WKDD

WKDD (98.1 FM) – branded 98.1 WKDD – is a commercial contemporary hit radio (CHR) 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, and is available 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 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.