Listen for your chance to win a trip to Nashville’s first ever PRCA Rodeo, featuring the world’s top pro rodeo athletes and performances by Reba, Jelly Roll, and Tim McGraw!… More
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Win a Trip to Live in the Vineyard Goes Country
Enter for your chance to win a trip to Napa Valley for Live in The Vineyard Goes Country!… More
Oshkosh Arena
99.5 PKR welcomes CoComelon to The Oshkosh Arena Wednesday, April 30, 2025 TICKETS ON SALE Friday, February 21 WIN with WPKR: February 22 7 23: Listen for texting keywords for your chance to be at this event with a family 4-pack of tickets!… More
Camp Randall Concert
Morgan Wallen is coming to Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday, June 28 for the I’m the Problem Tour 2025, with special guests Miranda Lambert and Ella Langley!… More
Harley Davidson Homecoming
The Harley-Davidson Homecoming™ Festival is an annual 4-day celebration of music, moto-culture, and our hometown of Milwaukee. This year we’re bringing together some of the biggest names in music and entertainment at Veterans Park on Friday and Saturday.… More
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Listen Live to 99.5 WPKR We’re making it even easier for you to stay connected to 99.5 WPKR wherever you go. In addition to tuning in on your radio, you can now listen to 99.5 WPKR through any of your favorite streaming devices and audio apps! FM RADIO: If you are in or near the…… More
WFRV Local 5
Community remembers fallen state trooper 10 years later
KIEL, Wis. (WFRV) – A decade later, Northeast Wisconsin remembers and continues to honor fallen state trooper Trevor Casper. On March 24, 2015, the 21-year-old Casper was on his first solo patrol. He had tracked down a murder and bank-robbing suspect near the ‘Pick N’ Save’ in Fond du Lac. The suspect shot at Casper,…… More
‘A win for the whole city’: Former Notre Dame Academy state champion Gracie Grzesk transfers to UW-Green Bay
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – There’s no place like home, just ask Gracie Grzesk. The former Notre Dame Academy star and three-time WIAA state champion is returning to Green Bay, now as a member of the UW-Green Bay Phoenix basketball team. “It’s kind of surreal and it hasn’t sunken in yet,” Grzesk said of her…… More
St. Norbert assistant Johnson “brings the energy” to women’s hockey team
DE PERE, Wis. (WFRV) – The St. Norbert women’s hockey team earned the first NCAA Division III tournament win in program history this season, the same year it hired new assistant coach Ally Johnson. Coincidence? Probably. But Johnson’s impact on the Green Knights this season was undeniable. “She’s been a huge reason why we are…… More
Quieter tomorrow with more sun
The latest Northeast Wisconsin weather forecast from Storm Team 5… After another storm system moved through this weekend and dumped close to double digits of snowfall on us, it was definitely a relied to be much quieter today. Our storm system has moved further to our east, but on the back end of that system,…… More
Law enforcement plans 24-hour security for NFL Draft in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – While northeast Wisconsin law enforcement is no stranger to protecting large crowds, the NFL Draft will bring an unprecedented need for intense, 24-hour security of the draft campus. “This will be a multi-day event, and there will be a 24-hour piece to it too,” Capt. John Rousseau of the Brown…… More
Country News
Tyler Hubbard Shares What It Was Like Writing With Ed Sheeran In Nashville
After making surprising appearances at Nashville’s iconic Tootsie’s Bar and the Bluebird Café last weekend, Ed Sheeran’s deep ties to Music City have come into focus. The English pop superstar has a decade-long history of songwriting for country music icons including Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, and Kelsea Ballerini. An unreleased collaboration with Florida…… More
Jelly Roll Shares Insight Behind His No. 1 Hit, ‘Liar’
During a recent appearance on Friday Night Takeover with Rob + Holly, Jelly Roll shared the inspiration behind his hit single, “Liar,” which is currently on a six-week run at No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart “This song is just about standing up and being like, it’s a lie,” Jelly shared. “Tell me I…… More
Shaboozey Hints That He Has New Music On The Way Soon
In a new interview with Holler, Shaboozey hints at potentially releasing a deluxe version of his latest album, Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going, following the success of his recent single, “Good News.” Despite not working on a full-length studio record at the moment, the “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” hitmaker hints at what his…… More
Blake Shelton, Eric Church, And Lainey Wilson Are First Performers Announced For 2025 ACM Awards
Blake Shelton, Eric Church, and Lainey Wilson are the initial performers announced for the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards. The ceremony will take place on May 8 at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, and will be hosted by country legend Reba McEntire. Shelton, a five-time co-host, will perform his current…… More
