106.5 The Lake

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106.5 The Lake (call sign: WHLK) is a commercial adult hits radio station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, and serving the Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio metropolitan region. The station's history dates back to its original launch on May 4, 1960, as WABQ-FM. Over the decades, the frequency has undergone multiple call sign and format changes, operating as ethnic-formatted WXEN, rock-oriented WZZP, adult contemporary WLTF, and long-running soft rock/adult contemporary favorite WMVX ('Mix 106.5'). In 2011, iHeartMedia rebranded the station as WHLK '106.5 The Lake', shifting its focus to an eclectic, crowd-pleasing adult hits format. The station's programming format is built around a vast playlist of familiar pop, rock, and dance hits spanning from the 1970s through the 2000s, heavily leaning into iconic 1980s classics. Listeners tuning into 106.5 The Lake enjoy a dynamic mix of upbeat tracks from legendary acts such as Def Leppard, Van Halen, Journey, Bon Jovi, and Michael Jackson. Designed as an appealing, wide-appeal background and active listening station, it delivers engaging localized content, commercial-minimized music blocks, and fun community contests tailored for adults across Northeast Ohio. Broadcasting from studios located in downtown Cleveland's Gateway District (with corporate office support in Independence, Ohio) and transmitting from a tower sited in Parma, WHLK covers the entire Cleveland-Akron-Canton radio market. In addition to its primary analog FM signal, 106.5 The Lake broadcasts via HD Radio subchannels—including carrying iHeartRadio's Pride Radio on its HD2 feed—and maintains global reach through online web streaming platforms and the iHeartRadio mobile application.

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