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, 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.
Media market State/Dist. Station Purchased Sold Notes Selma–Montgomery Alabama WAKA 1985 CBS WBMM 2011 The CW (via The CW Plus) WNCF 2011 ABC Charlotte North Carolina WCCB ** 1964 Independent Columbia South Carolina WOLO-TV 1964 ABC Myrtle Beach WFXB 2006 Fox
Radio Media market State Station Purchased Current format Notes Colorado Springs Colorado KILO 1984 Active rockPueblo West KRXP 1999 Alternative rock Chattanooga Tennessee WXCT 1997 Album adult alternative WDEF-FM 1997 Adult contemporary WDOD-FM 1963 Contemporary hit radio South Pittsburg WUUQ 2010 Classic country
Former stations Television Media market State Station Purchased Sold Notes Springfield–Decatur Illinois WRSP-TV 1982 2007 Urbana–Champaign, IL WCCU 1982 2007 Terre Haute Indiana WBAK-TV 1977 2003 Greenwood–Greenville Mississippi WABG-TV ** 1959 2007 Fayetteville–Raleigh–Durham North Carolina WKFT-TV 1996 2003 Jackson Tennessee WBBJ-TV 1966 2026
Radio Media market State/Dist. Station Purchased Sold Notes Greenwood–Greenville Mississippi WABG ** 1950 2007 Greensboro North Carolina WPET 1987 2001 WKSI 1987 2001 Waterloo–Cedar Rapids Iowa KFMW 1996 2012 KOKZ 1962 2012 KWLO 1996 2012 KXEL 1958 2012
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