South Central Communications
South Central Incorporated is a privately owned company based in Evansville, Indiana, and owned and operated by the Engelbrecht family: John D. Engelbrecht, JP Engelbrecht, and Bettie G. Engelbrecht.
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, 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 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. 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. The Sale of the 9 Former South Central Communications Radio Stations to Midwest Communications were also finalized on September 1.Market | Station/ Frequency | Format | Notes |
Evansville, Indiana | WABX-FM 107.5 FM | Classic rock | Sold to Midwest Communications on September 1, 2014. |
Evansville, Indiana | WJPS 107.1 FM | Classic Hits | Station was previously under the WEJK call letters; sold to The Original Company on October 9, 2014. |
Evansville, Indiana | WEOA 1400 AM | Urban Adult Contemporary | WEOA was sold in 2009 to BLS Entertainment Inc. |
Evansville, Indiana | WIKY-FM 104.1 FM | AC | Sold to Midwest Communications on September 1, 2014. |
Evansville, Indiana | WLFW 93.5 FM | Country | Sold to Midwest Communications on September 1, 2014. |
Evansville, Indiana | WSTO-FM 96.1 FM | Top 40 | Sold to Midwest Communications on September 1, 2014. |
Knoxville, Tennessee | WFGW 106.7 | Contemporary Christian | Then WLYT, sold in 2012 to Billy Graham Evangelistic Association |
Knoxville, Tennessee | WIMZ-FM 103.5 FM | Classic rock | Sold to Midwest Communications on September 1, 2014. |
Knoxville, Tennessee | WJXB-FM 97.5 FM | AC | Sold to Midwest Communications on September 1, 2014. |
Knoxville, Tennessee | WNFZ 94.3 | Alternative rock | The Station is owned by John W. Pirkle and operated by SCC under a time brokerage agreement, which ended October 31, 2013. |
Knoxville, Tennessee | WDKW 95.7 | Classic Country | Sold to Midwest Communications on September 1, 2014. |
Nashville, Tennessee | WCJK-FM 96.3 FM | Jack FM | Sold to Midwest Communications on September 1, 2014. |
Nashville, Tennessee | WJXA-FM 92.9 FM | AC | Sold to Midwest Communications on September 1, 2014. |
Television stations formerly owned by South Central
Other Former Properties
- South Central owned a full-service digital advertising and marketing agency headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee and operated throughout the U.S. under the Banner until 2016, when South Central sold it and the agency was renamed .