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WFIL
PHILADELPHIA PA
AM BROADCAST
560 kHz
SALEM COMMUNICATIONS HOLDING CORPORATION
4880 Santa Rosa Road
Camarillo CA 93012
8059870400
Facility ID: 52193
Licensed
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Correspondence
FRN: 0003760352
  
This record has been enhanced by the REC Radio History Project. Pre-1932 data has been manually entered by REC based on FRC Radio Service Bulletins. Click here to learn more.
This record has been enhanced by the REC Radio History Project. Pre-1980 data has been manually entered by REC based on information from FCC History Cards. Click here to learn more.
L2C BL-19980715AC Granted 02/05/1999
REC Application ID: 270951 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 270951
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover
FRN: 0003760352
Community of license: PHILADELPHIA, PA, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 40 5' 42.4" N / 75 16' 36.6" W
Frequency: 560 kHz
FCC Station Class: B
Public Notice Comments: LIC. TO COVER
Daytime | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 40 5' 42.4" N / 75 16' 36.6" W
Power: 5 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 719.58 mV/m at 1km
RMS Standard: 684.44 mV/m at 1km
Twr Field
Ratio		 Elec.
Ht.		 Phas-
ing		 Spac-
ing		 Orien-
tation		 Tower
Ref		 Top
Load		 Sw
A		 Sw
B		 Sw
C		 Sw
D		 Tower
Height
A1017300NN51.432.60076.5m
B0.9520082129.8NN51.432.60076.5m
C0.35251.4-165164.1128.2NN000076.5m
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Nighttime | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 40 5' 42.4" N / 75 16' 36.6" W
Power: 5 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 725.3 mV/m at 1km
RMS Standard: 690.09 mV/m at 1km
Twr Field
Ratio		 Elec.
Ht.		 Phas-
ing		 Spac-
ing		 Orien-
tation		 Tower
Ref		 Top
Load		 Sw
A		 Sw
B		 Sw
C		 Sw
D		 Tower
Height
A10141.700NN51.432.60076.5m
B1.6390082129.8NN51.432.60076.5m
C1.02751.4-151.6164.1128.2NN000076.5m
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MOD BZ-19831003AD Granted 09/19/1984
BZ-9175 H Granted 08/09/1976
BL-11321 AUX H Granted 08/02/1966
BL-7915 AUX H Granted 05/01/1962
BP-13931 H Granted 03/23/1960
BP-12594 AUX H Granted 12/23/1958
BML-1621 H Granted 03/28/1955
BL-3248 AUX H Granted 09/29/1948
BP-6732 AUX H Granted 04/30/1948
BMP-3667 H Granted 03/05/1948
BMP-3567 H Granted 01/28/1948
BMP-3510 H Granted 01/09/1948
BMP-3469 H Granted 12/30/1947
BZ-2849 H Granted 04/08/1948
BL-3047 H Granted 04/08/1948
BMP-3336 H Granted 12/02/1947
BMP-3225 H Granted 10/20/1947
BMP-2872 H Granted 07/16/1947
BMP-2571 H Granted 03/27/1947
B2-MP-2428 H Granted 01/23/1947
B2-P-4303 H Granted 05/24/1946
B2-P-2894 H Dismissed 11/17/1942
B2-Z-363 H Granted 03/27/1940
B2-Z-348 H Granted 02/29/1940
B2-L-847 AUX H Granted 09/20/1938
B2-P-2071 AUX H Granted 06/28/1938
B2-L-777 H Granted 05/02/1938
B2-MP-648 H Granted 05/02/1938
B2-MP-627 H Granted 03/10/1938
B2-MP-601 H Granted 12/21/1937
B2-P-1804 H Dismissed 01/20/1939
B2-MP-517 H Dismissed 05/19/1937
B2-MP-511 H Granted 05/11/1937
B2-P-1748 H Dismissed 06/08/1937
B2-MP-453 H Granted 01/26/1937
B2-MP-383 H Granted 10/07/1936
B2-P-1085 H Granted 06/12/1936
B2-L-267 AUX H Granted 01/14/1936
B2-ML-173 H Granted 06/11/1935
B2-ML-124 H Granted 02/18/1935
2-L-B-532 H Granted 04/14/1931
2-P-B-1906 H Granted 02/06/1931
2-ML-B-672 H Denied 06/18/1931
2-P-B-1697 H Dismissed 06/18/1931
2-M-B-444 AUX H Granted 12/21/1929
2-M-B-364 H Granted 06/27/1929
2-R-B-364 H Granted 01/11/1929
2-S-B-364 H Granted 06/01/1927
2-S-B-364 H Granted 04/19/1927
CALL SIGN HISTORY
WFI - 03/18/1922 (RHP)
WFIL - 01/21/1935 (RHP)
WEAZ - 06/19/1989 (CDBS)
WBEB - 05/26/1993 (CDBS)
WPHY - 11/01/1993 (CDBS)
WFIL - 09/06/1994 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
06/17/1989 On Channel 26 in FLORENCE SC - now WWMB (CDBS)
REC Radio History Project
This facility record includes pre-1980 information from the FCC/FRC manual history cards that pre-dates both the CDBS system and its predecessor BAPS. The history cards contain information about stations from the early days of radio. Not all records are included. Records such as license renewals and auxilliary facilities are excluded. Also, the information on the history cards was not very detailed and only contain the very basic information. We have included the comments from the card entries to help guide you along the history. REC feels that the history of radio is just as important as its future. REC will be slowly adding this data to the system giving priority to major markets and heritage stations.
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APPLICATION HISTORY
  2-S-B-364 License to Cover Granted
04/19/1927
  2-S-B-364 License to Cover Granted
06/01/1927
  2-R-B-364 License to Cover Granted
01/11/1929
  2-M-B-364 Modify License Granted
06/27/1929
  2-M-B-444 Construction Permit Granted
12/21/1929
  2-P-B-1906 Modification Granted
02/06/1931
  2-L-B-532 License to Cover Granted
04/14/1931
  2-ML-B-672 Modify License Denied
06/18/1931
  2-P-B-1697 Modification Dismissed
06/18/1931
From: STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER
To: WFI BROADCASTING COMPANY
  2-AL-B-436 Assignment Granted
07/15/1932
  S-B-364 Special Temporary Authority Granted
12/15/1933
From: WFI BROADCASTING COMPANY
To: WFIL BROADCASTING COMPANY
  B2-AL-25 Assignment Granted
01/08/1935
  B2-S-364 Special Temporary Authority Granted
01/31/1935
  B2-S-364 Special Temporary Authority Granted
02/12/1935
  B2-ML-124 Modify License Granted
02/18/1935
  B2-ML-173 Modify License Granted
06/11/1935
  2-SA-B-78 Special Temporary Authority Dismissed
06/20/1935
  B2-L-267 License to Cover Granted
01/14/1936
  B2-S-364 Special Temporary Authority Granted
03/10/1936
  B2-P-1085 Modification Granted
06/12/1936
  B2-MP-383 Minor Modify CP Granted
10/07/1936
  B2-MP-453 CP Extension Granted
01/26/1937
  B2-TC-93 Transfer of Control Granted
05/04/1937
  B2-TC-91 Transfer of Control Granted
05/04/1937
  B2-MP-511 Minor Modify CP Granted
05/11/1937
  B2-MP-517 CP Extension Dismissed
05/19/1937
  B2-P-1748 Modification Dismissed
06/08/1937
  B2-S-364 Special Temporary Authority Granted
10/26/1937
  B2-MP-601 CP Extension Granted
12/21/1937
  B2-MP-627 CP Extension Granted
03/10/1938
  B2-L-777 License to Cover Granted
05/02/1938
  B2-MP-648 Minor Modify CP Granted
05/02/1938
  B2-S-364 Special Temporary Authority Granted
06/17/1938
  B2-P-2071 Construction Permit Granted
06/28/1938
  B2-L-847 License to Cover Granted
09/20/1938
  B2-P-1804 Modification Dismissed
01/20/1939
  B2-Z-348 Direct Measurement Granted
02/29/1940
  B2-Z-363 Direct Measurement Granted
03/27/1940
  NARBA-560 NARBA Reallocation Granted
03/24/1941
  B2-TC-254 Transfer of Control Granted
06/24/1941
  B2-S-364 Modify Lic per Order 107 Granted
11/06/1942
  B2-P-2894 Modification Dismissed
11/17/1942
  B2-S-364 Modify Lic per Order 107-A Granted
07/10/1945
From: WFIL BROADCASTING COMPANY
To: TRIANGLE PUBLICATIONS, INC. (THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER DIVISION)
  B2-AL-501 Assignment Granted
02/15/1946
  B2-P-4303 Modification Granted
05/24/1946
  B2-MP-2428 CP Extension Granted
01/23/1947
  BMP-2571 CP Extension Granted
03/27/1947
  BMP-2872 CP Extension Granted
07/16/1947
  BMP-3225 CP Extension Granted
10/20/1947
  BMP-3336 CP Extension Granted
12/02/1947
  BMP-3469 CP Extension Granted
12/30/1947
  BMP-3510 CP Extension Granted
01/09/1948
  BMP-3567 CP Extension Granted
01/28/1948
  BMP-3667 CP Extension Granted
03/05/1948
  BL-3047 License to Cover Granted
04/08/1948
  BZ-2849 Direct Measurement Granted
04/08/1948
  BP-6732 Construction Permit Granted
04/30/1948
  BL-3248 License to Cover Granted
09/29/1948
  BML-1621 Modify License Granted
03/28/1955
  BRC-1268 Chg Remote Control Point Granted
08/11/1958
  BP-12594 Construction Permit Granted
12/23/1958
  BP-13931 Replace Expired CP Granted
03/23/1960
  BL-7915 License to Cover Granted
05/01/1962
  BL-11321 License to Cover Granted
08/02/1966
From: TRIANGLE PUBLICATIONS, INC. (RADIO AND TELEVISION DIVISION)
To: WFIL, INC.
  BAL-7167 Assignment Granted
02/24/1971
  EBSA- Emerg Broadcast System Granted
05/25/1972
  BZ-9175 Direct Measurement Granted
08/09/1976
Transaction log data BR-19810401UL Renewal Granted
07/07/1981
Transaction log data BR-19840402WV Renewal Granted
07/24/1984
Public Notice Details BZ-19831003AD Modification Granted
09/19/1984
Public Notice Details BAL-19861223EM Assign License/CP Granted
02/12/1987
Public Notice Details BAL-19891122EC Assign License/CP Granted
01/16/1990
Transaction log data BR-19910401ZA Renewal Granted
06/23/1992
Public Notice Details BAL-19930616EA Assign License/CP Dismissed
08/17/1993
Public Notice Details BAL-19930924EB Assign License/CP Granted
10/12/1993
Public Notice Details BTC-19970728FH Transfer of Control Granted
08/06/1997
Transaction log data 19980715WW Program Test Authority Granted
07/29/1998
Public Notice Details BTC-19980803GY Transfer of Control Granted
08/11/1998
Transaction log data BR-19980401U1 Renewal Granted
11/30/1998
Public Notice Details BL-19980715AC License to Cover Granted
02/05/1999
Public Notice Details BTC-19990311FA Transfer of Control Granted
03/24/1999
Public Notice Details BTC-19990512EY Transfer of Control Granted
05/25/1999
Public Notice Details BTC-20000524ACP Transfer of Control Granted
06/23/2000
Public Notice Details BTC-20040331AXU Transfer of Control Granted
04/06/2004
Transaction log data BR-20060403CAG Renewal Granted
08/02/2006
  BSTA-20071024ABS Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
11/01/2007
  BESTA-20080429ABE Extension Request Granted
12/12/2008
Transaction log data BR-20140401AGT Renewal Granted
07/25/2014
Transaction log data BSTA-20170519ACL Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
05/25/2017
Transaction log data BSTA-20171106AAK Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
11/08/2017
Transaction log data 0000188673 Renewal Granted
08/01/2022
Transaction log data 0000240647 Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
03/13/2024
Transaction log data 0000252464 Restored Licensed Oper Received
08/28/2024
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IMPORTED LETTERS
Incoming letter or scanned documentBSTA-20171106AAK05/03/2018
STA relatedBSTA-20171106AAK11/08/2017
STA relatedBSTA-20170519ACL05/25/2017
Incoming letter or scanned documentBESTA-20080429ABE12/12/2008
History card 01/01/1980
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