South Central Communications

South Central Incorporated (Formally South Central Communications) is a privately owned company based in Evansville, Indiana, and owned and operated by the Engelbrecht family: John D. Engelbrecht (President & CEO), JP Engelbrecht (Vice-President & COO), and Bettie G. Engelbrecht (Director Emeritus).

This article is about the Indiana-based media company. For the Iowa telecommunications company, see South Central Communications (telecommunications).

Television stations
Market Station Channel Location Affiliation Notes & Current Status
Louisville, Kentucky, WBNM-LD Virtual 50, Digital 50 50.1 Buzzr
50.2 Home Shopping Network
50.3 Sonlife Broadcasting Network		 The Station is owned by Evangel World Prayer Center of Kentucky, (A Division of Word Broadcasting Inc.) South Central Communications Operates the Station.

Former Properties

Radio stations formerly owned by South Central

It was announced on May 28, 2014, that Midwest Communications will purchase 9 of the 10 Stations owned by South Central Communications. With this purchase, Midwest Communications will expand its portfolio of stations to Evansville, Knoxville and Nashville. WEJK (Which was owned by Boonville Broadcasting & operated by South Central Communications) was not involved in the sale as it would not fit under the ownership cap for Midwest. It was grandfathered in for South Central under previous ownership rules. It is likely that Boonville Broadcasting will take back operations of WEJK before or after the sale of South Central Communications other Stations are finalized.[1] It was then announced on August 18, 2014 that South Central Communications will be turning the Operations of WEJK over to The Original Company, as Boonville Broadcasting will continue to own the Station. Once approved by the FCC, The Original Company will take over The Operations of WEJK & will operate the Station via a Time Brokerage Agreement. The Change Over was completed on September 1.[2] The Sale of the 9 Former South Central Communications Radio Stations to Midwest Communications were also finalized on September 1.[3]

AM Stations FM Stations
Market Station/
Frequency		 Format Notes
Evansville, IndianaWABX-FM 107.5 FMClassic rockSold to Midwest Communications on September 1, 2014.
WJPS 107.1 FMClassic HitsStation was previously under the WEJK call letters; sold to The Original Company on October 9, 2014.
WEOA 1400 AMUrban Adult ContemporaryWEOA was sold in 2009 to BLS Entertainment Inc. (The company that had been operating it under a Time Brokerage Agreement.)
WIKY-FM 104.1 FMACSold to Midwest Communications on September 1, 2014.
WLFW 93.5 FMCountry
WSTO-FM 96.1 FMTop 40 (CHR)
Knoxville, TennesseeWFGW 106.7Contemporary ChristianThen WLYT, sold in 2012 to Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (Blue Ridge Broadcasting Company) [4]
WIMZ-FM 103.5 FMClassic rockSold to Midwest Communications on September 1, 2014.
WJXB-FM 97.5 FMAC
WNFZ 94.3Alternative rockThe Station is owned by John W. Pirkle and operated by SCC under a time brokerage agreement, which ended October 31, 2013.[5]
WDKW 95.7Classic CountrySold to Midwest Communications on September 1, 2014.
Nashville, TennesseeWCJK-FM 96.3 FMJack FM
WJXA-FM 92.9 FMAC

Television stations formerly owned by South Central
Market Station Channel Location Affiliation Notes & Current Status
Knoxville, Tennessee Was WMAK, Now WKNX-TV channel 7 7.1 Independent
7.2 DayStar Television Network
(Daystar was previously seen on 7.1 under the Daystar Ownership, 7.2 was previously Retro Television Network before switching to Daystar under Lockwood Broadcasting Ownership. 7.2 was briefly discontinued before being reactivated once again.)		 Was owned by DayStar Television Network, Now owned by Lockwood Broadcasting.
WVLT-TV Channel 8 Was Affiliated with NBC, Now CBS Owned by South Central from 1954 to 1992 as WTVK channel 26 and, later, WKXT channel 8; now owned by Gray Television.
Madisonville, Kentucky / Evansville, Indiana WJPS-LP/
WAZE-TV		 WJPS-LP channel 4
WAZE-TV channel 19		 Defunct Last owned by Roberts Broadcasting. WAZE-TV closed in 2011; WJPS-LP along with other WAZE Station Translators closed January 3, 2013.
Nashville, Tennessee WJDE-LD Virtual 24, Digital 31 Was Home Shopping Network, then Me-TV, now Heroes & Icons, additional subchannels also added. Now owned by Evangel World Prayer Center of Kentucky Inc.
Word Broadcasting
Was WGAP-LP, Now WNTU-LP Channel 26 Was MTV 2, then Univision, now Daystar Station was purchased by Equity Broadcasting in 2006, Station was then sold at Auction to Daystar in 2009 after Equity filed for bankruptcy.
WRMX-LP Channel 12 Was Home Shopping Network (Simulcast of former sister Station, WJDE-LD), Now Defunct. Station permanently cease operations on March 12, 2013.

Other Former Properties

References
  1. Midwest Communications Acquires South Central Communications
  2. The Original Company to take over Operations of WEJK
  3. South Central Radio Group
  4. "Knoxville's 'Jack' simulcast ends, with a sale to the Billy Graham organization". radio-info.com. 2011-12-28. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  5. Venta, Lance (November 3, 2013). "WNFZ Flips To News/Talk". Radio Insight. RadioBB Networks. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
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