WKZQ-FM

WKZQ-FM
Broadcast areaMyrtle Beach, South Carolina
Frequency96.1 MHz
Branding96.1 WKZQ
Programming
FormatAlternative rock
Ownership
Owner
  • Dick Broadcasting
  • (Dick Broadcasting Company, Inc. of Tennessee)
History
First air date
March 11, 1985 (1985-03-11) (as WAVF)
Former call signs
WAVF (1985–2008)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID13890
ClassC2
ERP8,500 watts
HAAT265.4 meters (871 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
33°35′27.6″N 79°2′54.1″W / 33.591000°N 79.048361°W / 33.591000; -79.048361
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Website961wkzq.com

WKZQ-FM (96.1 MHz, "96.1 KZQ") is an alternative rock radio station licensed to Forestbrook, South Carolina and serves the Grand Strand area. The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 8,500 watts. Its studios are located in Myrtle Beach and its transmitter is located in Murrells Inlet.

The format and call sign WKZQ-FM had been on 101.7 MHz since the late 1970s before a frequency swap on September 23, 2008.