WTKK
| City | Knightdale, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area |
Raleigh/Durham Research Triangle |
| Branding | 106.1 WTKK |
| Slogan | More Stimulating Talk Radio |
| Frequency | 106.1 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | March 1, 1961 (as WVOT-FM Wilson, North Carolina) |
| Format | Talk |
| ERP | 27,500 watts |
| HAAT | 489 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 73936 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°40′28″N 78°31′40″W / 35.67444°N 78.52778°W |
| Callsign meaning | W TalK K |
| Former callsigns | WVOT-FM (1961-1976) WXYY (1976-1984) WRDU (1984-2013) |
| Affiliations |
Premiere Networks Fox News Radio TheBlaze Network Tar Heel Sports Network |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia (Capstar TX LLC) |
| Sister stations | WDCG, WNCB, WRDU |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 106.1fmtalk.com |
WTKK (106.1 MHz), known as "106.1 WTKK, More Stimulating Talk Radio", is an FM radio station that is licensed to Knightdale, North Carolina and serves the Raleigh-Durham media market (also known as the Research Triangle). WTKK airs a Talk radio format and is owned and operated by iHeartMedia. Sister stations include G105, B93.9, and Classic Rock 100.7. The station's studios are located in Raleigh, and the transmitter site is in Garner.
WTKK broadcasts in the HD radio format.
The station began as WVOT-FM in Wilson, North Carolina on March 1, 1961. It shared a studio and transmitter building on Herring Avenue in Wilson with its AM sister, WVOT 1420 AM. That building burned in 1992. WVOT is now operating from an old house on Jackson Street. In the early days, both WVOT AM & FM largely simulcast a MOR, full service format until the duo was acquired by Century Communications in 1976. The FM was renamed WXYY and switched to an automated Album Rock format known as "Super Rock."
By 1980, WXYY had switched to Country music but was still automated. In 1983, the stations were purchased by Voyager Communications. A new tower, which would allow a much better signal into Raleigh, was built west of Wilson in Middlesex. New studios were set up in Raleigh.
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