▁W END ▁( 1 0 6 . 5 ▁FM ) ▁– ▁brand ed ▁ 1 0 6 . 5 ▁The ▁End ▁– ▁is ▁a ▁commercial ▁alternative ▁rock ▁radio ▁station ▁lic ensed ▁to ▁Sal is bury , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁serving ▁primarily ▁the ▁Charlotte ▁metropol itan ▁area , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁P ied mont ▁Tri ad . ▁ ▁O wn ed ▁by ▁i He art Media , ▁W END ▁is ▁the ▁local ▁affili ate ▁for ▁Sk r atch ▁' N ▁Sn iff ▁and ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁radio ▁personal ities ▁Jack ▁Daniel , the ▁Wo ody ▁& ▁Wil co x ▁Show , ▁Ch uck ▁" D Z L " ▁Thompson , ▁Chris ▁Ro zak , ▁Div ak ar ▁and ▁The ▁W izard . ▁The ▁W END ▁stud ios ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁Charlotte , ▁while ▁the ▁station ▁transmit ter ▁res ides ▁in ▁China ▁Gro ve . ▁ ▁Besides ▁a ▁standard ▁analog ▁transmission , ▁W END ▁broadcast s ▁over ▁two ▁HD ▁Radio ▁channels , ▁and ▁is ▁available ▁online ▁via ▁i He art Radio . ▁ ▁History ▁W END ▁began ▁broadcast ing ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁under ▁the ▁call sign ▁W ST P - FM . ▁ ▁It ▁became ▁W R D X ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁began ▁air ing ▁its ▁own ▁programming . ▁Pat ▁He iss ▁was ▁the ▁morning ▁host . ▁ ▁Doug ▁R ice ▁( now ▁Speed way ▁Mot ors ports ▁radio ▁play - by - play ▁announ cer ) ▁joined ▁W ST