Simba and I discovered a REAL radio station that helped inspire the fictional WSQK station in Stranger Things! 🎬📡
#WPTF #WPTFRadio #WPTF680 #WPTFAMRadioBuilding #StrangerThings #StrangerThings5 #WSQK #NetflixStrangerThings #CaryNC #NorthCarolina #VisitCary #VisitNC
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#WPTF #WPTFRadio #WPTF680 #WPTFAMRadioBuilding #StrangerThings #StrangerThings5 #WSQK #NetflixStrangerThings #CaryNC #NorthCarolina #VisitCary #VisitNC
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WPTF AM Radio Building - The Real Stranger Things Radio Station in Cary, NC!
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November 6, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Simba and I discovered a REAL radio station that helped inspire the fictional WSQK station in Stranger Things! 🎬📡
#WPTF #WPTFRadio #WPTF680 #WPTFAMRadioBuilding #StrangerThings #StrangerThings5 #WSQK #NetflixStrangerThings #CaryNC #NorthCarolina #VisitCary #VisitNC
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#WPTF #WPTFRadio #WPTF680 #WPTFAMRadioBuilding #StrangerThings #StrangerThings5 #WSQK #NetflixStrangerThings #CaryNC #NorthCarolina #VisitCary #VisitNC
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Halloween morning at the WPTF Weekend Gardener Show…
October 31, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Halloween morning at the WPTF Weekend Gardener Show…
I don't think I've ever seen this one. When I was on Facebook, I was in a WQDR group there run by some of the former DJ's and they had so many great stories and videos from the era. I was listening to WPTF the night it switched to WQDR and listened to it until the day it went country.
September 30, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I don't think I've ever seen this one. When I was on Facebook, I was in a WQDR group there run by some of the former DJ's and they had so many great stories and videos from the era. I was listening to WPTF the night it switched to WQDR and listened to it until the day it went country.
(4/4) Stations like QDR only come along once in a lifetime. They were not flawless but they did achieve a remarkable merging of music, air personalities, and community. Link below to a segment WPTF did on QDR’s sign off in 1984.
#WQDR
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#WQDR
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September 6, 2026 at 4:06 AM
(4/4) Stations like QDR only come along once in a lifetime. They were not flawless but they did achieve a remarkable merging of music, air personalities, and community. Link below to a segment WPTF did on QDR’s sign off in 1984.
#WQDR
youtu.be/UWWx48hw22g
#WQDR
youtu.be/UWWx48hw22g
Trout lily offers early sign of spring in North Carolina
https://www.allforgardening.com/1939189/trout-lily-offers-early-sign-of-spring-in-north-carolina/
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener Many of us have various and sundry lilies in our landscapes. There are “Tiger,” “Crinum,” “Asiatic” and …
https://www.allforgardening.com/1939189/trout-lily-offers-early-sign-of-spring-in-north-carolina/
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener Many of us have various and sundry lilies in our landscapes. There are “Tiger,” “Crinum,” “Asiatic” and …
Trout lily offers early sign of spring in North Carolina - All For Gardening
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener
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September 5, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Trout lily offers early sign of spring in North Carolina
https://www.allforgardening.com/1939189/trout-lily-offers-early-sign-of-spring-in-north-carolina/
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener Many of us have various and sundry lilies in our landscapes. There are “Tiger,” “Crinum,” “Asiatic” and …
https://www.allforgardening.com/1939189/trout-lily-offers-early-sign-of-spring-in-north-carolina/
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener Many of us have various and sundry lilies in our landscapes. There are “Tiger,” “Crinum,” “Asiatic” and …
So far tonight, I've gotten:
540 WETC — Wendell/Zebulon
650 WSM — Nashville
680 WPTF — Raleigh
700 WLW — Cincinnati
840 WHAS — Louisville
880 WHSQ/ESPN — New York
990 WNML — Knoxville
1060 KYW — Philadelphia
1100 WTAM — Cleveland
1170 WWVA — Wheeling
1220 WHKW — Cleveland
540 WETC — Wendell/Zebulon
650 WSM — Nashville
680 WPTF — Raleigh
700 WLW — Cincinnati
840 WHAS — Louisville
880 WHSQ/ESPN — New York
990 WNML — Knoxville
1060 KYW — Philadelphia
1100 WTAM — Cleveland
1170 WWVA — Wheeling
1220 WHKW — Cleveland
August 19, 2026 at 3:18 AM
So far tonight, I've gotten:
540 WETC — Wendell/Zebulon
650 WSM — Nashville
680 WPTF — Raleigh
700 WLW — Cincinnati
840 WHAS — Louisville
880 WHSQ/ESPN — New York
990 WNML — Knoxville
1060 KYW — Philadelphia
1100 WTAM — Cleveland
1170 WWVA — Wheeling
1220 WHKW — Cleveland
540 WETC — Wendell/Zebulon
650 WSM — Nashville
680 WPTF — Raleigh
700 WLW — Cincinnati
840 WHAS — Louisville
880 WHSQ/ESPN — New York
990 WNML — Knoxville
1060 KYW — Philadelphia
1100 WTAM — Cleveland
1170 WWVA — Wheeling
1220 WHKW — Cleveland
Season 5 of Stranger Things, the popular Netflix series, centers around fictional station WSQK. 📡
The former home of WPTF, where its AM signal transmits, may look familiar to you.
Earlier this year, Elle Kehres profiled the Cary, N.C, site with the help of historian Heather Leah.
The former home of WPTF, where its AM signal transmits, may look familiar to you.
Earlier this year, Elle Kehres profiled the Cary, N.C, site with the help of historian Heather Leah.
WPTF's Transmitter Site Is Host to a Radio Time Capsule - Radio World
If there's one thing our readers love, it's radio history — especially if that history is combined with a healthy dose of nostalgic tech.
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December 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Season 5 of Stranger Things, the popular Netflix series, centers around fictional station WSQK. 📡
The former home of WPTF, where its AM signal transmits, may look familiar to you.
Earlier this year, Elle Kehres profiled the Cary, N.C, site with the help of historian Heather Leah.
The former home of WPTF, where its AM signal transmits, may look familiar to you.
Earlier this year, Elle Kehres profiled the Cary, N.C, site with the help of historian Heather Leah.
The abandoned studio next to WPTF(AM)'s Raleigh, N.C., transmitter building was the subject of a recent profile by Heather Leah of NC Hidden History. She took a tour, ranging from a glass-enclosed studios to a bomb shelter.
Elle Kehres tells us more: 👇
#radio
www.radioworld.com/tech-and-gea...
Elle Kehres tells us more: 👇
#radio
www.radioworld.com/tech-and-gea...
WPTF's Transmitter Site Is Host to a Radio Time Capsule - Radio World
If there's one thing our readers love, it's radio history — especially if that history is combined with a healthy dose of nostalgic tech.
www.radioworld.com
January 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The abandoned studio next to WPTF(AM)'s Raleigh, N.C., transmitter building was the subject of a recent profile by Heather Leah of NC Hidden History. She took a tour, ranging from a glass-enclosed studios to a bomb shelter.
Elle Kehres tells us more: 👇
#radio
www.radioworld.com/tech-and-gea...
Elle Kehres tells us more: 👇
#radio
www.radioworld.com/tech-and-gea...
Winter isn't over yet!
Durham Fire Department Chief Robert Zoldos told WPTF more fires occur when we see snow.
Listen to this interview with steps you can take around the house to prevent a fire and avoid injury.
https://rss.com/podcasts/wptf-morning-show/2513707/
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Durham Fire Department Chief Robert Zoldos told WPTF more fires occur when we see snow.
Listen to this interview with steps you can take around the house to prevent a fire and avoid injury.
https://rss.com/podcasts/wptf-morning-show/2513707/
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Durham Fire Chief Robert Zoldos on winter weather safety | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
Chief Robert Zoldos shares critical winter weather safety tips, including fire prevention, heating hazards and how to stay safe during cold conditions.
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February 3, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Winter isn't over yet!
Durham Fire Department Chief Robert Zoldos told WPTF more fires occur when we see snow.
Listen to this interview with steps you can take around the house to prevent a fire and avoid injury.
https://rss.com/podcasts/wptf-morning-show/2513707/
❄️
Durham Fire Department Chief Robert Zoldos told WPTF more fires occur when we see snow.
Listen to this interview with steps you can take around the house to prevent a fire and avoid injury.
https://rss.com/podcasts/wptf-morning-show/2513707/
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My fifth appearance on the WPTF Weekend Gardener...
Can't believe they keep inviting me back!!! 🤔🤣🤪
I did get to do a little weather play by play on this morning's show with the spotty showers.
Always a good time hanging out with these good folks.
#SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #WPTF
Can't believe they keep inviting me back!!! 🤔🤣🤪
I did get to do a little weather play by play on this morning's show with the spotty showers.
Always a good time hanging out with these good folks.
#SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #WPTF
May 9, 2026 at 4:48 PM
My fifth appearance on the WPTF Weekend Gardener...
Can't believe they keep inviting me back!!! 🤔🤣🤪
I did get to do a little weather play by play on this morning's show with the spotty showers.
Always a good time hanging out with these good folks.
#SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #WPTF
Can't believe they keep inviting me back!!! 🤔🤣🤪
I did get to do a little weather play by play on this morning's show with the spotty showers.
Always a good time hanging out with these good folks.
#SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #WPTF
Join us on the WPTF Weekend Gardener from Campbell Road Nursery…
May 9, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Join us on the WPTF Weekend Gardener from Campbell Road Nursery…
My times on the WPTF Weekend Gardener...
I get to hang out with some good folks, I always learn something new and you just never know what Rufus will do.
Not to mention... Strawberry season is starting up!
#SpectrumNews1 #WPTFWeekendGardener
I get to hang out with some good folks, I always learn something new and you just never know what Rufus will do.
Not to mention... Strawberry season is starting up!
#SpectrumNews1 #WPTFWeekendGardener
April 4, 2026 at 4:49 PM
My times on the WPTF Weekend Gardener...
I get to hang out with some good folks, I always learn something new and you just never know what Rufus will do.
Not to mention... Strawberry season is starting up!
#SpectrumNews1 #WPTFWeekendGardener
I get to hang out with some good folks, I always learn something new and you just never know what Rufus will do.
Not to mention... Strawberry season is starting up!
#SpectrumNews1 #WPTFWeekendGardener
Join us on the WPTF Weekend Gardener this morning… We’re at the North Carolina Farmer’s Market.
April 4, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Join us on the WPTF Weekend Gardener this morning… We’re at the North Carolina Farmer’s Market.
We were definitely in the Christmas spirit on the WPTF Weekend Gardener this weekend… #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
We were definitely in the Christmas spirit on the WPTF Weekend Gardener this weekend… #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx
December 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
On Saturday's WPTF Weekend Gardener. Mike Raley & Rufus Edmisten are NOT fans of kale. I'll be bringing my favorite kale recipe!
Will they like it or hate it?
Will they run me out of the building?
Will they regret letting me in the building?
Find out starting at 8am Saturday on WPTF!!!
Will they like it or hate it?
Will they run me out of the building?
Will they regret letting me in the building?
Find out starting at 8am Saturday on WPTF!!!
November 15, 2025 at 1:23 AM
On Saturday's WPTF Weekend Gardener. Mike Raley & Rufus Edmisten are NOT fans of kale. I'll be bringing my favorite kale recipe!
Will they like it or hate it?
Will they run me out of the building?
Will they regret letting me in the building?
Find out starting at 8am Saturday on WPTF!!!
Will they like it or hate it?
Will they run me out of the building?
Will they regret letting me in the building?
Find out starting at 8am Saturday on WPTF!!!
Let’s talk gardening on WPTF… #SpectrumNews1 #WPTF
August 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Let’s talk gardening on WPTF… #SpectrumNews1 #WPTF
Looking forward to being a guest on the Weekend Gardner on WPTF radio on Saturday morning with Mike Raley & Rufus Edmisten... We're going to be talking gardening, of course, and we may even talk about the weather. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #WPTF #WeekendGardener
Weekend Gardener - WPTF-AM
Saturdays 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. The WPTF Weekend Gardener is an award-winning radio talk show that has been on the air for over 30 years and answers all of your gardening questions. Powered by: Open ...
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August 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Looking forward to being a guest on the Weekend Gardner on WPTF radio on Saturday morning with Mike Raley & Rufus Edmisten... We're going to be talking gardening, of course, and we may even talk about the weather. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #WPTF #WeekendGardener
Did you know public school teachers are buying their kids prom dresses?
In an interview with WPTF Afternoon News, Beacon Voice and former teacher of the year Kimberly Jones told the story of how teachers are providing dignity for their students, well beyond their responsibility in the classroom.
In an interview with WPTF Afternoon News, Beacon Voice and former teacher of the year Kimberly Jones told the story of how teachers are providing dignity for their students, well beyond their responsibility in the classroom.
May 1, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Did you know public school teachers are buying their kids prom dresses?
In an interview with WPTF Afternoon News, Beacon Voice and former teacher of the year Kimberly Jones told the story of how teachers are providing dignity for their students, well beyond their responsibility in the classroom.
In an interview with WPTF Afternoon News, Beacon Voice and former teacher of the year Kimberly Jones told the story of how teachers are providing dignity for their students, well beyond their responsibility in the classroom.
