WKZQ-FM

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.

[2] Originally on 101.7 MHz, WKZQ was established as a "beautiful music"[3] automated station, operating out of the back room of its big sister AM rocker, WTGR.

[citation needed] At one point WKZQ played middle of the road music during the day, and Top 40/CHR at night when WTGR had to go off the air.

Other day parts were automated until Hennecy hired Gregory "Greg" Fowler who took the FM station live and progressively formatted it to a mix of Top 40, Rock, and Oldies with female personality Linda King [citation needed] and Bradley "Bad Brad" Todd with the overnight duties when Rock 102 went 24 hours live in 1975.. During the 1980s WKZQ-FM had a full-time Top 40/CHR format.

On March 11, 1997, Tony Hirsh announced he was buying WKZQ-AM-FM from Tom Rogers, president of Grand Strand Broadcasting, which had owned both stations since each signed on.

Notable rock jocks who passed through 'KZQ were Billy "Bill" Hennecy, J. Patrick Milan, Bradley "Bad Brad" Todd, Tommy Walters, Jackson "Banana Jack" Murphy, Morgan "The Coach" Patrick, Sirius Satellite Radio host and programmer, Jeffrey "The Human Numan" Stone, who was known as Jeffrey "Shotgun Jeff" Stone, the late Bob Decay who was killed in auto accident in the late 1970s, WLS' Kenneth "Citizen Kenn" Heinlein, Gary "The Freakin' Deacon" Dawson, Brian Phillips, Jason "Jay" Charland, Mike Urban, Johnny Van Pelt, Chuckie "Boo Boo Boo" Baron, Bob Chase, Mike Willis, Scott Summers, Pamela "Pam" May, Marvin "Marv" Clark, Mixin Dixon Morrison, Henry Kaye, Christopher William, Johnny Kilgo, Raymond "Ray" Mariner, Jack Boston, with Linda King, and Gregory "Greg" Fowler who left to become manager of legendary country sensation, Alabama.

[9] WKZQ's playlist includes new and classic alternative ranging from AWOLNATION, The Black Keys, Jack White and Arctic Monkeys to The Clash, Nirvana, Beastie Boys and Pearl Jam.

NextMedia Group sold WKZQ-FM and its 32 other radio stations to Digity, LLC for $85 million; the transaction was consummated on February 10, 2014.