Bahakel Communications

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Bahakel Communications is a communications company, owning radio and television stations in the United States. The company was founded in 1965 by Cy Bahakel when he put WCCB in Charlotte, North Carolina on the air and was controlled by Bahakel (and, in later years, his children) until his death from unknown causes at age 87 on April 20, 2006.

The stations are mainly affiliated to Fox and ABC, with one CBS affiliate.

The company is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

1 Owned and Operated Television and Radio Stations
- 1.1 Television Stations
- 1.2 Radio Stations
2 Former Owned and Operated Stations
3 Future of the Company

[edit] Owned and Operated Television and Radio Stations

[edit] Television Stations

WCCB 18 (Fox), Charlotte, North Carolina (Flagship station)
WABG 6 (ABC), Greenville, Mississippi
WAKA 8 (CBS), Montgomery, Alabama
WBBJ 7 (ABC), Jackson, Tennessee
WOLO 25 (ABC), Columbia, South Carolina
WRSP 55 / WCCU 27 (Fox), Springfield / Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
WFXB 43 (Fox), Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

[edit] Radio Stations

WDOD 1310 (Ruby 1310), Chattanooga, Tennessee
WDEF 1370 (ESPN 1370), Chattanooga, Tennessee
WDOD-FM 96.5 (The Mountain), Chattanooga, Tennessee
WDEF-FM 92.3 (Sunny 92.3), Chattanooga, Tennessee
KFMW 107.9 (Rock 108), Waterloo, Iowa
KOKZ 105.7 (Cool 105.7), Waterloo, Iowa
KXEL 1540 (News/Talk 1540), Waterloo, Iowa
KWLO 1330 (Star 1330), Waterloo, Iowa
KILO 94.3, Colorado Springs, Colorado
KYZX 103.9, (103.9 The Eagle), Colorado Springs, Colorado

[edit] Former Owned and Operated Stations

WKFT 40 (Independent), Fayetteville, North Carolina 40 (now Univision-owned WUVC)
WBAK 38 (Fox), Terre Haute, Indiana (now WFXW, owned by Mission Broadcasting, operated under an Joint Sales Agreement with WTWO owner Nexstar Broadcasting Group).

[edit] Future of the Company

With Cy Bahakel's death, questions have circulated about the future of the company given that his children, in the past, expressed a desire to sell the group (namely WCCB whose value reportedly is more than the rest of the stations combined). Though the elder Bahakel was against any sales of any sort, albeit contradicted in recent years, it remains to be seen if the company will indeed be sold off as the future of Bahakel Communications is determined.