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Notable location:
Old Town Hall
(A)
.
Churches in New Castle include:
New Castle Presbyterian Church
(A)
, New Castle Methodist Church
(B)
, Immanuel Church on the Green
(C)
, Mount Salem Methodist Church
(D)
, Saint Peters Catholic Church
(E)
.
Cemetery:
Glebe Cemetery
(1)
.
Parks in New Castle include:
Battery Park
(1)
, The Green
(2)
.
Tourist attractions:
Fort Delaware Society (Museums; 122 Washington St), George Read II House (Museums; 42 The Strand), Museum of the American Road (2160 New Castle Avenue), New Castle Historical Society - Dutch House (Museums; 32 West 3rd Street), New Castle Historical Society - Office (Museums; 2 East 4th Street), Superior Play Systems (Amusement & Theme Parks; 263 Quigley Boulevard), Zion Cruise Agency (Recreational Trips & Guides; 315 Sheridan Drive).
Hotels:
Coachman's Manor (401 Carriage Way), Bridgeview Inn (Rts 13 & I295), Econo Lodge Airport (232 South Dupont Highway), Motel 6 (1200 West Avenue), Delaware Motel & RV Park (235 South Dupont Highway), Red Rose Inn (1515 North Dupont Highway), Dutch Inn (111 S Dupont Hwy), New Castle-Wilmington (1612 North Dupont Highway), Crown Motel Reservations (152 North Dupont Highway).
Courts:
Delaware River & Bay Authority Airports (New Castle Avenue), Delaware Auto Court (North Dupont Highway), Delaware State - Justice Of The Peace Court- Criminal Courts- Court N (61 Christiana Road).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in New Castle and their reported violations in the past:
SMYRNA REST AND INFORMATION CENTER (Population served: 7500, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
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MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-07-2004), St Public Notif issued (JUN-07-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-03-2004)
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MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-24-2003), St Public Notif issued (SEP-24-2003), St Compliance achieved (OCT-20-2003)
NEW CASTLE WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 6000, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
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CCR Complete Failure to Report - In JUL-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2001)
LEWES CENTER (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
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MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-28-2005), St Public Notif issued (JUL-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-04-2005)
PANDA EARLY EDUCATION CENTER (Population served: 82, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
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MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-17-2003), St Public Notif issued (OCT-17-2003), St Compliance achieved (DEC-16-2003)
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MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif issued (JUL-22-2002), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-22-2002), St Compliance achieved (AUG-19-2002)
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MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2000 and MAR-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-12-2000), St Public Notif issued (JAN-12-2000), St Compliance achieved (FEB-11-2000)
Drinking water stations with addresses in New Castle that have no violations reported:
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SPI POLYOLS INC (Population served: 500, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
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WAWA #824 (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
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PURE H2O COMPANY (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
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WOODSIDE CENTER (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Average household size:
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This city: |
2.4 people |
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Delaware: |
2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
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This city: |
66.6% |
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Whole state: |
68.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
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This city: |
6.9% |
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Whole state: |
6.1% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
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Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
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Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
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This city: |
5.3% |
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Whole state: |
9.2% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
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This city: |
3.0% |
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Whole state: |
4.4% |
New Castle compared to Delaware state average:
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Black race population percentage
below
state average.
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Hispanic race population percentage
below
state average.
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Median age
above
state average.
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Foreign-born population percentage
significantly below
state average.
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Renting percentage
below
state average.
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Length of stay since moving in
above
state average.
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Number of rooms per house
above
state average.
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House age
significantly above
state average.
Banks with most branches in New Castle (2007 data):
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Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB: Wilton Blvd. Branch, Airport Plaza Branch, University Plaza Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,994.1 mil, Deposits: $1,761.9 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 21 total offices
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Wilmington Trust Company: Community Plaza Branch at Route 273 And Airport Road, branch established on 1974-09-03; New Castle Branch at 210 Delaware Street, branch established on 1955-03-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $10,002.2 mil, Deposits: $8,170.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 45 total offices, Holding Company: Wilmington Trust Corporation
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Citizens Bank: Airport Plaza Branch at 130 Dupont Highway, branch established on 1989-01-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,697.6 mil, Deposits: $1,164.9 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 27 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
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Wachovia Bank of Delaware, National Association: Wilmington Manor Branch at 1424 N Dupont Hwy, branch established on 1952-07-01. Info updated 2007-02-14: Bank assets: $3,760.5 mil, Deposits: $2,869.8 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, 23 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
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Citibank, National Association: Citibank (Delaware) Branch at One Penn's Way, branch established on 1982-10-06. Info updated 2006-11-09: Bank assets: $1,019,497.0 mil, Deposits: $665,743.0 mil, headquarters in Las Vegas, NV, positive income, International Specialization, 958 total offices, Holding Company: Citigroup Inc.
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Commerce Bank, National Association: Churchmans Corner Branch at 82 Christiana Road, branch established on 2000-08-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $41,170.0 mil, Deposits: $37,207.7 mil, headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 370 total offices, Holding Company: Commerce Bancorp, Inc.
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Discover Bank: New Castle Administrative Office at 12 Read's Way, branch established on 1996-06-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $25,164.8 mil, Deposits: $14,435.5 mil, headquarters in Greenwood, DE, positive income, Credit-Card Specialization, 2 total offices
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Sun National Bank: Crossroads Shopping Center Branch at 2080 New Castle Avenue, branch established on 1965-03-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,319.5 mil, Deposits: $2,689.2 mil, headquarters in Vineland, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 79 total offices, Holding Company: Sun Bancorp, Inc
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2 other banks with 2 local branches
School Enrollment by Level of School
2004 Presidential Election results in New Castle County Delaware:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
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Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
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Other and Unallocable |
8 |
$33,865 |
$50,798 |
1 |
$1,793 |
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Police Protection - Officers |
17 |
$81,721 |
$57,685 |
0 |
$0 |
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Police - Other |
2 |
$5,728 |
$34,368 |
0 |
$0 |
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Streets and Highways |
1 |
$3,936 |
$47,232 |
0 |
$0 |
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Solid Waste Management |
8 |
$16,860 |
$25,290 |
0 |
$0 |
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Parks and Recreation |
2 |
$5,393 |
$32,358 |
0 |
$0 |
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Water Supply |
6 |
$23,646 |
$47,292 |
0 |
$0 |
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Electric Power |
5 |
$19,824 |
$47,578 |
0 |
$0 |
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Financial Administration |
3 |
$12,731 |
$50,924 |
3 |
$737 |
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Other Government Administration |
2 |
$5,962 |
$35,772 |
7 |
$2,044 |
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Totals for Government |
54 |
$209,666 |
$46,592 |
11 |
$4,574 |
5.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,324 average adjusted gross income)
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Here: |
5.11% |
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Delaware average: |
6.10% |
0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($663 average AGI)
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New Castle County: |
0.14% |
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Delaware average: |
0.14% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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from Delaware County, PA |
0.45% ($53,242 average AGI) |
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from Philadelphia County, PA |
0.37% ($46,448) |
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from Chester County, PA |
0.31% ($65,065) |
5.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($63,039 average adjusted gross income)
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Here: |
5.19% |
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Delaware average: |
5.32% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($641 average AGI)
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New Castle County: |
0.06% |
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Delaware average: |
0.10% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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to Kent County, DE |
0.53% ($46,984 average AGI) |
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to Chester County, PA |
0.38% ($112,586) |
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to Cecil County, MD |
0.33% ($47,882) |
Strongest AM radio stations in New Castle:
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WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
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WTMC (1380 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRAN)
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WJBR (1290 AM; 3 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
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WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
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WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
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WDEL (1150 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
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WILM (1450 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELAWARE BROADCASTING CO.)
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KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
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WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
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WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
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WFAI (1510 AM; daytime; 3 kW; SALEM, NJ; Owner: QC COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
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WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
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WAMS (1260 AM; 1 kW; NEWARK, DE; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in New Castle:
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WSTW (93.7 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
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WJBR-FM (99.5 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
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WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
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WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
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WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
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WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
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WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
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WBEB (101.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WEAZ-FM RADIO, INC.)
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WRTI (90.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ET)
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WPHI-FM (103.9 FM; JENKINTOWN, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
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WMPH (91.7 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: BRANDYWINE SCHOOL DIST, BRD OF EDUC)
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WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
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WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
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WXTU (92.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTU LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
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WMMR (93.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
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WDAS-FM (105.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
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WYSP (94.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
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WPTP (96.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
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WUSL (98.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
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W278AK (103.5 FM; VILLAGE GREEN, PA; Owner: PRIORITY RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around New Castle:
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WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
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KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
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WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
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WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
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WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
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WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
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WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
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WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
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WWJT-LP (Channel 7; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION NETWORK, INC)
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WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
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WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
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W40AZ (Channel 40; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
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W55BT (Channel 55; TALLEYVILLE, DE; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)
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WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
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WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)
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WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
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