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West Manheim Township, Pennsylvania
West Manheim Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States, just north of the Mason-Dixon Line. The population was 9,052 at the 2020 census. The community is a suburb of Baltimore and part of its Designated Market Area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.23%, is water. The township occupies the southwestern corner of York County, with Union Township in Adams County to the west and Carroll County, Maryland, to the south. It is bordered on the east by Manheim Township and on the north by Penn Township. The southwestern corner of Codorus State Park is located in the township. As for roadways, the township has roughly 70 miles of municipal roads, according to their website. Pennsylvania State Highway 94 runs through the township and becomes Maryland State Highway 30 at the border. Education West Manheim Township is part of the South Western School District, and publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Township (Pennsylvania)
Under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a township is the lowest level of municipal incorporation of government. All of Pennsylvania's community, communities outside of incorporated local government in Pennsylvania#City, cities, borough (Pennsylvania), boroughs, and Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania#History, one town has been incorporated into a township which serves as the legal entity providing local self-government functions. In general, townships in Pennsylvania encompass larger land areas than other Municipality, municipalities, and tend to be located in suburban, exurban, or rural parts of the commonwealth. As with other incorporated municipalities in Pennsylvania, townships exist within local government in Pennsylvania#County, counties and are subordinate to or dependent upon the county level of government. History The creation of townships within Pennsylvania dates to the seventeenth century and the colonial period. Much of the province of Pennsylvania was occupied by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penn Township, York County, Pennsylvania
Penn Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 17,494 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.16%, is water. The township encircles the borough of Hanover on three sides, with the York County- Adams County boundary forming the western border of both the township and the borough. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 14,592 people, 5,421 households, and 4,103 families living in the township. The population density was 1,144.2 people per square mile (441.9/km). There were 5,643 housing units at an average density of 442.5/sq mi (170.9/km). The racial makeup of the township was 97.46% White, 0.49% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05%. Of the 5,421 households 36.1% had children under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xfinity
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, doing business as Xfinity, is an American telecommunications company and division of Comcast Corporation used to market consumer cable television, internet, telephone, and wireless services provided by the company. The brand was first introduced in 2010; prior to that, these services were marketed primarily under the Comcast name. Its CEO is Dave Watson, its chairman is Brian L. Roberts, and its CFO is Catherine Avgiris. Xfinity went from $23.7 billion in revenue in 2007 to $50.04 billion in 2016. Branding In February 2010, Comcast began to re-brand its consumer triple play service offerings under the name Xfinity; Comcast Digital Cable was renamed "Xfinity TV", Comcast Digital Voice became "Xfinity Voice", and Comcast High Speed Internet became "Xfinity Internet". The re-branding and an associated promotional campaign were scheduled to coincide with the 2010 Winter Olympics. The rebranding was characterized by the media as an effort to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WJZ-TV
WJZ-TV (channel 13) is a television station in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, airing programming from the CBS network. It is owned and operated by the network's CBS News and Stations division, and maintains studios and offices on Television Hill in the Woodberry section of Baltimore, adjacent to the transmission tower it shares with several other Baltimore broadcast outlets. History Early history The station first signed on the air on November 1, 1948, as WAAM, becoming the third television station in Baltimore behind WBAL-TV (channel 11) and WMAR-TV (channel 2), all within just over a year. The station was originally owned by Radio-Television of Baltimore Inc., whose principals were Baltimore businessmen and brothers, Ben and Herman Cohen. Channel 13 was originally an ABC affiliate, the network's fifth outlet to be located on the East Coast. It carried a secondary affiliation with the DuMont Television Network until its closure in 1956. Both affiliations moved fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WMAR-TV
WMAR-TV (channel 2) is a television station in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, affiliated with American Broadcasting Company, ABC and owned by the E. W. Scripps Company. The station's studios and offices are located on York Road (Maryland Route 45) in Towson, Maryland, Towson (though with a Baltimore City United States Postal Service, mailing address), north of the Baltimore City–Baltimore County, Maryland, Baltimore County border. Its transmitter and antenna, which is on the landmark three-pronged candelabra broadcast tower, is located on Television Hill in the Woodberry, Baltimore, Woodberry neighborhood of Baltimore. History Early years WMAR first began broadcasting on October 27, 1947. It was the first television station in Maryland, and was the fourteenth commercial television station to sign on in the United States (another two stations were experimental). WMAR was founded by the Arunah Shepherdson Abell, A. S. Abell Company, publisher of the ''Sunpapers'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WBAL-TV
WBAL-TV (channel 11) is a television station in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is the Flagship (broadcasting), flagship property of Hearst Television, which has owned the station since its inception, and is sister station, sister to the company's sole radio properties, WBAL (AM), WBAL (1090 AM) and WIYY (FM), WIYY (97.9 FM). The three outlets share studios and offices on Television Hill in the Woodberry, Baltimore, Woodberry section of Baltimore, near the transmission tower that WBAL-TV also shares with WIYY and several other Baltimore television and radio stations. History Early history WBAL-TV began operations on March 11, 1948, from its original studios on Charles Street (Baltimore), North Charles Street in Downtown Baltimore. It is the second television station in Maryland, after WMAR-TV (channel 2). The station's parent, the Hearst Communications, Hearst Corporation, also owned WBAL radio and two local newspapers, the afternoon daily ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WPMT
WPMT, virtual channel 43 ( UHF digital channel 36), is a Fox-affiliated television station licensed to York, Pennsylvania, United States, and serving the Susquehanna Valley region (Harrisburg–Lancaster–Lebanon–York). The station is owned by McLean, Virginia–based Tegna Inc. WPMT's studios are located on South Queen Street in Spring Garden Township (with a York mailing address), and it shares transmitter facilities with Harrisburg-licensed PBS member station WITF-TV (channel 33) in Susquehanna Township. It is also rebroadcast on a translator, W34FM-D in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. History Early history The station first signed on the air on December 21, 1952, as WSBA-TV, originally operating as an ABC affiliate. It was owned by the Susquehanna Radio Corporation, a subsidiary of the Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff conglomerate, along with radio station WSBA (910 AM). It was one of the first commercially licensed UHF television stations in the United States, signing on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WGAL
WGAL (channel 8) is a television station licensed to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, serving the Susquehanna Valley region as an affiliate of NBC. Owned by Hearst Television, the station maintains studios on Columbia Avenue ( PA 462) in Lancaster Township, and its transmitter is located near US 30 north of Hallam. History The station first signed on the air on March 18, 1949, originally broadcasting on VHF channel 4. It was the fourth television station in Pennsylvania and the first to sign-on outside of Philadelphia, beating WDTV (now KDKA-TV) in Pittsburgh which began operations in November of that year. It was founded by the Steinman family, owners of WGAL radio (1490 AM, now WRKY, and 101.3 FM, now WROZ) and Lancaster's two major newspapers, the '' Intelligencer Journal'' and the '' Lancaster New Era''. At the time, Lancaster was the smallest city in the country with a television station. The station's first formal program was shown on March 22 to a group of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WHP-TV
WHP-TV (channel 21) is a television station licensed to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States, serving the Susquehanna Valley region as an affiliate of CBS, MyNetworkTV, and The CW. Owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, the station has studios on North 6th Street in the Uptown section of Harrisburg, with the building bisected by the city line for Harrisburg and Susquehanna Township. Through a channel sharing agreement with Lancaster-licensed TBD affiliate WXBU (channel 15, owned by Sinclair partner company Howard Stirk Holdings), the two stations transmit using WHP-TV's spectrum from an antenna on a ridge north of Linglestown Road in Middle Paxton Township (it is co-located with WITF-TV and is distinguishable as the unlit red and white tower; WITF's tower is unpainted and flashes strobes at all times). History WHP-TV first signed on the air on July 4, 1953. It was owned by Commonwealth Communications, alongside WHP radio ( 580 AM and 97.3 FM, now WRVV). Until the 1995 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WHTM-TV
WHTM-TV (channel 27) is a television station licensed to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States, serving the Susquehanna Valley region as an affiliate of ABC. Owned by Nexstar Media Group, the station maintains studios on North 6th Street in Harrisburg (although with a Hoffman Street address). Through a channel sharing agreement with Red Lion–licensed religious independent station WLYH (channel 49), the two stations transmit using WHTM-TV's spectrum from an antenna on a ridge north of I-81 along the Cumberland–Perry county line. History The station first signed on the air on June 19, 1953 as WTPA (standing for "Television Pennsylvania"), operating as an NBC affiliate. WTPA was founded by the Newhouse family, whose media holdings eventually became Advance Publications, and was operated alongside Harrisburg's two major newspapers, ''The Patriot'' and ''The Evening News'' (since merged as ''The Patriot-News''). The following year, it switched affiliations to ABC. It ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the 9th largest city and 15th largest municipality in Pennsylvania. Harrisburg is situated on the east bank of the Susquehanna River. It is the larger principal city of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area, also known as the Susquehanna Valley, which had a population of 591,712 as of 2020, making it the fourth most populous metropolitan area in Pennsylvania after the Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Lehigh Valley metropolitan areas. Harrisburg played a role in American history during the Westward Migration, the American Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. During part of the 19th century, the building of the Pennsylvania Canal and later the Pennsylvania Railroad allowed Harrisburg to develop into one of the most industrialized cities in the Northeastern United Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Western School District
South Western School District is a midsized, suburban public school district in York County, Pennsylvania. It serves the townships of Penn Township, Manheim Township and West Manheim Township. It encompasses approximately . According to 2000 federal census data, South Western School District serves a resident population of 22,576 people. By 2010, the district's population increased to 26,768 people. In 2009, South Western School District residents’ per capita income was $20,618, while the median family income was $56,296. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. District schools *Baresville Elementary School *Manheim Elementary School *Park Hills Elementary School *West Manheim Elementary School *Emory H. Markle Middle School *South Western High School Extracurriculars South Western School District's students have access to a variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.The Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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