This station plays Leon Thomas--Mutt 20 times per day, which is ridiculous. Expand your playlist!read more

I like the music but I feel like topics are becoming more inappropriate for radio stations. I feel…read morelike on several occasions I have to change the channel while I'm taking my children to school in the am because of the content I don't want them to hear. Can we talk about things other than s*x

1029 The Lake calls themselves "Charlotte's We Play Anything Station" and yes, they do play…read moreanything. They'll flip from Michael Jackson to Kelly Clarkson and follow it with Elton John and Prince. This weekend was an all 80s weekend and the tunes were excellent though perhaps a little heavy on Billy Joel (who I like but can be over played). This evening as I drove to and from the store, the Romantics, Madonna and Cutting Crew. Yes, a lot of anything going here. WLKO is part of the iHeartRadio network. [Review 15405 overall, 908 of 2021, number 2955 in North Carolina.]

I miss the days of "Mom & Pop" radio stations, independently owned and free to dance to the beat of…read morewhatever drum solo they wanted. There were always a few creative geniuses behind the curtains, and the best marketing plan was the one with a huge shock factor. This was The End in the 90's. Passing through Charlotte towards college, I would see WEND's magical billboards with POT USA's lyrics: "Mud flowed up into Lump's Pajamas"- and knew I would do whatever it takes to work there one day. I graduated and worked there for six years. During my employment, Corporate America- in the form of Clear Channel Communications, came and bought Mom & Pop out. The differences were subtle at first, but the corporate conservative branding set in, and the results are what you hear today. The Weenie Roast was discontinued, morning shows ousted, but all changes the listeners forget after a bit. The air talent is still amazing, although it's hard to catch them with the more music, less talk initiative. Jack Daniel, who has been a key player for decades in Charlotte radio, (he gave John Boy & Billy their start in this town) was with The End at inception, and Rozak came soon after. Has WEND reached The End of their era, or is the New Rock Alternative music of today missing the edge of the 90's? I've debated over this many times, and unfortunately, find myself tuning to Lithium on Sirius much more than my beloved 106.5. I will always have a loyalty to the station that took me through my high school, college and early working years. I miss their unrestrained style and guerrilla marketing tactics that kept them a step above the sea of Charlotte radio, which is largely mass appeal.

The station was almost enjoyable 10 years ago. As time went by they really seemed to lose touch…read more They have had a tendency to seriously down grade their morning show (talent?) over the years. Each replacement show worse that the one prior. Their latest (Woody & Wilcox) are completely unbearable. Personally I can't stand to listen to them for more than five minutes. It is like they try way to hard to act like idiots. Morning shows really need to stop trying to be Howard Stern. Let's try something original shall we? I had the station on this morning after the morning show ended. Four songs in I had to change the station. They played one decent song, then the next three were not only obscure but down right bad. They are incredibly repetitive with the songs they play. They call themselves 'Charlotte's Alternative,' or 'New rock 106.5.' If this station would just focus on simply playing a variety good rock music and adopt a less talk and more music format, I'm sure their listener ship would increase. The previous review by Brian F. pretty much hit the nail on the head. The station has an annoying habit of announcing ridiculous things like, "A week from this Friday we are going to make a huge concert announcement!" And then continue to say that every half hour of every day until 'next Friday.'

This station is the best best music relaxes you and makes you feel good I like the songs they play…read moreI enjoy listening to Cameron in the midday with her commercial free 95 minutes helps me get through my mid day l like all the songs and sing along to them I also like when they play pop throwbacks during the day

Same 25 songs all day long geared to the very young female audience. Mid day DJ Cameron regularly…read moretalks over intro of songs like a college radio DJ. Got to be better than this to get and keep listeners as their sinking ratings reflect. Can we get a decent pop station in Charlotte please with decent personalities that doesn't call tired hip hop "pop"? I said please.

This place is right across the street from the Bank of America stadium. It's a great place to stop…read moreand pregame before a football game. There were food trucks in the back and lawn games like corn hole or bags depending on where you're from. They had stands outside where you could purchase liquor in addition to the regular indoor bar. There were even free liquor samples this day. There were porta potty's for your bathroom needs. It was pretty packed up until about 30 minutes before game time.

A great place for Panther's game day or for any concerts at the Bank of American stadium. It's a…read moremultipurpose venue. It's hard to categorize what it is but it is a great tailgate spot, hangout, radio and bar. It can get pretty crowded after games and close to game time. The beer bottles are reasonably priced at $6. They can have some serious lines but it goes by quick. It's a great spot to meet up with friends before a big game. They frequently have raffles going on during game day for autographed Panther's merchandise. I check it out almost every single game day! It was even a great place for a mixed drink before the Elton John concert.

"The best music ever recorded."…read more Tooling around Charlotte this morning to get my errands done, I realize that I've never reviewed my favorite radio station. Rare on the breaks and the music in between is excellent. Bob Seger. The Police. The Eurythmics. A Sunday morning "Deep Cut" radio program and a Saturday morning "acoustic recordings" program. Excellent stuff. Keep it up. "Our friends call us... The Ride."

a very good station one of my favorites is a fan of deep cut vault style classic rock. however I…read morenoticed over the last year or sohas Iraq with the ride many times do a lot of stuff down around Gastonia Trucking in and out of there Trucking across 85 a lot we're doing this Trucking gig for almost 30 years now Long haul Rock and roller... there's been a little bit of a change in the format and the music selection is kind of not quite what it was. don't get me wrong it's still rocks balls to the wall for the most part just a little bit of change though can be noticed as a long time listener for Monday first came on the air back in the early 00s I believe. compared to if you look back when the station first began some more pop stuff is starting to seep in slowly. I mean Duran Duran really?? although being from Chicago I cannot deny the fact that my home station 97.1 The Drive is the same kind of way.. it all depends on who owns the station nowadays. But as a long-haul truck driver I could say there are three great stations and indeed that I love to even just log on to sometimes and listen live to. I have trouble with radio apps so a lot of times in areas where I am but if I have a Wi-Fi I will just go right to the station and listen live even like somewhere around the country. the ride, the drive, and the original 50 year old powerhouse that's never change format never Back Down been through changes but never stop rocking 94.7 The mighty KSHE 95 out of St Louis. being from Chicago and people ask me what would you listen to those are the three I would choose but the ride is still very enjoyable and has a good strong signal you pick it up quite a ways away and your rack with it for quite the way so it's still a good thing compared to a lot of the garbage that you can choose on the radio but personally for me I have just noticed that more and more though some of the format changes to the pop kind of stuff of the 80s that you really wouldn't consider back when it first started and they were more heavy deep cut. Just classic rock but the good Vault stuff

Ew ew ew .... The work environment is so sad. Managers promising you a commission when they know…read moreyou won't make it, meaning more for them. I would never wish this position on anyone. Poor management and poor upper management. Also the president of the company only cares about himself and the terrible management skills he has that he's getting paid for lol - there are better companies out there who support their employees like gold. Not this one.

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