is an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known by the stage name Beck...
and Brett Dennen
Brett Dennen
Brett Dennen is a folk/pop singer and songwriter from Northern California.-Biography:Brett Dennen attended UC Santa Cruz from 2000–2004, where he was a student at Kresge College....
can be heard on the station. Lightning 100 was the first station in Music City to play artists such as Jason Mraz
Jason Mraz
Jason Thomas Mraz , also known as Mr. AZ and Mr. Raz, is an American singer-songwriter. Mraz released his debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, which contained the hit single "The Remedy ", in 2002, but it was not until the release of his second album, "Mr. A-Z", in 2005, that Mraz achieved...
, John Mayer
John Mayer
John Clayton Mayer is an American pop rock and blues rock musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and music producer. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He moved to Atlanta in 1997, where he refined his...
, Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Suzanne Crow is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and actress. Her music incorporates elements of rock, folk, hip hop, country and pop...
and Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band, sometimes shortened to DMB, is a U.S. rock band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1991. The founding members were singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews, bassist Stefan Lessard, drummer/backing vocalist Carter Beauford and saxophonist LeRoi Moore. Boyd Tinsley was...
. The station, unusual for commercial stations in the U.S., has demonstrated a considerable dedication to live programming.
Programming highlights include the "Lightning Request" lunch hour, the "Local Lightning Spotlight" each weekday (featuring unsigned bands that call Nashville home), "Retro Lightning" on Saturday mornings and the "Indie Underground Hour" on Thursday nights.
In 2006, WRLT launched the syndicated talk radio show, Music Business Radio, hosted by music marketing expert, consultant, and author David Hooper, and features interviews with various industry professionals giving the listener their insight and expertise into the business.
WRLT is also home to community outreach and special events through Team Green Adventures, an outdoor adventure group with a mission to increase awareness about the environment, health, and community through adventure, and Live on the Green, a free weekly concert series on the plaza at Metro Nashville Courthouse from October through September, highlighting local artists and businesses.
DJs
Mary Brace 6am-10amDan Buckley 10am-3pm
David Hall 3pm-7pm
Wells Adams 7pm-12am
Fred Buc 8am-12pm on Saturdays