South Central Communications
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South Central Communications is a privately owned media company based in Evansville, Indiana
Evansville, Indiana
Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...

, and owned and operated by the Engelbrecht family: John D. Engelbrecht (President & CEO), JP Engelbrecht (Vice-President & COO), and Bettie G. Engelbrecht (Director Emeritus).

Knoxville, Tennessee

  • WJXB-FM
    WJXB-FM
    WJXB-FM is a radio station licensed to serve Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. The station is owned by South Central Communications....

  • WIMZ-FM
    WIMZ-FM
    WIMZ-FM is a classic rock radio station based in Knoxville, Tennessee at 103.5 FM. Its broadcast area reaches into southeastern Kentucky, southwestern Virginia, western North Carolina, north Georgia and far northwest South Carolina.-Tower:...

  • WQJK
    WQJK
    WQJK is a radio station licensed to serve Maryville, Tennessee, USA. The station is owned and operated by South Central Communications.WQJK broadcasts an adult hits format branded as "Jack FM" to the metropolitan Knoxville, Tennessee, area....

  • WNFZ
    WNFZ
    WNFZ is a commercial radio station licensed to Powell, Tennessee, broadcasting to the Knoxville, Tennessee area.WNFZ airs an active rock music format branded as "94.3 The X".-History:...

     (This station is owned by another company and operated by SCC under a Time Brokerage agreement.)
  • WRJK
    WRJK
    WRJK is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Hits music format. Licensed to Norris, Tennessee, USA, the station serves the Knoxville area. The station is currently owned by South Central Communications Corporation....


Evansville, Indiana

  • WIKY-FM  WIKY Webpage
  • WLFW-FM
    WLFW-FM
    WLFW is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. Licensed to Chandler, Indiana, USA, the station serves the Evansville area...

      93.5 The Wolf website
  • WABX-FM
    WABX-FM
    WABX is a radio station in Evansville, Indiana, owned by South Central Communications. The station, which broadcasts at 107.5 FM, has aired a classic rock format since 1997. Monday through Saturday morning, WABX airs the The Big Show with John Boy and Billy...

     WABX website
  • WSTO-FM Hot 96 website
  • WEOA
    WEOA
    WEOA 1400 is an AM frequency licensed to and serving the Evansville, Indiana market. The transmitter is located near the interchange of I-164 and Weinbach Avenue in Evansville.- History :...

     (AM) WEOA is no longer owner by South Central. It was sold in 2009 to the company that had been operating it under a Time Brokerage Agreement
  • WEJK-FM
    WEJK
    WEJK is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Hits format. Licensed to Boonville, Indiana, the station serves the Evansville area. The station is currently owned by Boonville Broadcasting Co., Inc. and features programing from ABC Radio.-History:...

     107.1 Jack FM website WEJK is owned by Boonville Broadcasting and operated by SCC under a Time Brokerage agreeement

Television

  • WMAK-DT channel 7 (independent
    Independent station
    An independent station is in the category of television terminology used to describe a television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not affiliated with any television network....

    ) Knoxville, Tennessee
    Knoxville, Tennessee
    Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...

     (sale pending to DayStar Television Network
    Daystar Television Network
    The Daystar Television Network is an American evangelical Christian television religious broadcasting network headquartered near Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Bedford, Texas...

    )

Stations Formerly Owned by South Central

  • WVLT-TV
    WVLT-TV
    WVLT-TV is the CBS television network affiliate station serving Knoxville, Tennessee, the 58th DMA in America according to Nielsen Media Research...

     Channel 8, Knoxville, Tennessee
    Knoxville, Tennessee
    Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...

     (Owned by South Central from 1954 to 1992 as WTVK channel 26 and, later, WKXT channel 8; now owned by Gray Television
    Gray Television
    Gray Television, Inc. is a communications company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with administrative offices in Albany, Georgia.Established in 1946 by James H...

    )
  • WAZE-TV
    WAZE-TV
    WAZE-TV was a television station in Madisonville, Kentucky, in the United States, serving the Evansville, Indiana DMA. The station, which was owned by Roberts Broadcasting WAZE-TV was a television station in Madisonville, Kentucky, in the United States, serving the Evansville, Indiana DMA. The...

     channel 19 Madisonville, Kentucky
    Madisonville, Kentucky
    Madisonville is a city in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of the Western Coal Field region, located along US 41 and The Pennyrile Parkway. The population was 19,307 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hopkins County. The city was named in honor of U.S...

     / Evansville, Indiana
    Evansville, Indiana
    Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...

     (now owned by Roberts Broadcasting
    Roberts Broadcasting
    Roberts Broadcasting Company is a media company based in St. Louis, Missouri. It is a subsidiary of the parent company, the Roberts Companies, one of the largest African American owned conglomerates and is co-owned by brothers Steven and Michael Roberts. The company owns four network affiliates,...

    )

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