ROQ Charlotte

ROQ Charlotte runs on a premise that shouldn't work: classic rock, '90s alternative, and oldies sharing one playlist. Somehow it doesn't collapse. You'll hear Nirvana slide into the Stones and then something from 1966, and the segues aren't always graceful. The energy carries them anyway. That whiplash is the whole appeal. The alternative side stays close to the grunge and post-grunge era. Think Smashing Pumpkins, Alice in Chains, the heavier end of college radio. Not synth-pop revival. The oldies block is where things get interesting, digging past the usual "Brown Eyed Girl" rotation into Mot…