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‘Together, we’ll continue our tradition of excellence.’ WSMV4 names Bree Smith Chief Meteorologist of First Alert weather team
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - WSMV4, Nashville’s NBC affiliate owned by Gray Media, Inc., announced today the promotion of Emmy-winning meteorologist Bree Smith to Chief Meteorologist. Smith, who joined the WSMV4 First Alert Weather team in January 2026, assumes her new role today, following the retirement of longtime Chief Meteorologist Lisa Spencer.
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Garth Brooks Just Bought the Airwaves of Nashville’s Beloved Indie Radio Station
Garth Brooks is buying the radio frequency of Nashville’s longest-running independent radio station and plans to turn it into a country music channel. Lightning 100, which adheres to a AAA format and plays artists ranging from Tame Impala, Bleachers, and Fontaines D.C. to Noah Kahan, Kacey Musgraves, and the War on Drugs, entered into an agreement with Brooks’ own Sevens Network LLC, which will purchase the 100.1 frequency pending FCC approval. Garth Brooks Doesn't Let Oklahoma Forget Where He Came From in Rowdy Homecoming Lightning 100, which broadcasts as WRLT-FM, is set to move to 106.3 and 102.5HD3 once the deal is approved. For now, it will remain on the 100.1 frequency. This marks Brooks’ latest foray into the country radio market. In 2023, he launched his Big615 channel with free-internet-radio provider TuneIn. That partnership ended in September. The country singer, who has famously resisted streaming his catalog online, previously tried to circumvent the streamers by founding his own digital music service, GhostTunes, in 2014. That shuttered in 2017, and Brooks entered into an exclusive streaming deal with Amazon. “This is an opportunity to bring the entire family of Country Music together in one spot … the legends, the greats,
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‘A direct threat’: The gig economy comes for Lower Broadway
People around the world see Lower Broadway as Nashville’s identity. And its many honky-tonks allow local musicians to have a career playing live music. But new third-party apps are disrupting how performers are booked to play in those bars, placing Lower Broadway at an inflection point. Getting booked in...
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Country Star Announces 2027 Nationwide Tour Weeks After Postponing Shows Due to Health
Travis Tritt had to cancel or postpone several shows last month as he dealt with a severe bout of pneumonia. But the 63-year-old "I'm Gonna Be Somebody" singer has bounced back in a big way. He is hitting the road for a nationwide tour next year. We have all the details below.
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THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT Announces 2027 'A Hex On The Nation Tour'
Acclaimed Atlanta-based alternative rock collective THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT has announced the "A Hex On The Nation Tour", a new headline run kicking off March 2, 2027 in Asheville, North Carolina and wrapping March 28, 2027 in Nashville, Tennessee. The tour will bring the band's explosive live show, theatrical sensibilities, and unmistakable brand of genre-defying rock to fans across the country. Special guests on the tour will include ARCHERS, CREEPER, IF NOT FOR ME and FKA RAYNE across all dates.