WAKS-HD2

WAKS-HD2

Digital subchannel of WAKS, Akron
106.1 refers to translator W291BV, which rebroadcasts WAKS-HD2
Akron, Ohio United States
Broadcast area	Greater Cleveland Northeast Ohio
Frequency	96.5 MHz · HD2 (HD Radio)
Branding	Real 106.1
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Urban contemporary
Affiliations	Cleveland Charge Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WARF WGAR-FM WHLK WMJI WMMS (HD2) WTAM
History
First air date	c. October 5, 2006 (18 years ago) (2006-10-05)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	49952
Class	n/a (WAKS: B)
ERP	n/a (WAKS: 31,000 watts)
HAAT	n/a (WAKS: 189 m (620 ft))
Transmitter coordinates	41°16′50.2″N 81°37′21.4″W / 41.280611°N 81.622611°W / 41.280611; -81.622611
Translator(s)	106.1 W291BV (Solon)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	real1061cleveland.com

WAKS-HD2 (96.5-2 FM) is a digital subchannel of WAKS, a commercial radio station licensed to Akron, Ohio, which features an urban contemporary format known as "Real 106.1". Owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., WAKS-HD2 serves Greater Cleveland and surrounding Northeast Ohio and is the FM radio home of Cleveland Charge basketball.^[2] Using the proprietary technology HD Radio for its main digital transmission, WAKS-HD2 is also rebroadcast over low-power analog translator W291BV (106.1 FM), and streams online via iHeartRadio. WAKS-HD2's studios are located at the Six Six Eight Building in downtown Cleveland's Gateway District, while the WAKS-HD2 and W291BV transmitters reside in Brecksville and Parma, respectively.