Looking for festive fun the whole family can enjoy? Explore our list of holiday parades happening throughout Eastern NC. Don’t see your town? Share it with us so we can include it! ATLANTIC BEACH AYDEN BATH BEAUFORT – PARADE AND CRYSTAL COAST FLOTILLA BEAULAVILLE CHOCOWINITY FARMVILLE GOLDSBORO GREENVILLE GRIFTON HAVELOCK HOLLY RIDGE JACKSONVILLE KENANSVILLE KINSTON …… read more »
Every Monday, we’re turning up the volume on something fresh! The Wave Music Spotlight shines on one or more of the recently added Beach Break or Riptide tracks, bringing you the latest sounds that set the vibe for your week. 🌊 Discover what’s next, and what’s making waves on The Wave! Click below to catch…… read more »
Hey Wave Riders! We’re more than just the station for the beach, we’re proud to support local nonprofits that keep our coast and waterways thriving. The North Carolina Aquarium Society has a few opportunities to learn more and help support their efforts. The North Carolina Aquarium Society is making waves with the Campaign for the…… read more »
Cold-stun season is here and the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center is gearing up to accept stranded turtles suffering from severe hypothermia. When sea turtles wash up cold and still, they’re not gone, they’re freezing. If you see one on the beach, DON’T touch it, and DON’T move it back into the…… read more »
Every Monday, we’re turning up the volume on something fresh! The Wave Music Spotlight shines on one or more of the recently added Beach Break or Riptide tracks, bringing you the latest sounds that set the vibe for your week. 🌊 Discover what’s next, and what’s making waves on The Wave! Click below to catch…… read more »
💙🌊 THANK YOU, Jacksonville! 🌊💙 Rock the Block on New Bridge St. was an absolute blast — from incredible live music by Elijah Harris and Joe Brown & The Band, to the food trucks, vendors, and family fun. 🎶🍴🎉 A huge shoutout to everyone who stopped by to say hi, grabbed some 99.5 The Wave…… read more »
Hey Wave Riders! We’re more than just the station for the beach, we’re proud to support local nonprofits that keep our coast and waterways thriving. The North Carolina Aquarium Society has a few opportunities to learn more and help support their efforts. The North Carolina Aquarium Society is making waves with the Campaign for the…… read more »
Cold-stun season is here and the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center is gearing up to accept stranded turtles suffering from severe hypothermia. When sea turtles wash up cold and still, they’re not gone, they’re freezing. If you see one on the beach, DON’T touch it, and DON’T move it back into the…… read more »
Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff, known as the original “rude boy” and a key figure in bringing Jamaican reggae to the global stage, has died at the age of 81. Cliff’s wife, Latifa Chambers, confirmed the musician’s death on Instagram on Monday (November 24), revealing that he “crossed over due to a seizure followed by pneumonia.”…… read more »
Travis Scott’s Circus Maximus Tour, which spanned six continents, over 20 countries, and more than 80 shows, has grossed a record-breaking $265.1 million with 2.1 million tickets sold, making it the highest-grossing solo rap tour ever. Kicking off in North America in October 2023 and just concluding in Mumbai, India on November 19, the tour…… read more »
After finishing her final scheduled show on Sunday night (November 23) in San Francisco, Billie Eilish took to Instagram to announce that a live 3D concert documentary of her sold-out Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour, co-directed with Oscar-winner James Cameron, will be released in theaters on March 20, 2026. Filmed during Eilish’s massive 14-month…… read more »
Taylor Swift’s album The Life of a Showgirl tops the Billboard 200 chart for a seventh consecutive week (ending Nov. 20), earning 93,000 equivalent album units on the strength of 75,000 streaming equivalent albums, with nearly 98.5 million on-demand streams. It is the second album in 2025 to spend its first seven weeks at No.…… read more »
Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” leads the Billboard Hot 100 for a seventh consecutive week, becoming her third song to rule the chart for at least seven weeks, and the first track to spend its first seven weeks at No. 1 since BTS’ “Butter” in 2021. The single logged 23.4 million streams (down 11%),…… read more »
Jellybean Johnson, the acclaimed drummer for The Time and a renowned producer behind hits like Janet Jackson’s 1990 No. 1 single “Black Cat,” died suddenly on Friday (November 21) at the age of 69. Known for his work with Prince protégés The Time on their first three studio albums – The Time (1980), What Time…… read more »
Hilary Duff is set to release her sixth studio album, Luck… or Something, on February 20, via her new label, Atlantic Records. This marks the actress/singer’s first record in over a decade, dating back to 2015’s Breathe In. Breathe Out. The album was officially announced by Duff on Instagram on Friday (November 21), along with…… read more »
During his appearance at Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw festival at Dodger Stadium on Saturday night (November 22), Donald Glover revealed publicly for the first time that he suffered a stroke during his 2024 New World Tour which caused him to cancel the remainder of his Childish Gambino dates. “I had a really bad…… read more »