K105 vs WDRB+WAVE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
K105
This app provides a blend of Adult Contemporary music, local news, and community information for the Twin Lakes area. Enjoy a mix of entertainment, contests, and fun delivered through a high-energy radio experience.
- Adult Contemporary music
- Local news updates
- Community information
- Contests and fun
- High-energy radio experience
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Stay connected to Grayson County and the Twin Lakes area with the K105 app! Listen live to K105 anytime, anywhere, and stay up to date with the latest local news, weather, sports and community events. Get breaking news alerts, listen to your favorite shows, and follow Grayson County High School sports throughout the year. The app also gives you access to local contests, podcasts, event coverage, obituaries, school closings, and exclusive digital content from K105.com. Whether you're at home or on the go, everything you need from K105 is just a tap away. Since 1968, K105 has been serving Grayson County with trusted local coverage and today's best music. Download the K105 app and stay connected to the community you call home.
WDRB+WAVE
Access local news, weather, traffic, and sports from Louisville and surrounding areas. Stay informed with real-time updates, weather radar, and alerts. Submit your own stories to contribute to the community.
- Local news coverage
- Weather radar
- Real-time alerts
- Traffic updates
- Sports scores
- Story submission
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Download the power of the WDRB+WAVE right to your iPhone! WDRB+WAVE delivers local news coverage for Louisville and the rest of the Kentuckiana area. Features include: - Breaking news alerts - Live, local news headlines and stories - Live radar - Storm tracking - Sports - Video - And so much more! Also serving New Albany, Jeffersonville, Clarksville, Corydon, Sellersburg and Madison, Indiana along with Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Taylorsville, Shelbyville and Carrolton, Kentucky. This app requests location to help customize content for you. We will provide location information and information about your use of the app to our advertising partners in order to customize the ads displayed in this app and other apps you use. Please review our privacy policy for more details and for your choices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WDRB+WAVE at 4.7 against K105's 2.6. WDRB+WAVE also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (4.4K vs 10). K105's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WDRB+WAVE holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WDRB+WAVE has 4.4K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of K105's written reviews are positive against 42% of WDRB+WAVE's.
K105 ships an update every 12 months, WDRB+WAVE every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | K105 | WDRB+WAVE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (10 ratings) | 4.7 (4.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 42.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 4.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | — | #104 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Heritage Media Of Kentucky, Inc | Gray Television Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
K105
WDRB+WAVE
In-app purchases
K105
No in-app purchases
WDRB+WAVE
No in-app purchases
