99.5 The Wave… Where the beat meets the beach! Just in time for the new school year. Listeners can enter to win a 12 piece Super Tailgate Special and a 4 pack of Wave t-shirts. We randomly select one winner on the last Monday in August, and hook them up with a 12 piece Super…… read more »
It’s sea turtle nesting season, May first through October thirty-first and you can make a difference. Each year, female turtles return to our beaches to nest, and tiny hatchlings begin their journey to the sea. But lights, trash, and obstacles can stop them in their tracks. You can help protect these amazing creatures by keeping…… read more »
Planning to hit the water this summer? Sound Rivers’ Swim Guide has your back! Every week from Memorial Day through Labor Day, Sound Rivers tests more than 50 local swim spots across the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico Rivers for harmful bacteria. Sites are tested for E. coli in freshwater and enterococci in salt water — a…… read more »
99.5 The Wave… Where the beat meets the beach and your chance to win lunch for your next beach adventure! We randomly select one winner on the last Monday of each month, and hook them up with a $100 Bojangles Gift Card! You must be a 99.5 The Wave listener, 18 or older and live…… read more »
It’s sea turtle nesting season, May first through October thirty-first and you can make a difference. Each year, female turtles return to our beaches to nest, and tiny hatchlings begin their journey to the sea. But lights, trash, and obstacles can stop them in their tracks. You can help protect these amazing creatures by keeping…… read more »
Planning to hit the water this summer? Sound Rivers’ Swim Guide has your back! Every week from Memorial Day through Labor Day, Sound Rivers tests more than 50 local swim spots across the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico Rivers for harmful bacteria. Sites are tested for E. coli in freshwater and enterococci in salt water — a…… read more »
Get ready for the Beach House Party, where it’s always 5 o’clock somewhere, especially in Margaritaville! Tune in to 99.5 the Wave, where the beat meets the beach and the vibes are always just right!… read more »
Get ready to dive into Mermaid Tales on 99.5 the Wave, where every day brings a splash of excitement! Tune in for daily tidbits that will leave you dreaming of the next horizon!… read more »
The Weeknd’s After Hours Til Dawn Tour has set the record as “the biggest R&B tour in history,” grossing over $600 million and selling nearly five million tickets, according to Billboard. The Weeknd kicked off his epic tour nearly three years ago in July 2022, and it has subsequently raked in $635.5 million, becoming only…… read more »
Taylor Swift fans are speculating that she will headline the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show at Levi’s Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers, due to numerous Easter eggs dropped during her recent record-setting New Heights podcast appearance. In addition to announcing her new album, The Life of a Showgirl, Swift also dropped random clues…… read more »
During her final headlining stop on her Brat World Tour in South Korea on Friday night (August 15), Charli XCX said goodbye to that era, while also teasing her next career move. Charli shared an Instagram post featuring a message reading, “Please don’t let it be over,” on a large video screen behind her during…… read more »
Sean Kingston has been sentenced to 3 ½ years in prison over his $1 million wire fraud trial in South Florida. The 35-year-old singer, whose real name is Kisean Anderson, was previously found guilty of wire fraud back in March alongside his mother, Janice Turner, who was already sentenced to five years in prison and…… read more »
Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem notches an 11th nonconsecutive week atop the Billboard 200 chart, earning 126,000 equivalent album units in the United States over the past week. I’m the Problem initially debuted at No. 1 in May, and spent its first eight weeks atop the chart, before dropping from the top spot for two…… read more »
On Wednesday night (August 13), Lana Del Rey sparked controversy by sharing a snippet of a new song on Instagram that takes aim at alt-pop artist Ethel Cain. Del Rey captioned the post “Track 13,” and it features the lyrics, “Ethel Cain hated my Instagram post / Think it’s cute re-enacting my Chicago pose,” while…… read more »
On Thursday (August 14), it was announced that Latin music superstar Karol G will headline the NFL halftime show in São Paulo, Brazil, during the Week One game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers on September 5. The event is set to take place at Corinthians Arena, and will mark the NFL’s…… read more »
A biopic about the early life and career of late Irish musician Sinéad O’Connor is currently in the works. The project is being produced by Irish production company ie: entertainment, the executive producers behind the acclaimed O’Connor documentary Nothing Compares, alongside Nine Daughters and See-Saw Films. Directed by Josephine Decker with a script by Stacey…… read more »