| Forcht Group of Kentucky | |
| Type: | Management Services Company |
| Foundation: | Nursing home group-1972; Broadcasting group-1981; Banking group-1985 |
| Location: | Lexington, Kentucky and Corbin, Kentucky, United States |
| Key People: | Terry Forcht, President & CEO, Debbie Reynolds, Chief Operations Officer, Roger Alsip, Chief Financial of Officer, Ted Forcht, Rodney Shockley Directors, Corporate Board |
| Num Employees: | 2,100 (2008) |
| Industry: | Banking and financial services, insurance, nursing homes and health care, broadcasting and print media, retail, data and Web design services, real estate, construction |
| Assets: | $1.012 billion USD (2008) (Banking division only) |
| Homepage: | http://www.forchtgroup.com/ |
Forcht Group of Kentucky (pronounced "fork") is a group of companies principally owned by Mr.Terry E. Forcht, with corporate headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky and Corbin, Kentucky. The corporation employs more than 2,100 people in many companies specializing in banking and financial services, insurance, nursing homes and health care, broadcasting and print media, retail, data and Web design services, real estate and construction. Forcht Group of Kentucky officially changed its name from First Corbin Financial Corporation on November 10, 2007. The company also sponsors "The Forcht Group of Kentucky Center for Excellence in Leadership" lecture series which began in 2005 at University of the Cumberlands, where Terry Forcht formerly taught business.
The largest of Forcht Group's businesses is Forcht Bancorp, which is a management services company for Forcht Bank[1] which has 34 locations in 12 Kentucky counties with total assets of more than $1 billion ranking it among the top 10 Kentucky-based banks in the Commonwealth. In December 2007, Forcht Bank was formed by merging the 11 banks that Forcht Bancorp owned. The bank's locations were formerly named Boone National Bank, Campbellsville National Bank, Deposit Bank and Trust Co., First National Bank of Lexington, Laurel National Bank, PRP National Bank, Somerset National Bank, Tri-County National Bank, Williamsburg National Bank, and Eagle Bank.[2] Forcht Bank is based in Lexington, and Forcht Bancorp's headquarters is in Corbin and Lexington. The bank's slogan is "A New Direction in Banking." Forcht Bank is the title sponsor for the State Baseball Championship tournament at Applebee's Park in Lexington, Ky.
On April 23, 2008, Forcht Group of Kentucky announced that Key Broadcasting had been rebranded as Forcht Broadcasting. Forcht Broadcasting currently operates 24 radio stations across 12 areas in Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky.[3] Forcht Broadcasting stations are affiliates for a variety of pro, college and local sports, including the UK Sports Network, NASCAR, IndyCar, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Nashville Predators, Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts and local high school sports.
| AM Stations | FM Stations |
| Market | Station | Current Format |
|---|---|---|
| Olney, Illinois | WVLN 740 | Sports radio |
| WSEI 92.9 | Country | |
| WOWA 93.7 | Classic hits | |
| WIKK 103.5 | Classic rock | |
| Crawfordsville, Indiana | WCVL 1550 | Classic hits |
| WIMC 103.9 | Classic rock | |
| WCDQ 106.3 | Country music | |
| Campbellsville, Kentucky | WTCO 1450 | Rock music |
| WCKQ 104.1 | Contemporary hits | |
| Columbia, Kentucky | WAIN 1270 | Sports radio |
| WAIN-FM 93.5 | Country music | |
| Greensburg, Kentucky | WGRK-FM 105.7 | Country music |
| Hopkinsville | WHOP 1230 | News/talk |
| WHOP-FM 98.7 | Adult contemporary | |
| London, Kentucky | WFTG 1400 | Classic Country |
| WANV 96.7 | Oldies | |
| WWEL 103.9 | Hot adult contemporary | |
| Paintsville, Kentucky | WKYH 600 | Classic hits |
| WSIP 1490 | Sports radio | |
| WKLW-FM 94.7 | Top 40/CHR | |
| WSIP-FM 98.9 | Country music | |
| Somerset, Kentucky | WTLO 1480 | Adult standards |
| WYKY 106.1 | Adult contemporary | |
| Whitesburg, Kentucky | WTCW 920 | Classic country |
| WXKQ-FM 103.9 | Adult contemporary |