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Radio station in Ohio, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WWYC (1560 AM) is a radio station in Toledo, Ohio. It is now a repeater of KAWZ in Twin Falls, Idaho, the originator of a network of repeaters and mostly translators owned by CSN International.
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WWYC signed on in 1946 as WTOD under the ownership of local labor rights attorney Edward Lamb. The station was notable at its launch for having been among the fastest radio stations to sign-on after being awarded a construction permit. WTOD's initial staff was composed largely of veterans returning from World War II.[2] Lamb sold WTOD in 1957 to Detroit-based Booth Broadcasting. Originally a station typical of the golden age of radio, it changed formats to Top 40 in 1959. The station was popular and competed with WOHO (1470 AM).
In 1969 the format was changed to country music. WTOD became Toledo's first country music station. In the early 1990s, WTOD was simulcast on WRED 95.7 (now WIMX). WTOD then became a simulcast station of fellow country station WKKO. With a few exceptions, WTOD was a full time simulcast of WKKO until 2004.
In the fall of 2004, the full-time simulcast of WKKO was dropped in favor of syndicated conservative talk radio. Programming included Neal Boortz and Dave Ramsey. The weekends featured brokered programming, including Annunciation Radio. This was a Catholic-based religious show that would later wind up going full time on WNOC.
In March 2010, it was announced that WTOD would be acquired by CSN International (the Christian Satellite Network). On April 23, 2010, the call sign was changed to WWYC.
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WWYC simulcasts on a 250-watt repeater on 99.5 FM, which is located in Perrysburg, Ohio.
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