106.5 The Lake live

106.5 The Lake is Cleveland's adult hits station. It broadcasts as WHLK on 106.5 FM, serves Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio with the slogan "Cleveland's 'Play Anything' Station" and is owned by iHeartMedia. On this page you can listen to The Lake live online, free.

Play anything

WHLK plays an adult hits format — a wide-ranging mix of favorites across decades.

HD Radio

The Lake's HD2 channel carries Pride Radio.

Studios and transmitter

The studios are in the Six Six Eight Building in downtown Cleveland's Gateway District, and the transmitter is in Parma.

History

The station signed on May 4, 1960, as WABQ-FM. It was WXEN, WZZP, WLTF and WMVX before becoming WHLK — "The Lake".

Sister stations

iHeartMedia's Cleveland stations also include WAKS, WARF, WGAR-FM, WMJI, WMMS and WTAM.

The Lake, anywhere

Press play and The Lake starts in seconds — on I-90, at work or far from Ohio. The stream on this page carries the same music you hear on 106.5 FM.

For Cleveland

From the shores of Lake Erie to the suburbs, 106.5 The Lake is the station for listeners who want variety — the kind of mix where almost anything can come next.

How to listen

You can hear The Lake on the radio on 106.5 FM across Greater Cleveland, 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 a workday or the drive home, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.

Below the player you will find The Lake'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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• Live stream, 24 hours a day
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