99.5 WGAR live

99.5 WGAR is Cleveland's country station. WGAR-FM broadcasts on 99.5 FM, is licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, and is owned by iHeartMedia, with studios in the Six Six Eight Building in downtown Cleveland's Gateway District. Its slogan is "Cleveland's #1 for New Country". On this page you can listen to WGAR live online, free.

Country music

WGAR-FM plays country music and is Northeast Ohio's affiliate for The Bobby Bones Show, with programming from Premiere Networks.

HD Radio

The HD2 channel carries "TikTok Radio".

A long history

The station signed on December 15, 1952, as WGAR-FM. It was WNCR and WKSW before returning to WGAR-FM. The call letters honor George A. Richards, founder of WGAR.

Sister stations

Sister stations include WAKS, WARF, WHLK, WMJI, WMMS and WTAM.

For Northeast Ohio

From downtown Cleveland and the lakefront to Akron, Lorain and the suburbs, WGAR is the country station for the commute, the job and the weekend.

WGAR, anywhere

Press play and WGAR starts in seconds — at work, at home or far from Cleveland. The stream on this page carries the same country you hear on 99.5 FM.

How to listen

You can hear WGAR on the radio on 99.5 FM across Northeast Ohio, 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 WGAR'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.

• 100% free, no sign-up
• Live stream, 24 hours a day
• Listen from anywhere
• Works on phone and computer