Bahakel Communications
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Founder | Cy Bahakel |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Products | Television Radio |
Bahakel Communications, Ltd. is an American communications company based in Charlotte, North Carolina, that is wholly owned and operated by the Bahakel family. The company was founded by Cy Bahakel in 1953,[1] who ran it until his death on April 20, 2006, at the age of 87.
Bahakel's broadcasting properties include fourteen radio and television stations in Alabama, Colorado, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. The group's properties are primarily concentrated on the Southern United States for its television stations, and the Colorado Springs and Chattanooga areas for their radio properties.
Stations
Stations are arranged alphabetically by state and by city of license.
Current stations
Television
- (**) - Indicates a station that was built and signed-on by Bahakel Communications.
| City of license / Market | Station | Channel TV (RF) |
Owned since | Network affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selma–Montgomery, AL | WAKA | 8 (25) | 1985 | CBS |
| WBMM | 22 (18) | 2011 | The CW (via The CW Plus) | |
| WNCF[a] | 32 (31) | 2011[b] | ABC | |
| Charlotte, NC | WCCB ** | 18 (18) | 1964 | The CW |
| Columbia, SC | WOLO-TV | 25 (7) | 1964 | ABC |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | WFXB | 43 (36) | 2006 | Fox |
| Jackson, TN | WBBJ-TV | 7 (35) | 1966 |
|
- ^ Owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting and operated by Bahakel via shared services agreement (SSA).
- ^ Originally owned from 1964-1985.
Radio
| AM Station | FM Station |
|---|
| City of license / Market | Station | Owned since | Current format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs, CO | KILO 94.3 | 1984 | Active rock |
| Pueblo West, CO | KRXP 103.9 | 1999 | Alternative rock |
| Chattanooga, TN | WXCT 1370 | 1997 | Album adult alternative |
| WDEF-FM 92.3 | 1997 | Adult contemporary | |
| WDOD-FM 96.5 | 1963[2] | Contemporary hit radio | |
| South Pittsburg, TN | WUUQ 97.3 | 2010 | Classic country |
Former stations
Television
| City of license / Market | Station | Channel | Years owned | Current status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield–Decatur, IL | WRSP-TV | 55 | 1982–2007 | Fox affiliate owned by GOCOM Media, LLC[a] |
| Urbana–Champaign, IL | WCCU[A] | 27 | 1982–2007 | Fox affiliate owned by GOCOM Media, LLC[a] |
| Terre Haute, IN | WBAK-TV | 38 | 1977–2003 | ABC affiliate WAWV-TV, owned by Mission Broadcasting[b] |
| Greenwood–Greenville, MS | WABG-TV | 6 | 1959–2007 | ABC affiliate owned by Imagicomm Communications |
| Fayetteville–Raleigh–Durham, NC | WKFT-TV | 40 | 1996–2003 | Univision owned-and-operated (O&O) WUVC-DT |
- ^ satellite of WRSP-TV.
- ^ a b Operated under an SSA by Sinclair Broadcast Group.
- ^ Operated under an SSA by Nexstar Media Group.
Radio
| AM Station | FM Station |
|---|
| City of license / Market | Station | Years owned | Current status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greensboro, NC | WPET 950 | Unknown–2001 | Owned by Truth Broadcasting Corporation |
| WKSI 98.7 | Unknown–2001 | WSMW, owned by Audacy, Inc. | |
| Waterloo–Cedar Rapids, IA | KFMW 107.9 | 1996–2012 | Owned by NRG Radio, LLC |
| KOKZ 105.7 | Unknown–2012 | ||
| KWLO 1330 | 1996–2012 | KPTY, owned by NRG Radio, LLC | |
| KXEL 1540 | 1958–2012 | Owned by NRG Radio, LLC |
References
- ^ "About Us". Bahakel Digital. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ "Owner of WDEF, WDOD Radio Stations Dies in Charlotte". April 23, 2006.