WFIL

WFIL

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
Broadcast area	Delaware Valley
Frequency	560 kHz
Branding	AM 560 WFIL
Programming
Format	Christian radio
Affiliations	SRN News
Ownership
Owner	Salem Media Group (Salem Communications Holding Corporation)
Sister stations	WNTP
History
First air date	March 18, 1922; 102 years ago (1922-03-18)
Former call signs	WFI (1922–1935) WFIL (1935–1989) WEAZ (1989–1993) WBEB (1993) WPHY (1993–1994)
Call sign meaning	Combination of original call, WFI, and consolidated station WLIT
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	52193
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	40°5′42.4″N 75°16′36.65″W / 40.095111°N 75.2768472°W / 40.095111; -75.2768472
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live PLS Link
Website	wfil.com

WFIL (560 AM) is a radio station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, with a Christian radio format consisting of teaching and talk programs. Owned by Salem Media Group, studios and transmitter facilities are shared with co-owned WNTP (990 AM) in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania.

WFIL transmits fulltime with 5,000 watts, using different directional antenna configurations during the day and at night. Daytime coverage includes metropolitan Philadelphia and portions of the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania, plus parts of New Jersey and Delaware. Sister station WMCA in New York City, on the adjacent frequency of 570 kHz, also operates with 5,000 watts, and both stations must reduce their signals toward each other in order to avoid mutual interference.