WZTC

Traverse City, Michigan
Broadcast area	Traverse City, Michigan
Frequency	104.5 MHz
Branding	104.5 Bob FM
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Adult hits
Ownership
Owner	MacDonald Garber Broadcasting (Playtime Media, LLC)
Sister stations	WKHQ-FM, WLXV, WMKT, WMBN
History
First air date	2011
Call sign meaning	Traverse City
Technical information
Facility ID	65931
Class	A
ERP	1,750 watts
HAAT	187 meters (614 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	44°46′36″N 85°41′02″W / 44.77667°N 85.68389°W / 44.77667; -85.68389
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	1045bobfm.com

WZTC (104.5 FM, "104.5 Bob FM") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Traverse City, Michigan. The station, established in 2011, is owned by MacDonald Garber Broadcasting and the broadcast license is held by Playtime Media, LLC.

Programming

WZTC broadcasts an adult hits music format.^[1]

History

In October 1994, the MacDonald Broadcasting Company applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new broadcast radio station. After this and several other applications were "frozen" while the FCC determined how to allocate these permits, an auction was finally held in July 2010 in which MacDonald Broadcasting prevailed.^[2] The FCC granted this permit on February 7, 2011, with a scheduled expiration date of February 7, 2014.^[3] The new station was assigned call sign "WZTC" on March 16, 2011.^[4] After construction and testing were completed in August 2011, the station was granted its broadcast license on September 30, 2011.^[5]

In July 2011, the MacDonald Broadcasting Company reached an agreement to transfer the permit for still-under construction WZTC to Patricia MacDonald Garber's Playtime Media, LLC, for a token payment of $1.^[6] The FCC approved the transfer on September 27, 2011, and the transaction was consummated on October 1, 2011.^[2]