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WEND
WEND (106.5 FM), branded "106.5 The End", is a commercial radio station licensed to Salisbury, North Carolina, primarily serving the Charlotte metropolitan area, as well as parts of the Piedmont Triad. It airs an alternative rock format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios are on South Tryon Street in Charlotte. In morning drive time, WEND airs The Woody & Wilcox Show, with Chris Rozak in afternoons. On weekends, the nationally syndicated Skratch 'N Sniff program is heard.
WEND has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 84,000 watts. The transmitter is off Brown Road at Lipe Road in Landis. The station broadcasts using HD Radio technology and is available online via iHeartRadio.
The station signed on the air on March 16, 1946. The original call sign was WSTP-FM, simulcasting its sister station WSTP 1490 AM. The stations were owned by the Piedmont Broadcasting Corporation with studios in the State Theater Building. Both were network affiliates of the Mutual Broadcasting System (MBS).
The simulcast ended in 1970 and the call letters were changed to WRDX. It was still co-owned with WSTP, broadcasting a country music sound. Pat Heiss was the morning host.
Doug Rice (later with Speedway Motorsports) joined WSTP and WRDX in 1977, working a variety of on-air jobs and eventually becoming morning host and program director. In addition, he served as play-by-play announcer for Catawba College football for nearly a decade, and color analyst for Catawba basketball. He also called the Rowan County high school football game of the week on WRDX.
WRDX had been powered at 15,000 watts, broadcasting from a tower at only 250 feet. It was mostly heard in and around Salisbury. The station got a signal and tower height increase from the FCC in 1987 that allowed WRDX to cover both Charlotte and part of the Triad, including Winston-Salem and High Point. At that time the station switched to satellite-delivered adult contemporary music. Late in the 1980s, the station began playing more oldies, especially from the category of Carolinas Beach Music.
The Dalton Group, owner of WWMG in Charlotte, bought WRDX and WSTP for $3 million in 1995. It began operating the stations under a local marketing agreement (LMA).
In May, WRDX changed its call letters to WEND. With the switch, it adopted its current alternative rock format. Its core artists included U2, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam and Nirvana. With its new ownership, it moved its studios to Charlotte. This triggered several letters of protest in the Salisbury Post.
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WEND
WEND (106.5 FM), branded "106.5 The End", is a commercial radio station licensed to Salisbury, North Carolina, primarily serving the Charlotte metropolitan area, as well as parts of the Piedmont Triad. It airs an alternative rock format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios are on South Tryon Street in Charlotte. In morning drive time, WEND airs The Woody & Wilcox Show, with Chris Rozak in afternoons. On weekends, the nationally syndicated Skratch 'N Sniff program is heard.
WEND has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 84,000 watts. The transmitter is off Brown Road at Lipe Road in Landis. The station broadcasts using HD Radio technology and is available online via iHeartRadio.
The station signed on the air on March 16, 1946. The original call sign was WSTP-FM, simulcasting its sister station WSTP 1490 AM. The stations were owned by the Piedmont Broadcasting Corporation with studios in the State Theater Building. Both were network affiliates of the Mutual Broadcasting System (MBS).
The simulcast ended in 1970 and the call letters were changed to WRDX. It was still co-owned with WSTP, broadcasting a country music sound. Pat Heiss was the morning host.
Doug Rice (later with Speedway Motorsports) joined WSTP and WRDX in 1977, working a variety of on-air jobs and eventually becoming morning host and program director. In addition, he served as play-by-play announcer for Catawba College football for nearly a decade, and color analyst for Catawba basketball. He also called the Rowan County high school football game of the week on WRDX.
WRDX had been powered at 15,000 watts, broadcasting from a tower at only 250 feet. It was mostly heard in and around Salisbury. The station got a signal and tower height increase from the FCC in 1987 that allowed WRDX to cover both Charlotte and part of the Triad, including Winston-Salem and High Point. At that time the station switched to satellite-delivered adult contemporary music. Late in the 1980s, the station began playing more oldies, especially from the category of Carolinas Beach Music.
The Dalton Group, owner of WWMG in Charlotte, bought WRDX and WSTP for $3 million in 1995. It began operating the stations under a local marketing agreement (LMA).
In May, WRDX changed its call letters to WEND. With the switch, it adopted its current alternative rock format. Its core artists included U2, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam and Nirvana. With its new ownership, it moved its studios to Charlotte. This triggered several letters of protest in the Salisbury Post.