Call letters on "American Dreams"

["A. Joseph Ross" <lawyer@attorneyross.com>]

I've been watching the new show "American Dreams" on NBC, which is set in 1963 
Philadelphia, where a couple of the teenagers are regulars on "American Bandstand."  The 
cameras, probably authentically, bear the call letters "WFIL-TV."  At the time, Bandstand 
was on ABC, which means that the Philadelphia station from which it originated must have 
been an ABC affiliate.  The program is now on NBC.  Now, here's my question.  Is there a 
WFIL-TV in Philadelphia today?  And if so, is it an NBC affiliate?  I would imagine that if this 
show were on a station in Philadelphia which competes with WFIL-TV, the NBC affiliate in 
Philadelphia would be quite unhappy about that.

Which reminds me, I was also surprised, watching the Election Night episode on "The West 
Wing" on NBC to hear a TV proclaim that =CBS=
had just called Delaware for President Bartlet.

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