WKDD

{{short description|R | licensing_authority = FCC | facility_id = 43863 | coordinates = 41°12′0.00″N 81°31′23.00″W

| former_callsigns =

• WTOF (1961–85)
• WTOF-FM (1985–97)
• WHK-FM (1997–2001)
• WAKS (2001)

| affiliations =

• iHeartRadio
• Premiere Networks

| owner = iHeartMedia, Inc. | licensee = iHM Licenses, LLC | sister_stations = {{hlist|WHLO|WHOF|]] and much of surrounding Northeast Ohio. WKDD's studios are located in North Canton, while the transmitter is located in Cuyahoga Falls. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WKDD broadcasts over two HD Radio channels, and streams online via iHeartRadio.

History

WTOF / WTOF-FM

In 1960, Edwin Mortenson moved to Canton, Ohio and began construction on a new 50,000-watt FM radio station: WTOF at 98.1 megahertz (MHz). Mortenson had tired of losing his radio ministry whenever a new station owner would come along and flip his affiliate's format; he resolved to build his own radio station to keep his religious shows on the air – WTOF-FM was that station. Broadcasting a Christian format under the name "ember 18, 2009, 30-year morning host Matt Patrick hosted his last show on WKDD. Longtime co-host Barbara "B.A." Adams returned to join Matt for his last show (Matt soon became the morning show host at WTRC and WTRC-FM in South Bend, Indiana and later worked at KTRH in Houston, Texas). After playing "Home" by Michael Bublé, the new morning show "Keith & Krissy" was announced, hosted by WKDD Programming Operations Director Keith Kennedy, and Patrick's former co-host, Krissy Taylor. The station also changed their on-air branding at this time to "Akron's 98-1 The New WKDD" with the slogan "Akron's Hit Music Station."

Each February since 2000, WKDD teams up with Akron Children's Hospital for the "Have a Heart, Do Your Part Radiothon" to benefit the hospital. Radiothon airs live on WKDD all weekend long. The event was hosted for many years by Matt Patrick and Barbara Adams, and later by Angela, Keith and Krissy.

On September 7, 2010, WKDD moved its signal back to its Cuyahoga Falls broadcast location, formerly used by the station in their 96.5 days, to improve the quality of its signal in the Akron area, especially northern Summit County. The station also adopted a slightly new format playing music from "the '90s, 2k and Today", however some 1980's songs are also in the playlist. In early 2012, WKDD gradually moved to a pop/contemporary hit radio (CHR) format.

Programming

Local personalities on WKDD included Keith Kennedy and "Captain" Tony McGinty; the majority of other programming is devoted to music, much of which is provided by iHeartMedia's internal Premium Choice network. American Top 40, syndicated via Premiere Networks, airs Sunday mornings.

Translators

WKDD's second HD Radio subchannel, which simulcasts the Air1 network, is relayed over four low-power translators in both the Akron and Cleveland markets:

Broadcast translators for WKDD-HD2

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
W224CD	92.7 FM	Parma, Ohio	142417	99	−264.01 m (−866 ft)	D	41°22′58.2″N 81°42′6.5″W	LMS
W273BL	102.5 FM	Akron, Ohio	141395	74	277.54 m (911 ft)	D	41°3′53.2″N 81°34′58.4″W	LMS
W279BT	103.7 FM	Cleveland, Ohio	153187	250	184.33 m (605 ft)	D	41°26′32.2″N 81°29′28.4″W	LMS
W287DQ	105.3 FM	Cleveland, Ohio	157726	180	32.98 m (108 ft)	D	41°26′50.1″N 81°35′26.4″W	LMS

External links

• Official website
• Facility details for Facility ID WKDD ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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• W224CD at FCCdata.org
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• W273BL at FCCdata.org
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• W279BT at FCCdata.org
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• W287DQ at FCCdata.org