WKZC

WKZC
Scottville, Michigan;
Broadcast area	[1]
Frequency	94.9MHz
Branding	The Big Dog 94.9
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Michigan IMG Sports Network
Ownership
Owner	Todd Mohr; (Synergy Media, Inc.);
Sister stations	WKLA,WWMN,WLDN,WMLQ,WWKR
History
First air date	February 16, 1983 (on 95.9)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	10811
Class	C3
ERP	17,000watts
HAAT	122 meters
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;

WKZC(94.9 FM) is aradio stationbroadcasting acountry musicformat. Licensed toScottville, Michigan,theFederal Communications Commissionassigned the call letters of WKZC on June 21, 1982. WKZC (KZ 96) took to the air February 16, 1983, as a 3,000-watt station at 95.9 MHz owned by Kathy Ziehm/West Shore Broadcasting. In 1993, the station was purchased by Chickering Associates, bringing it into current ownership with longtime competitorsWKLA-AM/FM,and moved to its current frequency. WKZC and the WKLA stations were sold to Lake Michigan Broadcasting in 1996.

WKZC transmits from a 364-foot tower in Mason County's Hamlin Township. The station broadcasts from the Synergy Media studios at 5941 US-10 in Ludington. WKZC operates as "The Big Dog 949" playing country music. In 2012, Lake Michigan Broadcasting sold all of its stations to Synergy Media and Synergy operated the stations from July 1, 2012. On June 19, 2013, the licenses were officially transferred to Synergy Media at a price of $580,000.