Wend 1065 the End

This station used to be great in the mid 2000’s when I first moved down here. Bob & Tom in the mornings and Kristin and Jack Daniel in the afternoon. I laughed all the time. It made going to work enjoyable and the drive home a great time. Then Kristin left. Then they dropped Bob & Tom and put two morons on in the morning who think they are hilarious. They are the only ones who laugh at their jokes.
The music is crap now. If I wanted to listen to poppy alternative garbage I would turn on one of the several other poppy garbage stations in Charlotte. I listened to The End for the rock music. Now the only time I ever change it to 106.5 is when The Planet is on an extended commercial break.
The End no longer serves any useful purpose and it’s only a matter of time before the station shuts down completely.

I find the woody and Wilcox show in the am not appropriate for most listeners. They are offensive and should not be on the radio. They were suspended in Alaska before they came to Charlotte. What does that say?

Just watch Twilight or the Vampire Diaries. It’s the same music you’ll hear on the End. Made me subscribe to satellite radio.

The station was almost enjoyable 10 years ago. As time went by they really seemed to lose touch.
They have had a tendency to seriously down grade their morning show (talent?) over the years. Each replacement show worse that the one prior. Their latest (Woody & Wilcox) are completely unbearable. Personally I can’t stand to listen to them for more than five minutes. It is like they try way to hard to act like idiots. Morning shows really need to stop trying to be Howard Stern. Let’s try something original shall we?
I had the station on this morning after the morning show ended. Four songs in I had to change the station. They played one decent song, then the next three were not only obscure but down right bad.
They are incredibly repetitive with the songs they play. They call themselves ‘Charlotte’s Alternative,’ or ‘New rock 106.5.’ If this station would just focus on simply playing a variety good rock music and adopt a less talk and more music format, I’m sure their listener ship would increase. The previous review by Brian F. pretty much hit the nail on the head. The station has an annoying habit of announcing ridiculous things like, «A week from this Friday we are going to make a huge concert announcement!» And then continue to say that every half hour of every day until ‘next Friday.’

I miss the days of «Mom & Pop» radio stations, independently owned and free to dance to the beat of whatever drum solo they wanted. There were always a few creative geniuses behind the curtains, and the best marketing plan was the one with a huge shock factor. This was The End in the 90’s. Passing through Charlotte towards college, I would see WEND’s magical billboards with POT USA’s lyrics: «Mud flowed up into Lump’s Pajamas” — and knew I would do whatever it takes to work there one day.
I graduated and worked there for six years. During my employment, Corporate America– in the form of Clear Channel Communications, came and bought Mom & Pop out. The differences were subtle at first, but the corporate conservative branding set in, and the results are what you hear today. The Weenie Roast was discontinued, morning shows ousted, but all changes the listeners forget after a bit. The air talent is still amazing, although it’s hard to catch them with the more music, less talk initiative. Jack Daniel, who has been a key player for decades in Charlotte radio, (he gave John Boy & Billy their start in this town) was with The End at inception, and Rozak came soon after.
Has WEND reached The End of their era, or is the New Rock Alternative music of today missing the edge of the 90’s? I’ve debated over this many times, and unfortunately, find myself tuning to Lithium on Sirius much more than my beloved 106.5. I will always have a loyalty to the station that took me through my high school, college and early working years. I miss their unrestrained style and guerrilla marketing tactics that kept them a step above the sea of Charlotte radio, which is largely mass appeal.