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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.

Bahakel Communications
Company typePrivate
IndustryMedia
Founded1953; 71 years ago (1953)
FounderCy Bahakel
Headquarters
Charlotte, North Carolina
,
United States
ProductsTelevision
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

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Stations are arranged alphabetically by state and by city of license.

Current stations

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Television

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  • (**) - Indicates a station that was built and signed-on by Bahakel Communications.
City of license / MarketStationChannel
TV (RF)		Owned sinceNetwork affiliation
Selma–Montgomery, ALWAKA8 (25)1985CBS
WBMM22 (18)2011The CW (via The CW Plus)
WNCF[a]32 (31)2011[b]ABC
Charlotte, NCWCCB **18 (18)1964The CW
Columbia, SCWOLO-TV25 (7)1964ABC
Myrtle Beach, SCWFXB43 (36)2006Fox
Jackson, TNWBBJ-TV7 (35)1966
  • ABC
  • CBS (DT2)
  1. ^ Owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting and operated by Bahakel via shared services agreement (SSA).
  2. ^ Originally owned from 1964-1985.

Radio

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AM StationFM Station
City of license / MarketStationOwned sinceCurrent format
Colorado Springs, COKILO 94.31984Active rock
Pueblo West, COKRXP 103.91999Alternative rock
Chattanooga, TNWXCT 13701997Album adult alternative
WDEF-FM 92.31997Adult contemporary
WDOD-FM 96.51963[2]Contemporary hit radio
South Pittsburg, TNWUUQ 97.32010Classic country

Former stations

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Television

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City of license / MarketStationChannelYears ownedCurrent status
Springfield–Decatur, ILWRSP-TV551982–2007Fox affiliate owned by GOCOM Media, LLC[a]
Urbana–Champaign, ILWCCU[A]271982–2007Fox affiliate owned by GOCOM Media, LLC[a]
Terre Haute, INWBAK-TV381977–2003ABC affiliate WAWV-TV, owned by Mission Broadcasting[b]
Greenwood–Greenville, MSWABG-TV61959–2007ABC affiliate owned by Imagicomm Communications
Fayetteville–Raleigh–Durham, NCWKFT-TV401996–2003Univision owned-and-operated (O&O) WUVC-DT
  1. ^ satellite of WRSP-TV.
  1. ^ a b Operated under an SSA by Sinclair Broadcast Group.
  2. ^ Operated under an SSA by Nexstar Media Group.

Radio

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AM StationFM Station
City of license / MarketStationYears ownedCurrent status
Greensboro, NCWPET 950Unknown–2001Owned by Truth Broadcasting Corporation
WKSI 98.7Unknown–2001WSMW, owned by Audacy, Inc.
Waterloo–Cedar Rapids, IAKFMW 107.91996–2012Owned by NRG Radio, LLC
KOKZ 105.7Unknown–2012
KWLO 13301996–2012KPTY, owned by NRG Radio, LLC
KXEL 15401958–2012Owned by NRG Radio, LLC

References

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  1. ^ "About Us". Bahakel Digital. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Owner of WDEF, WDOD Radio Stations Dies in Charlotte". April 23, 2006.
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