WRLT
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WRLT
| logo = WRLT Lightning 100 logo.png
| logo_size = 200px
| city = Franklin, Tennessee
| area = Nashville, Tennessee
| branding = Lightning 100
| airdate = {{start date and age|December 1986}}
| frequency = 100.1 MHz
| format = Adult album alternative
| erp = 200 watts
| haat = {{convert|360|m|sp=us}}
| class = A
| facility_id = 24427
| owner = Tuned-in Broadcasting, Inc
| sister_stations =
| webcast = [http://lightning100.com/listenlive2.html Listen Live]
| website = [http://www.lightning100.com/ lightning100.com]
| callsign_meaning = Lite 100 (Previous Format)
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WRLT (branded "Lightning 100") is an 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. The station is owned by Tuned-in Broadcasting.
Previously failing in modern country and rock formats, the current format was adopted in the mid-1980s under the leadership of Ned 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 other current music. Artists as varied as My Morning Jacket, Led Zeppelin, Beck and Brett Dennen can be heard on the station. Lightning 100 was the first station in the Music City to play artists such as Jason Mraz, John Mayer, Sheryl Crow and Dave Matthews Band. The station, highly unusual for contemporary-era commercial stations in the U.S., has demonstrated a considerable dedication to live programming.
Programming highlights include the "Lightning Request" lunch hour, the615 each Monday evening (featuring unsigned bands that call Nashville home), the Indie Underground Hour on Thursday nights, and Lightning 100 Unplugged on Sunday mornings.
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 recording business, particularly Nashville's segment of it.
WRLT is also home to community outreach and special events through Team Lightning (rebranded from Team Green Adventures in late 2017), 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 music festival on the plaza at the Metro Nashville Courthouse during September, highlighting local artists and businesses.
Full-time DJs
- Jayson Chalfant{{Cite web |title=Jayson Chalfant |url=https://lightning100.com/jayson/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=Lightning 100 |language=en-US}} (6 a.m.-10 a.m.)
- Melissa Summitt{{Cite web |title=Melissa Summitt |url=https://lightning100.com/melissa/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=Lightning 100 |language=en-US}} (6 a.m.-10 a.m.)
- Stephanie Lesher{{Cite web |title=Stephanie Lesher |url=https://lightning100.com/stephanie/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=Lightning 100 |language=en-US}} (10 a.m.-12.p.m Weekdays; 6 a.m.-12 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m.-7 p.m.)
- Dan Buckley{{Cite web |title=Lt. Dan Buckley |url=https://lightning100.com/dan/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=Lightning 100 |language=en-US}} (12 p.m.–3 p.m.)
- Lightning Casey{{Cite web |title=Lt. Dan Buckley |url=https://lightning100.com/dan/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=Lightning 100 |language=en-US}} (3 p.m.- 7 p.m.)
Other DJs
- Keith Coes
- David Hooper (Music Business Radio)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.lightning100.com Lightning 100]
- [http://www.liveonthegreen.com Live on the Green]
- [http://www.musicbusinessradio.com Music Business Radio]
- [http://www.teamgreenonline.com Team Green]
- {{FM station data|24427|WRLT}}
{{Nashville Radio}}
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Category:Adult album alternative radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 1986
Category:1986 establishments in Tennessee
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