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Notable locations in Chestertown:
Radcliff Creek Industrial Park
(A)
, Chestertown Town Hall
(B)
, Kent County Courthouse
(C)
, Kent County Public Library
(D)
, Magnolia Hall Nursing Home
(E)
, Clifton M Miller Library
(F)
, Buck Bacchus Store Museum
(G)
, Wide Hall
(H)
, White Swan Tavern
(I)
, The Customs House
(J)
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Shopping Centers:
Crestview Square Shopping Center
(1)
, Kent Plaza Shopping Center
(2)
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Churches in Chestertown include:
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
(A)
, Janes United Methodist Church
(B)
, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
(C)
, Trinity Lutheran Church
(D)
, Chestertown Baptist Church
(E)
, Chestertown Seventh Day Adventist Church
(F)
, Christ United Methodist Church
(G)
, Church of the Living God
(H)
, Emmanuel Episcopal Church
(I)
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Cemetery:
Chestertown Cemetery
(1)
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Parks in Chestertown include:
Wilmer Park
(1)
, Chestertown Historic District
(2)
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Post office:
Chestertown Post Office
(A)
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Tourist attractions:
Kent County Public Libraries (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 400 High Street), Kent County Public Libraries - Rock Hall Branch Rock Hall (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 408 High Street), Stories Of The Chesapeake Hertiage Area (101 Church Aly).
Hotels:
Court Yard Inn (6336 Church Hill Rd), Gracious Inns of the Chesapeake (110 Wilton Road), Imperial Hotel (208 High Street), Great Oak Landing Lodge & Restaurant (22170 Great Oak Landing Road), Comfort Suites Chestertown (160 Scheeler Road).
Courts:
Kent County - Circuit Court- Clerk's Office- Family Support Services (103 North Crossing Street), District Court of Maryland (103 North Crossing Street), Kent County - Court Commissioner (Courthouse), Kent County - Circuit Court Courthouse- Clerk's Office (103 North Crossing Street).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Chestertown and their reported violations in the past:
CHESTERTOWN (Address: 118 NORTH CROSS STREET, Population served: 5400, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
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42 regular monitoring violations
FAIRLEE (Address: 709 MORGNEC ROAD SUITE 201, Population served: 725, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
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CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and AUG-04-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-01-2003), St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-2003)
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21 regular monitoring violations
KENNEDYVILLE (Address: 709 MORGNEC ROAD SUITE 201, Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
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CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and AUG-04-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-01-2003), St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-2003)
EDESVILLE (Address: 709 MORGNEC ROAD SUITE 201, Population served: 296, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
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CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and AUG-04-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-04-2003)
WORTON CREEK MARINA INC (Population served: 290, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
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MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-12-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-19-2005)
PINE SPRINGS (Population served: 160, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
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CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and AUG-08-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-01-2003), St Compliance achieved (AUG-08-2003)
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One routine major monitoring violation
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One regular monitoring violation
Average household size:
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This town: |
2.0 people |
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Maryland: |
2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
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This town: |
50.0% |
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Whole state: |
68.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
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This town: |
5.8% |
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Whole state: |
5.6% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
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Lesbian couples: 0.2% 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 town: |
18.5% |
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Whole state: |
8.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
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This town: |
9.3% |
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Whole state: |
4.2% |
Chestertown compared to Maryland state average:
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Median house value
above
state average.
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Unemployed percentage
below
state average.
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Black race population percentage
below
state average.
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Median age
above
state average.
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Foreign-born population percentage
above
state average.
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Renting percentage
above
state average.
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Length of stay since moving in
below
state average.
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Institutionalized population percentage
above
state average.
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Number of college students
above
state average.
Banks with branches in Chestertown (2007 data):
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Mercantile Eastern Shore Bank: Washington Avenue Branch, at High Street, Heron Point Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $626.6 mil, Deposits: $491.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 19 total offices, Holding Company: Mercantile Bankshares Corporation
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The Chesapeake Bank & Trust Co.: at 245 High Street, branch established on 1986-12-15; Chestertown Drive-In Branch at 301 Morgnec Road, branch established on 1962-07-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $90.3 mil, Deposits: $65.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Chesapeake Bancorp Employee Stock Ownership Plan With 401(K) Provisions
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The Peoples Bank: at High And Spring Streets, branch established on 1910-10-01; Lees Corner Branch at Routes 291 And 213, branch established on 1979-04-02. Info updated 2006-07-03: Bank assets: $242.3 mil, Deposits: $155.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Peoples Bancorp, Inc.
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The Centreville National Bank of Maryland: Washington Square Branch at 899 Washington Avenue, branch established on 2006-06-26; 305 High Street Branch at 305 High Street, branch established on 1986-06-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $326.2 mil, Deposits: $290.8 mil, headquarters in Centreville, MD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Shore Bancshares, Inc.
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SunTrust Bank: Chestertown Branch at 611 Washington Avenue, branch established on 1879-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
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Branch Banking and Trust Company: Chestertown Branch at 501 Washington Avenue, branch established on 1966-12-16. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
School Enrollment by Level of School
2004 Presidential Election results in Kent County Maryland:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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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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Police Protection - Officers |
11 |
$37,687 |
$41,113 |
1 |
$531 |
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Financial Administration |
2 |
$9,195 |
$55,170 |
0 |
$0 |
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Other Government Administration |
6 |
$12,921 |
$25,842 |
1 |
$195 |
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Police - Other |
2 |
$4,426 |
$26,556 |
1 |
$252 |
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Water Supply |
7 |
$20,462 |
$35,078 |
0 |
$0 |
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Streets and Highways |
9 |
$17,896 |
$23,861 |
0 |
$0 |
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Totals for Government |
37 |
$102,586 |
$33,271 |
3 |
$979 |
Chestertown government finances in 2002:
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Charges - Sewerage: $484,000
Parking Facilities: $33,000
Solid Waste Management: $8,000
All Other: $4,000
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Current Operations - Police Protection: $627,000
Regular Highways: $569,000
Sewerage: $522,000
Water Utilities: $348,000
Central Staff Services: $213,000
Solid Waste Management: $143,000
Housing & Community Development: $103,000
Parks & Recreation: $58,000
Financial Administration: $48,000
Fire Protection: $41,000
General - Other: $35,000
General Public Buildings: $32,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000
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Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $239,000
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General - Interest on Debt: $119,000
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Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $371,000
All Other: $74,000
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Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $824,000
Water Utilities: $421,000
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Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $920,000
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Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $900,000
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Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $801,000
Water Utilities: $389,000
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Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $23,000
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Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $32,000
Other, NEC: $19,000
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Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $160,000
General Revenue, NEC: $106,000
Property Sale Other: $26,000
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Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $281,000
Regular Highways: $255,000
Parks & Recreation: $158,000
Fire Protection: $39,000
Police Protection: $39,000
Housing & Community Development: $23,000
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Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,175,000
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Revenue - Water Utilities: $479,000
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Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $801,000
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State Intergovernmental - Highways: $302,000
Housing & Community Development: $128,000
All Other: $96,000
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Tax - Property: $996,000
NEC: $84,000
Other Selective Sales: $21,000
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Total Salaries & Wages: $1,081,000
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Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $17,000
6.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($52,275 average adjusted gross income)
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Here: |
6.38% |
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Maryland average: |
7.95% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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from Queen Anne's County, MD |
1.18% ($30,068 average AGI) |
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from Anne Arundel County, MD |
0.46% ($58,441) |
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from Cecil County, MD |
0.36% ($42,741) |
5.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,978 average adjusted gross income)
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Here: |
5.99% |
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Maryland average: |
8.13% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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to Queen Anne's County, MD |
0.86% ($33,672 average AGI) |
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to New Castle County, DE |
0.42% ($41,548) |
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to Kent County, DE |
0.38% ($32,464) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Chestertown:
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WCTR (1530 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CHESTERTOWN, MD)
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WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
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WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
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WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
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WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
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WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
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WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
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WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
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WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
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WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
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WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)
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WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
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WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Chestertown:
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WWMX (106.5 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
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WLIF (101.9 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WLIF, INC.)
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WXCY (103.7 FM; HAVRE DE GRACE, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
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WIYY (97.9 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
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WRNR-FM (103.1 FM; GRASONVILLE, MD; Owner: EMPIRE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
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WSMJ (104.3 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
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WKHS (90.5 FM; WORTON, MD; Owner: BOARD OF EDUCATION OF KENT COUNTY)
TV broadcast stations around Chestertown:
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WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
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WBAL-TV (Channel 11; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WBAL HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
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WMAR-TV (Channel 2; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
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WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
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WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
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WJZ-TV (Channel 13; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
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WMPT (Channel 22; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
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