The story
Founded by Cy Bahakel in 1953.1
Private company
Bahakel Communications
American radio and television broadcast company
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.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1953Founded1
- Industrymass media1
- HeadquartersCharlotte1
- Legal formLimited Liability Company3
- LEI549300FXM27VDB5H7Z303
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
- Registered addressC/O CT Corporation System, 27615 Raleigh, United States3
- Registered withCorporations Division (Department of the Secretary of State), 00089583
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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 87.2
Corporate structure
Bahakel Communications sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Bahakel Communications Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
- WAKA Owned · United States
- WCCB Owned · United States
- WOLO-TV Owned · United States
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
What it owns
What Bahakel Communications reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)
- WAKA
- WCCB
- WOLO-TV
Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1
Leadership
Who has led Bahakel Communications, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderCy Bahakel1
Products and brands
- television
Listed on Wikidata.1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Also owns
- WAKA
- WCCB
- WOLO-TV
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1953Founded Founded1
Funding
Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
- PPP loans $3.6M
Figures by year
| Year | PPP loans | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.6M | $3.6M |
PPP loans
Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA4. Matched to this company by name and state.
- Apr 6, 2020$3.6M PPP loan (first draw) from United Community Bank4To BAHAKEL COMMUNICATIONS LTD, Charlotte NC; $3.6M forgiven Jun 9, 2021
Links
- WikipediaBahakel Communications
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ4842296
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
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- 2WikipediaBahakel Communications on Wikipedia
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