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Creek:
Hay Creek
(A)
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Tourist attraction:
Daniel Boone Homestead (Museums; 400 Daniel Boone Road).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Birdsboro and their reported violations in the past:
BIRDSBORO MUNI WATER AUTH (Population served: 5527, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
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Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAY-2006. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-11-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JUL-11-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-11-2006)
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Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-11-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JUL-11-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-11-2006)
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Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAR-2004. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-10-2004), St Consent Decree/Judgement (SEP-10-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-10-2004)
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Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-10-2004), St Consent Decree/Judgement (SEP-10-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-10-2004)
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Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-11-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JAN-11-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-11-2005)
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15 regular monitoring violations
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8 other older monitoring violations
HILLCREST HALL (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
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4 routine major monitoring violations
GIBRALTAR FIRE CO (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
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6 routine major monitoring violations
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6 regular monitoring violations
ISLAND PIZZA (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
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MCL, Acute (TCR) - In OCT-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (OCT-21-1999), St Compliance achieved (DEC-10-1999)
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MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (OCT-21-1999), St Compliance achieved (DEC-10-1999)
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MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (SEP-28-1999), St Compliance achieved (OCT-07-1999)
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MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (SEP-28-1999), St Compliance achieved (OCT-07-1999)
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MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-1997 and MAR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-28-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-28-1997), St Compliance achieved (FEB-18-1997), St Compliance Meeting conducted (APR-02-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
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5 routine major monitoring violations
FRIEDENS BIBLE CHAPEL (Population served: 35, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
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MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (DEC-01-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAR-01-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
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2 routine major monitoring violations
GREEN HILLS GC (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
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MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-1999 and MAR-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (MAR-02-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAR-26-1999)
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MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-1998 and DEC-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (MAR-02-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAR-26-1999)
GIBRALTAR PLAYGROUND (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
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MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-15-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAY-10-2002)
Average household size:
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This city: |
2.7 people |
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Pennsylvania: |
2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
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This city: |
74.4% |
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Whole state: |
67.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
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This city: |
5.8% |
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Whole state: |
5.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
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Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
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Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
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This city: |
2.7% |
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Whole state: |
11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
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This city: |
1.0% |
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Whole state: |
5.1% |
Birdsboro compared to Pennsylvania state average:
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Black race population percentage
significantly below
state average.
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Hispanic race population percentage
below
state average.
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Foreign-born population percentage
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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House age
above
state average.
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Number of college students
below
state average.
Banks with branches in Birdsboro (2007 data):
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Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Birdsboro Branch at 248 North Mill Street, branch established on 1955-07-05. Info updated 2006-07-18: Bank assets: $56,382.4 mil, Deposits: $39,939.0 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 699 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.
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Leesport Bank: Birdsboro Branch at 350 West Main St., branch established on 2001-12-17. Info updated 2006-12-04: Bank assets: $1,017.1 mil, Deposits: $705.4 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 21 total offices, Holding Company: Leesport Financial Corp.
2004 Presidential Election results in Berks County Pennsylvania:
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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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Sewerage |
3 |
$10,787 |
$43,148 |
0 |
$0 |
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Health |
0 |
$0 |
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1 |
$142 |
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Streets and Highways |
4 |
$12,538 |
$37,614 |
0 |
$0 |
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Water Supply |
3 |
$10,731 |
$42,924 |
0 |
$0 |
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Police Protection - Officers |
6 |
$27,299 |
$54,598 |
1 |
$994 |
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Other Government Administration |
3 |
$9,963 |
$39,852 |
1 |
$1,953 |
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Financial Administration |
0 |
$0 |
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1 |
$308 |
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Totals for Government |
19 |
$71,317 |
$45,042 |
4 |
$3,396 |
Birdsboro government finances in 2002:
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Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
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Charges - Sewerage: $449,000
Solid Waste Management: $449,000
Parks & Recreation: $17,000
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Construction - General Public Buildings: $32,000
Water Utilities: $11,000
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Current Operations - Police Protection: $427,000
Sewerage: $354,000
Water Utilities: $317,000
General - Other: $314,000
Regular Highways: $219,000
Central Staff Services: $77,000
Fire Protection: $73,000
Parks & Recreation: $67,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $49,000
Financial Administration: $24,000
Health Services - Other: $5,000
Housing & Community Development: $4,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $4,000
Libraries: $4,000
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Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $2,192,000
Benefit Payments: $44,000
Interest Revenue: $41,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $41,000
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General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
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Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $239,000
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Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $8,000
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Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $15,000
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Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $15,000
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Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $35,000
Interest Earnings: $31,000
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Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $571,000
General - Other: $115,000
Fire Protection: $30,000
Water Utilities: $5,000
Sewerage: $5,000
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Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,083,000
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Revenue - Water Utilities: $430,000
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State Intergovernmental - Highways: $69,000
All Other: $64,000
General Support: $3,000
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Tax - Individual Income: $541,000
Property: $366,000
NEC: $100,000
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Total Salaries & Wages: $860,000
4.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,285 average adjusted gross income)
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Here: |
4.49% |
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Pennsylvania average: |
4.99% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($243 average AGI)
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Berks County: |
0.07% |
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Pennsylvania average: |
0.12% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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from Montgomery County, PA |
0.81% ($47,814 average AGI) |
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from Chester County, PA |
0.33% ($51,594) |
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from Lehigh County, PA |
0.33% ($42,520) |
4.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,491 average adjusted gross income)
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Here: |
4.02% |
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Pennsylvania average: |
5.08% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($460 average AGI)
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Berks County: |
0.05% |
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Pennsylvania average: |
0.05% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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to Montgomery County, PA |
0.46% ($38,236 average AGI) |
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to Lancaster County, PA |
0.29% ($43,649) |
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to Lehigh County, PA |
0.24% ($39,105) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Birdsboro:
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WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
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WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
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WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
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WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
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WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
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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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WCOJ (1420 AM; 5 kW; COATESVILLE, PA; Owner: WCOJ RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
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WWDB (860 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
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WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
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WRAW (1340 AM; 1 kW; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
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WIOV (1240 AM; 1 kW; READING, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
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WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Birdsboro:
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WRFY-FM (102.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
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WBMP (88.1 FM; WARWICK, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
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WBYN (107.5 FM; BOYERTOWN, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
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WIOV-FM1 (105.1 FM; READING, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
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WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
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WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
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WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
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WLEV (100.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
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W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
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WDIY (88.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY BR/CST ASSOC)
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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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WJCS (89.3 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: BEACON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
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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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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.)
TV broadcast stations around Birdsboro:
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WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, 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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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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WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
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WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
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WFMZ-TV (Channel 69; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
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W24CS (Channel 24; READING, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
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