WEND
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| City | Salisbury, North Carolina |
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| Broadcast area |
Charlotte metropolitan area Piedmont Triad (limited) |
| Branding | "New Rock 106.5 The End" |
| Slogan | "Charlotte's New Rock Alternative" |
| Frequency | 106.5 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | March 16, 1946 |
| Format |
Alternative rock HD2: Alternative Rock HD3: Religious |
| ERP | 84,000 watts |
| HAAT | 319 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 74074 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°35′32.00″N 80°37′44.00″W / 35.5922222°N 80.6288889°W |
| Callsign meaning | We're The END |
| Former callsigns | WSTP-FM (1946–70) WRDX (1970–95) |
| Affiliations |
Motor Racing Network Performance Racing Network |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC) |
| Sister stations | WHQC, WKKT, WLKO, WRFX |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 1065 |
WEND (106.5 FM) – branded 106.5 The End – is a commercial alternative rock radio station licensed to Salisbury, North Carolina, serving primarily the Charlotte metropolitan area, as well as parts of the Piedmont Triad. Owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., WEND is the local affiliate for Skratch 'N Sniff and the home of radio personalities Jack Daniel, Chris Rozak, and the Woody & Wilcox Show. The WEND studios are located in Charlotte, while the station transmitter resides in China Grove. Besides a standard analog transmission, WEND broadcasts over two HD Radio channels, and is available online via iHeartRadio.
WEND began broadcasting on March 16, 1946 under the callsign WSTP-FM. It became WRDX in 1970 and began airing its own programming. Pat Heiss was the morning host.
Doug Rice (now Speedway Motorsports radio play-by-play announcer) joined WSTP and WRDX in 1977, working a variety of on-air jobs and eventually becoming morning host and program director. He also served as play-by-play announcer for Catawba College football for nearly a decade, and color analyst for Howard Platt for Catawba basketball, and he called the Rowan County high school football game of the week on WRDX.
WRDX was playing country music prior to a signal increase in 1987 that allowed the station to cover both Charlotte and the Triad. At that time the station switched to satellite adult contemporary. Late in the 1980s the station began playing more oldies, especially from the category of beach music.
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