WTOD (FM)
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| City | Delta, Ohio |
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| Broadcast area | Toledo metropolitan area |
| Branding | 106.5 The Ticket |
| Frequency | 106.5 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | August 1, 1994 (as WBUZ) |
| Format | Sports Talk |
| ERP | 4,800 watts |
| HAAT | 111.9 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 67275 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°30′49.2″N 83°50′59.8″W / 41.513667°N 83.849944°W (NAD83) |
| Callsign meaning | originally used on the current WWYC, whose dial position (1560 kHz) was regarded at the time as the Top Of the AM Dial |
| Former callsigns |
WUIA (1990) WMHE (1990–1994) WBUZ (1994–2000) WRWK (2000–2009) WLQR-FM (2009–2016) |
| Affiliations |
ESPN Radio Ohio State IMG Sports Network |
| Owner |
Cumulus Media (Cumulus Licensing LLC) |
| Sister stations | WKKO, WLQR, WRQN, WMIM, WQQO, WXKR, WXKR-HD2/W265CB |
| Webcast |
Listen Live Listen Live via iHeart |
| Website | 1065theticket.com |
WTOD is a radio station licensed for Delta, Ohio on 106.5 MHz and part of the Toledo radio market. It uses the nickname "106.5 The Ticket", and is the Toledo affiliate for ESPN Radio and the Ohio State IMG Sports Network.
The construction permit for this station was first issued in 1990 to Dickey Broadcasting, with the first assigned call letters WUIA and then WMHE, though neither would ever be used.
Dickey Broadcasting (which would slowly evolve into Cumulus Broadcasting), whose other local market interests included WWWM AM in Toledo and WWWM FM in Sylvania, did not put the station on the air, largely due to confusion surrounding whether doing so would compromise FCC rules concerning more stringent ownership regulations that at the time prohibited holding more than one AM and one FM property in the same market. Because of the station's close proximity to Toledo, Dickey's eligibility to hold this license was in question.
The license was sold for $149,920 in August 1993 to Toledo Radio, Inc. "Buzz 106.5" signed on in late 1994 when new owner Dan Dudley saw a lack of an alternative rock music outlet in Toledo to fill the void.
Despite its weak signal, it caught on very quickly and became very popular. The format was a cross between new grunge and alternative rock mixed with blue collar hard classic rock and Metal. Howard Stern's show came to the station in June 1996.
Despite the station's popularity, many on the east side of town complained about poor radio reception. So, during the Summer of 1998, instead of 97.3 WJZE going country as rumored, they began a full-time simulcast. The station now referred to itself as "Buzz 106.5 and 97.3". "Double the buzz 106.5 west 97.3 east" was one of the station's slogans. One aircheck also said to tune into 106.5 west of I-75, and 97.3 east of I-75.
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