106.1 FM Talk live

106.1 FM Talk is the Research Triangle's talk station. It broadcasts as WTKK on 106.1 FM, is licensed to Knightdale, North Carolina, and serves Raleigh–Durham with the slogan "Raleigh's Real News, Real Talk". The station is owned and operated by iHeartMedia, and on this page you can listen to 106.1 FM Talk live online, free.

Talk radio

WTKK airs talk radio with Fox News Radio, Compass Media Networks and Premiere Networks and a partnership with WNCN television. HD2 carries sports.

Studios and tower

The studios are in Raleigh, and the transmitter is in Auburn.

History

The station signed on on March 1, 1961, as WVOT-FM. It was WXYY from 1976 to 1984 and WRDU from 1984 to 2013, before becoming WTKK, for "Talk".

Sister stations

In the Triangle, iHeartMedia also owns WDCG, WNCB and WRDU.

Talk, anywhere

Press play and 106.1 FM Talk starts in seconds — on I-40, at work or far from North Carolina. The stream on this page carries the same programming you hear on 106.1 FM.

For the Triangle

Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill make up the Research Triangle, and WTKK covers the news and conversation of the whole region.

How to listen

You can hear 106.1 FM Talk on the radio on 106.1 FM across the Triangle, but you do not need a radio at all: this page plays the live stream in any browser, on a phone, tablet or computer. Press the play button at the top, wait a second or two for the stream to connect, and keep browsing while it plays — the player stays on as you move between pages. It is ideal for the morning commute or the drive home, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.

Below the player you will find 106.1 FM Talk's frequency and home city, the genres it plays, answers to common questions and a list of similar stations, so when you want a change you can jump to another station in the same format or the same area with one click.

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