The end of WTOD-AM – Toledo’s Top of th…

The end of WTOD-AM – Toledo’s Top of the Dial AM 1560 has fallen. WTOD was not a clear channel AM station, and wasn’t started until 1946 – it was a typical AM station in a middle market area during the pre-TV, pre-FM era. Partly because it is a daytime-only station, it has been struggling for quite a while. The station was owned by Cumulus – the Dickey family who runs Cumulus was from Toldeo where their father owned 2 radio stations. About a week ago, the station became WWYC – it was traded to CSN International for an FM Translator license and no cash. FM Translators sold for cash in similar markets have a value of around $10-15k….