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105.3 The Bear

The New River Valley's Rock Station The Bear is home to some of the hottest local and syndicated on-air DJs.

Listen any hour of the day or night... at the Bear, we’re always ready to rock out:
*Big Dawg Sports Talk - Weekdays 6-9am. Tune in for the latest and greatest in the sports world.
*Big Nate Danger- Weekdays 9am – 3pm. Featuring the Retro Lunch, an hour of the best 90's rock beginning @ Noon.
*DreZ - Weekdays 3pm-7pm. Featuring Road Rage, a full hour of requested rock for the drive home @ 5pm.

*Just Tunes with JT - weeknights 7pm-Midnight. JT gives you non-stop rock with limited commercial interruptions.
*Out of Order with Stryker - Sunday mornings from 10am 'til noon.
*Sammy Hagar’s Top Rock Countdown - Sunday Nights from 10pm 'til midnight.

09/03/2024

DreZ' Whiskey shelf was looking a little full, so he's sharing the spoils with Big Nate Danger on a BoozeDay Tuesday

09/03/2024

DreZ' Whiskey shelf was looking a little full, so he's sharing the spoils with Big Nate Danger on a BoozeDay Tuesday

09/03/2024

Tune in around 6 PM as DreZ opens up his whiskey cabinet and he and Big Nate sip on some good stuff from Heaven Hill Distillery, George Dickel Whisky, Elijah Craig and Buffalo Trace Distillery.

09/03/2024

09/02/2024

Be sure to listen to the Retro Lunch with Big Nate all week long to win tickets to the Freaks on Parade tour with Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Filter and Ministry at the PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte on September 11th!

For more info, and a bonus chance to win:
https://www.1053thebear.com/2024/08/31/freaks-on-parade-2/

08/28/2024

Don't miss seeing the original Jane's Addiction line-up at the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh 9/3!

Big Nate has your chance to win tickets all week during the Retro Lunch!

For more info, and a bonus chance to win:
https://www.1053thebear.com/2024/08/24/janes-addiction/

08/27/2024

Big Nate Danger brings in one of his favorite summer beverages to share with Drez...MICHELADAS!

08/27/2024

Big Nate Danger brings in one of his favorite summer beverages to share with Drez...MICHELADAS!

08/27/2024

Tune in around 6 PM as Big Nate teaches DreZ a thing or two about making micheldas!

08/27/2024

08/26/2024

Don't miss out on seeing Megadeth on the Destroy All Enemies tour with Mudvayne and All That Remains at PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte Friday 9/6 and Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek in Raleigh Saturday 9/7.

DreZ is letting you pick-a-ticket all week long at 4:20!

For more info, and a bonus chance to win:
https://www.1053thebear.com/2024/08/24/megadeth/

08/22/2024

What’s a phrase that makes you lose all respect for the person who said it?

08/21/2024

What’s the most overrated movie of all time?

08/21/2024

The legendary ZZ Top are bringing the Elevation Tour to The Salem Civic Center September the 10th and we have your tickets to score!

Listen to DreZ at 4:20 all week long to get hooked-up!

For more info, and a bonus chance to win:
https://www.1053thebear.com/2024/08/17/zz-top/

08/20/2024

DreZ and Big Nate Danger are gonna be trying out some Mike's Hard Lemonade Freeze beverages!

08/20/2024

DreZ and Big Nate Danger are gonna be trying out some Mike's Hard Lemonade Freeze beverages!

08/20/2024

Tune in around 6 PM as DreZ and Big Nate give the new Mike's Hard Lemonade FREEZE flavors a-go!

08/19/2024

Bush is doing LOADED the Greatest Hits Tour with Jerry Cantrell and Candlebox coming to the Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre in Charlotte 8/26 and the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh 8/27!
Big Nate is letting you pick-a-ticket this week during the Retro Lunch. PLUS, you'll score two nights hotel stay from Red Roof!

For more info, and a bonus chance to win:
https://www.1053thebear.com/2024/08/17/bush/

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09-03-24 Brewsday Tuesday: WHISKEYS Round 2

DreZ' Whiskey shelf was looking a little full, so he's sharing the spoils with Big Nate Danger on a BoozeDay Tuesday #BrewsdayTuesday

09-03-24 Brewsday Tuesday: WHISKEYS Round 1

DreZ' Whiskey shelf was looking a little full, so he's sharing the spoils with Big Nate Danger on a BoozeDay Tuesday #BrewsdayTuesday

08-27-24 Brewsday Tuesday: MICHELADAS Round 2

Big Nate Danger brings in one of his favorite summer beverages to share with Drez...MICHELADAS! #BREWSDAYTUESDAY

08-27-24 Brewsday Tuesday: MICHELADAS Round 1

Big Nate Danger brings in one of his favorite summer beverages to share with Drez...MICHELADAS! #BREWSDAYTUESDAY

08-20-24 Brewsday Tuesday MIKE'S HARD FREEZE Round 2

DreZ and Big Nate Danger are gonna be trying out some Mike's Hard Lemonade Freeze beverages! #BrewsdayTuesday

08-20-24 Brewsday Tuesday MIKE'S HARD FREEZE Round 1

DreZ and Big Nate Danger are gonna be trying out some Mike's Hard Lemonade Freeze beverages! #BrewsdayTuesday

08-13-24 Brewsday Tuesday CLUBTAILS Round 2

DreZ and Big Nate are gonna be trying out some canned cocktails from Clubtails!

08-13-24 Brewsday Tuesday: CLUBTAILS Round 1

DreZ and Big Nate are gonna be trying out some canned cocktails from Clubtails!

08-06-24 Brewsday Tuesday: SOUTHERN TIER SUMMER BEER Round 2

Summer is still here and DreZ wants to drink some beer! Big Nate Danger and DreZ drink some summer offerings from Southern Tier on another #brewsdaytuesday

8-06-24 Brewsday Tuesday: SOUTHERN TIER SUMMER BEER Round 1

Summer is still here and DreZ wants to drink some beer! Big Nate Danger and DreZ drink some summer offerings from Southern Tier on another #brewsdaytuesday

07-30-24 Brewsday Tuesday: FOOTHILLS BEER Round 2

DreZ triumphantly returns from his RV trip with stories and beers from Foothills Brewing to share with Big Nate Danger #BrewsdayTuesday

07-30-24 Brewsday Tuesday: FOOTHILLS BEER Round 1

DreZ triumphantly returns from his RV trip with stories and beers from Foothills Brewing to share with Big Nate Danger #BrewsdayTuesday

07/23/24 Brewsday Tuesday: SUMMER BEERS Round 2

DreZ is away, so Big Nate Danger brings Huck Was Here back into the studio (and Huck brings summer beers!) #BrewsdayTuesday

07/23/24 Brewsday Tuesday: SUMMER BEERS Round 1

DreZ is away, so Big Nate Danger brings Huck Was Here back into the studio (and Huck brings summer beers!) #BrewsdayTuesday

07-16-24 Brewsday Tuesday SCOTTISH BEERS Round 2

DreZ brought some more Scottish Beers and more stories from his trip abroad to share with Big Nate Danger. #brewsdaytuesday

07-16-24 Brewsday Tuesday: SCOTTISH BEERS Round 1

DreZ brought some more Scottish Beers and more stories from his trip abroad to share with Big Nate Danger #brewsdaytuesday

07-09-24 Brewsday Tuesday: SCOTCH Round 2

DreZ triumphantly returns from Scotland to share tales of his travels and Scotch with Big Nate Danger #BrewsdayTuesday

07-09-24 Brewsday Tuesday: SCOTCH Round 1

DreZ triumphantly returns from Scotland to share tales of his travels and Scotch with Big Nate Danger #BrewsdayTuesday

07-02-24 Brewsday Tuesday: STOUTS Round 1

Kyle brings the stouts on another edition of #brewsdaytuesday Round one sees us visiting some classics from Samuel Smith

07-02-24 Brewsday Tuesday: STOUTS Round 2

Kyle joins Big Nate for another round of stouts, this time a brew from Sri Lanka and Murphy's Draught Style. #brewsdaytuesday

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The Bear is home to some of the hottest local and syndicated on-air DJs. Tune in at any hour of the day or night.. at the Bear, we’re always ready to rock out: *Rover’s Morning Glory - Weekdays 6-11am. Personality-driven morning show based on current events, pop culture, music and humour. *Big Nate- Weekdays 11am – 3pm. Featuring the Retro Lunch, an hour of the best 90's rock beginning @ Noon. *DreZ - Weekdays 3pm-7pm. Featuring Road Rage, a full hour of requested rock for the drive home @ 5pm. *JT - weeknights 7pm-Mid. The best of new, classic, alternative and heavy rock with limited commercial interuption. *Out of Order with Stryker - Saturday Nights 10pm 'til midnight. *Sammy Hagar’s Top Rock Countdown - Sunday Nights from 10pm 'til midnight.