Bahakel Communications
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.
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Headquarters | Charlotte, North Carolina, USA |
| Products | Television Radio |
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.
Television
Notes:
- (**) - Indicates a station that was built and signed-on by Bahakel Communications.
- (††) - Indicate a station that is owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting and operated by Bahakel via shared services agreement (SSA).
| City of license / Market | Station | Channel TV (RF) |
Owned since | Network affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selma - Montgomery, Alabama | WAKA | 8 (25) | 1985 | CBS |
| WBMM | 22 (18) | 2011 | The CW (via The CW Plus) | |
| WNCF †† | 32 (31) | 2011 (originally owned from 1964-1985) |
ABC | |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | WCCB ** | 18 (18) | 1964 | The CW |
| Columbia, South Carolina | WOLO-TV | 25 (7) | 1964 | ABC |
| Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | WFXB | 43 (36) | 2006 | Fox |
| Jackson, Tennessee | WBBJ-TV | 7 (35) | 1966 | ABC CBS/MeTV (DT3) |
Radio
| AM Station | FM Station |
| City of License/Market | Station | Owned since | Current format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | KILO 94.3 FM | 1984 | Active rock |
| Pueblo West, Colorado | KRXP 103.9 FM | 1999 | Alternative rock |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | WXCT 1370 AM | 1997 | Album Adult Alternative |
| WDEF-FM 92.3 FM | 1997 | Adult Contemporary | |
| WDOD-FM 96.5 FM | 1963[2] | Contemporary Hit Radio | |
| South Pittsburg, Tennessee | WUUQ 97.3 FM | 2010 | Classic Country |
Television
| City of license / Market | Station | Channel TV (RF) |
Years owned | Current ownership status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield - Decatur, Illinois | WRSP-TV | 55 (16) | 1982–2007 | Fox affiliate owned by GOCOM Media, LLC (Operated under a SSA by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
| Urbana - Champaign, Illinois | WCCU (satellite of WRSP-TV) |
27 (36) | 1982–2007 | Fox affiliate owned by GOCOM Media, LLC (Operated under a SSA by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
| Terre Haute, Indiana | WBAK-TV | 38 (18) | 1978–2003 | ABC affiliate, WAWV-TV, owned by Mission Broadcasting (Operated under a SSA by Nexstar Media Group) |
| Greenwood - Greenville, Mississippi | WABG-TV | 6 (32) | 1959–2007 | ABC affiliate owned by Northwest Broadcasting |
| Fayetteville - Raleigh - Durham, North Carolina | WKFT-TV | 40 (22) | 1996–2003 | Univision owned-and-operated station (O&O), WUVC-DT |
Radio
| AM Station | FM Station |
| Market | Station | Years owned | Current ownership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greensboro, North Carolina | WPET 950 AM | Unknown–2001 | Owned by Entercom |
| WSMW 98.7 FM | Unknown–2001 | ||
| Waterloo - Cedar Rapids, Iowa | KFMW 107.9 FM | 1996–2012 | Owned by Woodward Communications |
| KOKZ 105.7 FM | Unknown–2012 | ||
| KWLO 1330 AM | 1996–2012 | ||
| KXEL 1540 AM | 1958–2012 | ||
References
- "Director, Bahakel Digital Media". ABC Columbia. 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- "Owner of WDEF, WDOD Radio Stations Dies in Charlotte".
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