as wkdd from 1977 to 2001 see waks . wkdd city munroe falls ohio broadcast area akron canton metro areas branding 98.1 wkdd slogan akron s best music frequency 98.1 mhz also on hd radio translator s w215bs hinckley 90.9 mhz w273bl akron 102.5 mhz w291bv solon 106.1 mhz first air date november 19 1961 format hot ac hd2 news talk whlo simulcast hd3 religious erp 50 000 watts haat 138 meters class b facility id 43863 transmitter coordinates 41 12 0.00 n 81 31 23.00 w 41.2000000 n 81.5230556 w 41.2000000 ; 81.5230556 former callsigns wtof 1961 85 wtof fm 1985 97 whk fm 1997 2001 waks 2001 affiliations iheartradio premiere networks premium choice owner iheartmedia inc. citicasters licenses inc. sister stations warf whlo whof wrqk fm webcast listen live website wkdd.com wkdd 98.1 fm branded 98.1 wkdd is a commercial hot adult contemporary hot ac radio station licensed to munroe falls ohio serving both the akron and canton metro areas . owned by iheartmedia inc. the station serves as the local affiliate for american top 40 . the wkdd studios are located in the canton suburb of north canton while the station transmitter resides in akron suburb cuyahoga falls . besides a standard analog transmission wkdd broadcasts over two hd radio channels 1 and is available online via iheartradio . contents 1 history 1.1 wtof wtof fm 1.2 whk fm 98.1 1.3 2001 frequency swap 1.4 98.1 wkdd 2 current programming 3 references 4 external links history edit wtof wtof fm edit 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 tower of faith the origin of the wtof call letters the station served the canton area for decades and was just the first of several stations to come under mortenson s ownership the start of mortenson broadcasting . in 1985 the station changed its callsign to wtof fm . 2 3 whk fm 98.1 edit for the cleveland radio station which identified as whk fm from 1948 to 1968 see wmms . station logo as whk fm in 1997 mortenson opted to sell off wtof fm and akron licensed station whlo 640 am to california based salem communications ; soon the west coast firm would change the station s callsign to whk fm . salem had already purchased whk 1420 am the previous year and flipped its format from news talk to religious programming ; the new whk fm would simulcast its sister station s content for the next few years . 4 during this time nationally syndicated area pastor alistair begg aired daily on both whk and whk fm . in october 1997 both stations broadcast live from the stand in the gap rally held by promise keepers . in september 2000 whk fm joined rock contemporary christian radio inc. a radio network airing contemporary christian music . 5 2001 frequency swap edit for more information on the july 3 2001 exchange involving seven northeast ohio radio stations see 2001 in radio . on july 3 2001 whk fm was one of seven northeast ohio radio stations involved in a complex exchange between three radio companies . although generally reported as a frequency swap in reality these seven radio stations mostly traded callsigns along with their respective formats and staffs all to facilitate the transfers of ownership of four of the seven stations . as part of this complex exchange salem communications sold whk fm to clear channel communications ; both companies retained their respective on and off air staff . clear channel then changed the whk fm callsign to waks ; and changed the station s format to hot adult contemporary hot ac . less than one month later on july 23 2001 clear channel changed the station s callsign to wkdd . if effect this new wkdd 98.1 fm licensed to canton became the successor to the previous wkdd 96.5 fm licensed to akron . 6 98.1 wkdd edit on october 29 2008 the station became licensed to the akron suburb of munroe falls ohio . wkdd had a construction permit to return to the akron area broadcast facility once occupied by its 96.5 fm predecessor in cuyahoga falls ohio . on december 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 later became the morning show host at wtrc am fm in south bend indiana and now has like duties for ktrh in houston texas . after playing home by michael bubl 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 . citation needed 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 90 s 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 . current programming edit wkdd personality keith kennedy hosts the weekday morning show . the majority of other programming is devoted to music much of which is provided by the premium choice network . american top 40 syndicated via premiere networks airs sunday mornings . the hd2 digital subchannel simulcasts the news talk format of sister station whlo akron ; the hd3 subchannel airs religious programming . 7 8 references edit http hdradio.com station guides widget.php id 73 hd radio guide for akron biography dr. edwin m. mortenson . broadcastershalloffame.com . broadcasters hall of fame . 2010 . retrieved december 20 2010 . dyer bob august 7 1986 . two radio stations in akron area sold . akron beacon journal . beacon journal publishing co. p. c1 metro . rosenberg arnie march 13 1998 . defamation lawsuit filed against 14 radio stations suit says broadcasts wrongly identified couples as suspects in prade case . akron beacon journal . beacon journal publishing co. p. a10 metro . long karen r. october 11 1997 . pastor won t tread lightly . the plain dealer . plain dealer publishing co. p. 4e religion . carney jim september 29 1997 . area radio stations to broadcast rally . akron beacon journal . beacon journal publishing co. p. a10 metro . jenkins colette m. september 2 2000 . project sets up five libraries in west africa . akron beacon journal . a14 metro . quinn jim june 29 2001 . it s time to reset your radio dial seven stations will get new frequencies tuesday . akron beacon journal . beacon journal publishing co. p. b1 entertainment . radio stations ohio . at40.com . premiere radio networks . 2012 . retrieved december 16 2012 . hd radio stations in akron oh . hdradio.com . hd radio alliance . 2012 . retrieved december 16 2012 . external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for wkdd radio locator information on wkdd query nielsen audio s fm station database for wkdd query the fcc s fm station database for w215bs translator query the fcc s fm station database for w273bl translator query the fcc s fm station database for w291bv translator v t e radio stations in the akron ohio market by am frequency 640 1150 1350 1590 by fm frequency 88.1 88.9 89.7 91.3 94.9 97.5 98.1 100.1 by callsign wakr waps warf wcue whlo wkdd wksu wnir wone fm wqmx wstb wzip online black squirrel radio defunct 1520 wjmp ohio radio markets akron canton cincinnati cleveland columbus dayton lima marietta toledo youngstown warren other ohio radio regions ashtabula ironton mid ohio sandusky southern ohio wheeling steubenville see also list of radio stations in ohio v t e chr top 40 radio stations in the state of ohio by frequency 88.1 92.5 92.5 92.7 93.9 95.7 95.9 96.5 97.9 98.1 99.9 100.1 100.5 101.1 101.9 102.1 105.3 107.1 by callsign waks wakz wbks wchd wdjq whiz fm whot fm wkdd wkee fm wkfs wkrq wnci wrvb wvkf wvks wwsr wxzq wyht wzip by city akron wkdd akron wzip ashland canton cleveland cincinnati wkfs cincinnati wkrq columbus dayton lima mansfield marietta parkersburg west virginia piketon shadyside wheeling west virginia south zanesville toledo youngstown wakz youngstown whot see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in ohio see also contemporary hit radio rhythmic kiss fm movin radio disney v t e iheartmedia corporate officers bob pittman chairman ceo board of directors lowry mays irving azoff b. j. red mccombs j. c. watts john h. williams radio stations list of radio stations owned by iheartmedia radio networks fox sports radio premiere networks premium choice total traffic and weather network miscellaneous clear channel outdoor clear channel uk iheartradio list of programming syndicated by iheartmedia mediabase radio computing services retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wkdd & oldid 737594201 categories hd radio stationsradio stations in akron ohiocontemporary hit radio stations in the united statesradio stations established in 19611961 establishments in ohioiheartmedia radio stationshidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from january 2012 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 3 september 2016 at 21 11 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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