WTKK

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WTKK 106.1 FM Talk is a commercial radio station licensed to Knightdale, North Carolina, serving the Raleigh–Durham market. Owned by iHeartMedia, the station operates from studios in Raleigh with a transmitter near Auburn. It broadcasts in standard and HD Radio (two subchannels) and streams online via iHeartRadio. The HD2 channel carries Fox Sports Radio, and the main channel features a local morning show hosted by K.C. O’Dea (simulcast with WPTI in Greensboro). Weekday programming includes a lineup of syndicated talk shows: Glenn Beck, Clay Travis & Buck Sexton, Sean Hannity, The Ramsey Show, Jesse Kelly, and Coast to Coast AM.

History in brief
- 1961: Began as WVOT-FM in Wilson, North Carolina, sharing facilities with WVOT 1420 AM.
- 1976: became WXYY with an automated album-rock format known as “Super Rock.”
- 1980s: Switched to country; signals and studios moved toward Raleigh.
- 1984: Returned on air as WRDU 106 from Raleigh, starting with “Start Me Up” by the Rolling Stones.
- Late 1980s–1990s: Early AOR/hot AC blends, rising popularity and awards for its morning and on-air team.
- 1996–1999: Through a wave of ownership changes stemming from the Telecommunications Act, the station ended up under iHeartMedia (then Clear Channel) ownership.
- 2001: Flipped to mainstream rock as “106.1 The Rooster.”
- 2006: Switched to country again.
- 2010s: Transitioned to talk radio, ultimately becoming WTKK in 2013 with the “106.1 FM Talk” brand.
- Tar Heel Sports Network: Served as the UNC flagship for football and basketball for many years, but the relationship ended amid the Rush Limbaugh era in 2011–2021; the network moved to WPTF in 2021 after Limbaugh’s death.
- 2024: Fox Sports Radio began on the HD2 subchannel, branded as “Fox Sports 106.1 HD2.”

WTKK remains Raleigh–Durham’s local home for talk radio, with most weekday content consisting of nationally syndicated hosts and a single local morning show.