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WQOK (97.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Carrboro, North Carolina, and serving the Raleigh–Durham radio market. WQOK is owned and operated by Urban One and airs an urban contemporary radio format, featuring hip hop and R&B music. Its studios and offices are located on Creedmoor Road in Raleigh. Its transmitter tower is in Oak Grove, just east of Durham. Each weekday, WQOK carries the "Headkrack Morning Show", syndicated from Atlanta. Local DJs are heard the rest of the day. WQOK broadcasts in the HD radio format.

WFXC (107.1 FM) and WFXK (104.3 FM) are a pair of simulcasting urban adult contemporary stations in the Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina market. WFXC is the main station, licensed to Durham, while WFXK is a full-power satellite licensed to Bunn. Owned by Radio One along with K97.5 and The Light 103.9, "Foxy 107/104" plays "Today's R&B and Classic Soul" and airs the Rickey Smiley morning show and the D.L. Hughley afternoon show. The station was ranked first in the Roanoke Rapids market in the Fall of 2006, Spring 2007 and Fall of 2007. Its studios are located in Raleigh; the WFXC transmitter tower is in Oak Grove, just east of Durham, while the WFXK transmitter is near Castalia, west of Rocky Mount. WFXC and WFXK broadcast in the HD Radio format.

Oak Grove is an unincorporated community in Durham County, North Carolina, United States, off North Carolina Highway 98.

Carr Township is one of six townships in Durham County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 2,441 according to the 2010 census.Geographically, Carr Township occupies 27.25 square miles (70.6 km2) in eastern Durham County. The township is occupied by small portions of the city of Falls Lake. The township was formerly part of Cedar Fork Township in Wake County but was created in a 1911 transfer to Durham County along with parts of Oak Grove Township.

Oak Grove Township is one of six townships in Durham County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 27,569 according to the 2000 census. Oak Grove Township occupies 53.97 square miles (139.8 km2) in central Durham County. The township contains portions of the city of Durham, as well as the unincorporated communities of Gorman and Oak Grove.

Southern School of Energy and Sustainability (also known as Southern or Southern Durham) is located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. The school is part of Durham Public Schools.

Bethesda is an unincorporated community in southeastern Durham County, North Carolina, United States, on South Miami Boulevard, off U.S. Route 70. The community has two churches, two schools, and a ZIP code of 27703. It has mostly been annexed into the city of Durham. Bethesda was named for Bethesda Baptist Church, which was organized in 1884.

Joyland is an unincorporated community in Durham County, North Carolina, United States, on North Carolina Highway 98, east of its junction with U.S. Route 70. It has been annexed by Durham.

Gorman is a census-designated place (CDP) in Durham County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,011 at the 2010 census.

WRJD (1410 AM) is a radio station based in Durham, North Carolina, which currently broadcasts a Spanish Christian format. It was a heritage radio station that went by WSRC for over half a century.

Angus Barn is a steakhouse restaurant in Raleigh, North Carolina, located off U.S. Route 70. Located between the cities of Raleigh and Durham, the establishment has grown popular from its central location and menu. The steakhouse has won over 200 awards since opening in 1960, and continues to operate under the management of the Eure family which helped cofound it.

Falls Lake is a 12,410 acre (50 km²) reservoir located in Durham, Wake, and Granville counties in North Carolina, United States. Falls Lake extends 28 miles (45 km) up the Neuse River to its source at the confluence of the Eno, Little, and Flat rivers. The lake is named for the Falls of the Neuse, a once whitewater section of the river that fell from the Piedmont into the lower Coastal Plain submerged during construction of the lake. The lake provides drinking water for several of the surrounding communities, including the city of Raleigh, aids with flood control and serves as a recreation area and wildlife habitat. Work on the dam that holds the lake began in 1978 and was completed in 1981. Prior to its construction flooding of the Neuse River caused extensive damage to public and private properties including roadways, railroads, industrial sites and farmlands. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed and manages the dam. Falls Dam (35°56′30″N 78°34′57″W) is an earthen structure having a top elevation of 291.5 feet (88.8 m) and an overall length of 1,915 feet (584 m). The height above the streambed is 92.5 feet (28 m).