User talk:Sammi Brie/Archive 28
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I'm not sure why, but this edit got flagged as a copyvio. A quick Google check shows that those exact words are used in other articles, so, maybe that's it? The station has this history section on their website (scroll to the bottom for WZYQ), which could be useful to change things up a bit on the WZYQ page. I don't want you to get in trouble for a bot that's flagging nothing. Bots are stupid that way. Anyway, just wanted to give you a heads up. :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 02:46 on August 12, 2020 (UTC) • #WearAMask • #BlackLivesMatter
- @Neutralhomer: It's the same content that's in a bunch of other articles, and with good reason, as that's one of the largest surrender letters in FCC history. And that has the "The new WZYQ operates on 101.7, a switch made in order to accommodate the move of WIQQ(FM) from 102.3 to 102.1 and WIQQ’s increase in power." ...which is what I figured. Raymie (t • c) 04:33, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
- I figured that it was just flagged because it was used in multiple articles, nothing wrong with that, but I didn't want you to get in trouble and since there is another reference available, I thought I would bring both to your attention. :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 05:05 on August 12, 2020 (UTC) • #WearAMask • #BlackLivesMatter
DYK for KVDO-TV
On 14 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article KVDO-TV, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a "self-proclaimed public avenger" cut down the tower of Oregon television station KVDO-TV in 1976 to protest its sale to the state government? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/KVDO-TV. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, KVDO-TV), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
- Ha, good job--I saw the hook and figured it was you. Congrats! Drmies (talk) 16:54, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
- @Drmies: Probably going to have a GA nom soon for it... It's longer than the two GAs I have and the one I have pending. Just need to find time to do an article review. Raymie (t • c) 17:12, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
- Right on. I enjoyed working with you that time. Good luck with it. Drmies (talk) 17:19, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
DYK for WDAB
On 15 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article WDAB, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that South Carolina radio station WDAB sold its former call letters to Michael Bloomberg, then named itself after an owner that had not yet bought the station? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/WDAB. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, WDAB), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
DYK for WTOM-TV (Lansing, Michigan)
On 16 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article WTOM-TV (Lansing, Michigan), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that WILS-TV in Lansing, Michigan, featured a singing weather girl and pianist dressed appropriately for the next day's forecast? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/WTOM-TV (Lansing, Michigan). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, WTOM-TV (Lansing, Michigan)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
DYK for KCKO (Washington)
On 17 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article KCKO (Washington), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the all-woman announcing staff of Spokane, Washington, radio station KPEG all used the first name Peg on air? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/KCKO (Washington). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, KCKO (Washington)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
DYK for WSWW (AM)
On 19 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article WSWW (AM), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the purchasers of West Virginia radio station WGKV were deemed by the Federal Communications Commission to be "almost wholly ignorant of the field of radio broadcasting"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/WSWW (AM). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, WSWW (AM)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
DYK for WIGO (AM)
On 20 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article WIGO (AM), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a former owner of Atlanta-area radio station WIGO took its name from Isaiah 40:31? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/WIGO (AM). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, WIGO (AM)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
—valereee (talk) 00:02, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
Nomination of Mayfield Mall for deletion
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DYK nomination of Valley West Mall (Arizona)
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DYK for WCCT-FM
On 22 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article WCCT-FM, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that radio station WCCT-FM was started by the hotel and business management shop of Cape Cod Regional Technical High School in Massachusetts? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/WCCT-FM. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, WCCT-FM), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:01, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
Kudos
I'm not around here anywhere near as much as I used to be, and probably even less so lately. But I'm catching up on some of the stuff I missed recently and seeing the overhaul of the radio and TV station infoboxes. Just wanted to say DAMN – nice work! Seriously fantastic improvement on both, and so, so long overdue. A decade ago, it might have been me suggesting something like this; does this old man's heart good. I only wish I'd been around for the discussions to lend a voice of support.
If there were any suggestion that I'd have made, I think the translator and repeater fields in the radio station infobox should probably sit higher up – either in the top section or in the programming section. Particularly for AM stations in the U.S. now, translators can be such a fundamental part of their identity, marketing, etc. that they seem more significant than 'technical information'.
But that's a nitpick. Again, fantastic stuff – really nicely done. Now I just need to get used to the change when I'm editing myself! Mlaffs (talk) 00:54, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
- Thank you, Mlaffs! Hearing this praise from you is very rewarding to me. You might be right about that, but I'm just glad to have taken these infoboxes into 2020—they sorely needed it. Next on my list is breaking up the uneasy grouping of {{Infobox broadcasting network}} and cleaning up the very wayward {{Infobox television channel}}. Raymie (t • c) 02:33, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
it is easy
to think that US based readers/editors might have cognitive dissonance over seeing a WA other than in their own country, but western australia, australia seems to pander to such dissonance even further than might be necessary? I mean where else on the planet might be another western australia (ok quantum physics and parralel universes, ok, but... ) JarrahTree 03:09, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
ooops - apology, imported from wikdata, apologies... JarrahTree 03:11, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
- @JarrahTree: I appreciate the feedback. I got nicked for not putting "Western Australia" because of the existence of Perth, South Australia, once... I've edited it. Raymie (t • c) 03:29, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
no big deal in any way, the 'perth' wars of the past here on english wp were more exciting , however the 'extra' perth that emphasised the issue is the one in Tasmania... the tendency of know everything know nothing media - have city/country - so that Sydney Australia is often found un-contradicted, whereas Perth Australia is a real no-no. Thanks for your good faith response, long may quantum physics insist on the possibility of parallel universes, I want one now... JarrahTree 05:16, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
- I think about parallel universes more than I should, really... I mean, that's really a nice, soothing thing to think about right now. Raymie (t • c) 05:26, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article CFVO-TV you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Eddie891 -- Eddie891 (talk) 22:20, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
Infobox television channel
I left some comments at the revamp discussion. I don't really edit these articles often so I don't have that much knowledge of TV/radio. When I'm not working on an article about a subject that does interest me, I do spend a lot of time on infobox cleanup. I recently started on infobox TV channel, which is probably why you invited me to comment. I was planning to fix the 1200 or so errors over a couple of months. Is there any reason why I should suspend this for now? (there are plenty of other infoboxes to work on). I assume all these errors will still be there, and potentially more if there are new deprecated parameters. MB 03:18, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
- @MB: Go ahead and remove errors, though you might want to keep around the key people parameters (there are something like 160 calls). Glad to see me adding a tracking template got people interested in the errors that exist and are really common in this template. I'm gonna reply to your comment on the redesign proposal as well. Raymie (t • c) 03:58, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
DYK nomination of WPCE
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The article Scottsdale High School has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
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DYK for Valley West Mall (Arizona)
On 30 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Valley West Mall (Arizona), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the failed Manistee Town Center shopping mall in Glendale, Arizona, appeared in the 2002 film Eight Legged Freaks, with one of its anchor stores serving as a sound stage? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Valley West Mall (Arizona). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Valley West Mall (Arizona)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 30 August 2020 (UTC)
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DYK for WPCE
On 4 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article WPCE, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a 1967 promotion by Virginia radio station WHIH, anticipated to receive 15,000 entries, instead received nearly 180 million? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/WPCE. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, WPCE), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 4 September 2020 (UTC)
DYK for WHUM-TV
On 5 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article WHUM-TV, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that WHUM-TV featured a cooking show hosted by a woman who did not know how to cook and scoured for recipes at the local public library? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/WHUM-TV. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, WHUM-TV), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile (talk) 12:03, 5 September 2020 (UTC)
So, does the recent change in format mean that the new format will remain a mystery for a while? I checked the Radiorama website and XHDK is not even listed. I could not find even a Facebook page. user:Rudy2alan (talk)
- @Rudy2alan: Yup, I have heard directly from someone involved in the relaunch of 94.7 and he says that more info will be coming soon. Right now the station is basically music, required spots, and the occasional loop...a rather common occurrence in this sort of event. Raymie (t • c) 16:48, 5 September 2020 (UTC)
DYK for WDOM
On 6 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article WDOM, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Providence College president Brian Shanley invited Rhode Island Public Radio to broadcast over the college's station, WDOM, in the wake of Hurricane Sandy? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/WDOM. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, WDOM), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 6 September 2020 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar | |
Thank you! ^_^ Angus1986 TALK 11:00, 6 September 2020 (UTC) |
DYK for WFAD
On 6 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article WFAD, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Vermont radio station WFAD was ordered to shut down just two weeks after it launched? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/WFAD. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, WFAD), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile (talk) 12:01, 6 September 2020 (UTC)
barnstar
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar | ||
For KCKO (Washington) and many other fine articles Chetsford (talk) 04:30, 7 September 2020 (UTC) |
A barnstar for you!
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Have another one :) ♠Vami_IV†♠ 06:40, 7 September 2020 (UTC) |
My subpage
Hey there! I dig where you were going, but as I started looking at it, I had a few concerns. Figured the safest thing for right now (it's almost bedtime, and I need my ugly sleep!) is to revert it, and I'll revisit and reapply some of your changes tomorrow.
Three things specifically:
- there were some call signs where you removed them from the alpha section, but not the state-by-state section, or vice-versa; I saw you went back to try to catch those, but it looked like there were some left
- some of the redirects you removed were actually still redirects (and some of the old redlinks you removed are actually redirects now). The page is intended to include any station that doesn't have its own article, whether that's as a redlink, or a redirect, or a combined article (AM and FM in one page, say, that could potentially be split). It doesn't all deserve an article, necessarily, but it's just a way to keep an eye
- the formatting for those fourteen or so states that didn't match the others was on purpose; it's a project I'm working through, and changing the formatting is my visual queue that I've finished that particular state
But again, I dig where you're going, and I'm all in favour of anyone removing stuff that actually has its own article now. Like I said, I'll swing back after work tomorrow and restore a bunch of it. Thx! Mlaffs (talk) 03:06, 8 September 2020 (UTC)
- @Mlaffs: I had no idea! Thanks for the heads up. Some of the pages I removed were DYKs of mine in 2019 or 2020, too. Raymie (t • c) 04:31, 8 September 2020 (UTC)
- Nice! Mlaffs (talk) 11:35, 8 September 2020 (UTC)
Okay, mostly done now. I left seven or eight of the ones you were removing in place on the page – some of the articles/redirects have some weirdness and wackiness that I want to have a look at before I remove them. BTW, some nice article creation work going on there. Mlaffs (talk) 03:35, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
- @Mlaffs: Sweet. Some notes on the articles I see in place still that aren't needing a split...
- KAIX: call sign swap (even after Vic Michael happened); got sold to EMF. Former KAIX is now KFCY (FM) and a redirect (the dabpage is inaccurate thanks to Vic Michael's penchant for swapping the same calls around 10 times)
- WKMY: call sign swap (we have WKMY (FM), the redirect is now WRWX).
- WOXO: call owner changed in 2019, the prior WOXO is now WIGY-FM.
- WPDQ (FM): call sign swap recently, we *are* missing WNTC (91.3 FM) which redirects there.
- And on the state lists:
- WHAV-LP: most of this article really had belonged at WCCM (AM) and so it was hived off; the article now correctly covers the LPFM.
- WCRS-LP
- WKJJ-LP, WPJQ-LP: share an article WKJJ-LP/WPJQ-LP. I can't find a social presence for KJJ, but I can for PJQ. They once shared a social media page and brand. If you know someone that might be able to help on this one in Milwaukee, please let me know. Raymie (t • c) 03:51, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
The Special Barnstar | |
Thank you so so much for redoing the RFC I greatly appreciate that, I'll be honest I struggled to word it all in a way that made sense to everyone unfamiliar with it so I greatly appreciate you coming along and saving the day! :), Thanks again I greatly appreciate your help!, Happy editing, Thanks, –Davey2010Talk 20:57, 9 September 2020 (UTC) |
DYK for WJWL
On 11 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article WJWL, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a purchaser of Delaware radio station WJWL called the transaction "the longest deal in my lifetime"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/WJWL. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, WJWL), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
A kitten for you!
Thanks for the welcome, wiki has changed a lot, lol lots of new tabs such as this kitten thingie (I'm truly a cat person), I'm part time back due to boredom caused by this pandemic. I hope all is well with you, nice saying hi and see you around.
AMAPO (talk) 08:08, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
- @AMAPO: Surprised that XEFE is still affiliated with Televisa. It's the last of a species. I have my own blog on the topic now (and a policy of never citing myself) and it's just...surprising. Raymie (t • c) 19:35, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
DYK for WKXL
On 13 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article WKXL, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that radio station WKXL in Concord, New Hampshire, was started by a sitting governor and is owned by a former senator? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/WKXL. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, WKXL), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
DYK for WNLC (AM)
On 13 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article WNLC (AM), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that radio station WNLC in New London, Connecticut, was off the air for three weeks after the 1938 New England hurricane destroyed its tower and flooded the transmitter building? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/WNLC (AM). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, WNLC (AM)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
DYK for WJJZ (AM)
On 14 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article WJJZ (AM), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that New Jersey radio station WJJZ lost its license over an unauthorized payment of $25,000 to a competing applicant for its frequency? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/WJJZ (AM). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, WJJZ (AM)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:01, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
Me again!
Took some time poking away at it, but I've finally caught up on all of the call sign changes that I hadn't looked at yet that happened between February and July of this year (well, all but one, but that's going to need a complete unwinding to fix). I've gone through and done some after-the-fact cleanups, and that's resolved a few more of the things you'd identified on my subpage (KAIX and KPDQ jump to mind, in particular).
If I can offer a tip based on stuff I noticed? When you're doing a renaming – particularly if it's one of those round-robin renamings to facilitate a call sign swap – make sure that you're repointing all of the incoming links. They need to be either renamed or piped, depending on the context. If not, two things happen that can become a big problem because of how often call signs change:
- the state, alphabetical, and frequency lists get outdated immediately
- articles end up pointing to the wrong places, either right away or over time
There were a couple of those over the last few months that took a bit of time to sweep up. The WRLX/WZZR swap back in June was one, and there was a three-station thing in Georgia back in May (I think it was WBZW/WBZY/WRDG). It's time-consuming, pain-in-the-ass work to make these changes, I know; it's kind of how I made my bones around here, and it's the main reason I asked for the mop way back in the day. But it's way, WAY more time-consuming if it's not done in the moment. And this isn't a new problem, by any means, and not only on your moves – looks like this is going to be more of a focus for you, though, so I thought it was worth hitting you up about it.
By the way, I need to check out those new tools that have been introduced to help with the round robins – I've always done it manually.
Keep it up – you're doing some fantastic stuff, and it's great to see! Mlaffs (talk) 21:03, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks Mlaffs! I'm fearing there will be another one of these next week when the FCC gives us the August call sign report, so this is good to hear now. (Been busy working on KGMZ (AM) which is nearly GAN-ready!) I have a specific question seeing your edit to KAIX...is there a particular reason to link to the "year in radio" pages in
|airdate=
instead of using {{start date}} in infoboxes? The infoboxes support microformats, so using the date templates (which also support microformats) helps the date data be machine-accessible. This is generally standard practice in other infoboxes. Raymie (t • c) 03:13, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
- The "year in radio" had generally been the approach before. I'd tried to incorporate that in {{start date}}, but I can't figure out how to get it to work – even the "{{!}}" piping trick that works in other templates doesn't seem to work with it. Not something I would have bothered changing unless I was already in there making other changes, but I see the machine-accessibility logic; just as happy to back off. Wish I could figure out how to get them to play nicely together, though... Mlaffs (talk) 12:14, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
DYK for KCFT-TV
On 19 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article KCFT-TV, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that 54 years ago today, California television station KCFT-TV went off the air when General Electric showed up with a moving van, a locksmith, and a court order to repossess equipment? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, KCFT-TV), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:12, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
DYK for Los Arcos Mall
On 21 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Los Arcos Mall, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the site of Los Arcos Mall was dubbed the "most divisive piece of property" in the history of Scottsdale, Arizona? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Los Arcos Mall. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Los Arcos Mall), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
DYK for KXPL
On 23 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article KXPL, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that less than 18 months after being launched, radio station KFNA of El Paso, Texas, declared bankruptcy after its format failed to attract listeners? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/KXPL. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, KXPL), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
DYK for WRAY-TV (Indiana)
On 23 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article WRAY-TV (Indiana), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that after shutting down in 1954, Indiana television station WRAY-TV was activated once a year to air the annual March of Dimes telethon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/WRAY-TV (Indiana). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, WRAY-TV (Indiana)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass (talk) 12:01, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
Why remove the Central European providers from the ZDF infobox?
I mean, I can understand why the Philippines might not be as relevant, but ZDF is also receivable (and reasonably popular/watched) in other German-speaking countries (e.g. Switzerland, Austria), and there exist sizeable minorities of German-speakers in countries like Denmark or the Netherlands, which is why I believe that that information is relevant, and should therefore not be removed from the infobox. TucanHolmes (talk) 15:32, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
- @TucanHolmes: That is probably true, and I don't mind adding some back, but I'm trying to reduce the overlisting of channel positions, especially in not relevant countries. {{Infobox television channel}} had severely strayed away from MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. If the template as it existed until this week was proposed today, I think it would have been laughed out of town. Can you figure out which listings would be the most relevant to add back? Raymie (t • c) 18:49, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
- To be honest, I agree with your assessment that the current template should not contain that information, but I also believe that it has its place somewhere in the article. Do you know of another template which I could use, something along the lines of "Channel Info"? TucanHolmes (talk) 19:49, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
- @TucanHolmes: There really aren't any. Perhaps a mention in the body that the channel is widely available outside Germany? Raymie (t • c) 21:24, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
- To be honest, I agree with your assessment that the current template should not contain that information, but I also believe that it has its place somewhere in the article. Do you know of another template which I could use, something along the lines of "Channel Info"? TucanHolmes (talk) 19:49, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
request
Can you use RedWarn? --2600:1700:7970:6D60:6CDD:450:E2B7:61C9 (talk) 22:30, 26 September 2020 (UTC)
DYK for WSZE-TV
On 27 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article WSZE-TV, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the owner of WSZE-TV started an air-taxi service to bring program tapes to Saipan? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/WSZE-TV. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, WSZE-TV), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
Primefac’s talkpage
I am really sorry for reverting your edits, it was a rollback misclick. Sorry Megan☺️ Talk to the monster 18:00, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
Nomination of Clarkdale High School for deletion
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DYK for Tri-City Pavilions
On 23 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tri-City Pavilions, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the $10 million Tri-City Mall in Mesa, Arizona, began to lose stores and customers ten years after opening, and even a multimillion-dollar renovation could not save it? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tri-City Pavilions. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Tri-City Pavilions), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass (talk) 12:02, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
- Hey, my hook suggestion did pretty good. Yoninah (talk) 22:32, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
- @Yoninah: Wow, that's really good! I think my best was KARW (Texas) (10760), which was actually written when I saw the hook fact as a Reddit TIL and learned the station was defunct, lacked an article, and I had papers for it. Didn't realize you had to add your own to DYKSTATS. Los Arcos Mall, WFAD and Star Stations have also done well. Raymie (t • c) 23:17, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
- You don't have to add your own, but if you don't no one will do it for you. Every now and then I spend an hour checking all the pageviews – very tedious. Yoninah (talk) 23:21, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
- I'll have to go and add mine. Raymie (t • c) 23:23, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
- You don't have to add your own, but if you don't no one will do it for you. Every now and then I spend an hour checking all the pageviews – very tedious. Yoninah (talk) 23:21, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
- @Yoninah: Wow, that's really good! I think my best was KARW (Texas) (10760), which was actually written when I saw the hook fact as a Reddit TIL and learned the station was defunct, lacked an article, and I had papers for it. Didn't realize you had to add your own to DYKSTATS. Los Arcos Mall, WFAD and Star Stations have also done well. Raymie (t • c) 23:17, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
DYK for WZHR
On 30 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article WZHR, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the owners of Florida radio station WPAS blamed an Associated Press teletype machine for starting a fire that burned it down? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/WZHR. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, WZHR), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
—valereee (talk) 00:03, 30 September 2020 (UTC)
Do you know whether XECSAM-AM is still licensed; I've search the web and can't find one bit of information about this station. If anyone can find whether this station is still on the air, it is you. It is listed on the 990 AM frequency page and the Puebla radio stations template. user:Rudy2alan (talk)
- @Rudy2alan: There's a reason you won't, and I'm glad you came to me to ask because I can tell you. It's brand new. It's not on air. We got the calls in April. I want to explain some things while here:
- In Mexico, new noncommercial radio stations typically receive "templated" call signs. The CS in XECSAM stands for Concesión Social, and the AM is a unique identifier. (Though the IFT gave us two XECSACs and two XECSAGs...in the latter case, neither of which are on air. Not the first time.) Leaf through the IFT social station lists. Some templated call stations are on the air in other services, like XHSCBI-FM ("social comunitario"), XHCPAF-FM ("concesión pública"), and XHSIAC-FM ("social indígena").
- You might notice the infographic (from my blog, BTW) lists an XECSAL-AM 1140. XECSAL is not yet listed on {{Puebla Radio}} for a convoluted reason. Essentially, XECSAL has been awarded to "replace" XETE, which has a continuity obligation that has kept it on the air. The IFT can and has awarded stations to replace continuity-obligated AMs, thus taking on the obligation to serve an otherwise unserved audience. (See the XEEJ/XECSBK example here — also my work.)
- XECSAM is owned by a group about which we know quite little. There are a couple of these (Instituto Michoacano de Radiodifusión, Radio Lacustre, Radio Metro Misión Potosina). It will just appear one day and probably be news when the first Lacustre station signs on.
- Mexican social broadcasting is sometimes poorly understood, a home for opaque players, and looking for sources that aren't my blog can get mighty tough. Raymie (t • c) 22:39, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
Wow, that's a lot of info! Rudy2alan (talk) 13:11, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
DYK for KCIT-TV (Kansas City)
On 7 October 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article KCIT-TV (Kansas City), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that two weeks after the owner of a Kansas City television station declared that "KCIT-TV is here to stay", it ceased broadcasting? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/KCIT-TV (Kansas City). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, KCIT-TV (Kansas City)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
Greatest Hits Radio network
Hello Raymie, at this moment I feel quite annoyed that you have taken a decision to edit the local radio station names back to there original form I spent some time with some pages back at the end of August making the changes and now you have made a rule where I had no say in. I would like to know how this decision was made!! 345 trains (talk) 21:23, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
- 345 trains, this was a decision at which consensus was achieved via a request for comment that was open for an entire month. Other radio editors agreed after discussions emerged in multiple venues. Please, please read the purple box at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Radio Stations#Greatest Hits Radio RfC. Raymie (t • c) 21:47, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Joel Molina Ramírez
Hello! Your submission of Joel Molina Ramírez at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Soman (talk) 11:35, 25 October 2020 (UTC)
Nomination of Spring Mountain Junior/Senior High School for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Spring Mountain Junior/Senior High School is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Spring Mountain Junior/Senior High School until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
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168.194.0.61
Greetings. This disruptive IP insist in the Televisa disaffiliation of XEFE-TDT. It is possible that the station has joined the "Aprende en Casa II" effort and currently broadcasts selected programming from XEIPN-TDT, however, there is no proof of that and he certainly has not given any. Moreover, he is now editing enwiki writing in Spanish. I'm reporting this IP on eswiki and maybe you should do it as well. Thank you for your time.--MexTDT (talk) 01:52, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
- @MexTDT: Ayer pude constatar que sí ya pasan Once Noticias, pero parece que todavía van con mucha programación local. No tienen parrilla publicada. AMAPO, ¿qué van emitiendo en el canal 17? Raymie (t • c) 02:08, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks for the info. Still, you know on eswiki we just can't go and add unsourced info. Back there, he has added the station as part of "La Red", an Once full-time affiliate and other changes to related articles; he can't just edit like this so I had to report him before things get nasty. By the way, I'm replying in English because I remember an administrator scolding some users (I think one of them was myself) for writing in Spanish in a user talk page.--MexTDT (talk) 02:15, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
- I gave him a warning about contributions in Spanish at least. As proof of what I mention, look at the final minute of their news live stream from the other day. Their local news ends 10 minutes late, for reasons I do not understand, and then they join Once Noticias in progress. Their posts suggest they did make program changes July 1, and it sure sounds like they dropped Nu9ve programming for Once fare. I wish someone had written about this! Raymie (t • c) 02:29, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
- I will edit cautiously about this on eswiki, at least what's on their social media is proof that they've severed their Televisa ties, but is nothing like the editor from the IP claimed.--MexTDT (talk) 03:04, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
- They seem to be airing mostly local programming with Once Noticias and the odd Canal Once program sprinkled in. Raymie (t • c) 03:05, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
- I confirm this, morning mixed Once programming, then local shows / news, night mixed Once TV programming. There are no sources for this except on here, check out XEFE facebook's 7th or 8th post shows their programming in the at the beginning of the video. This is the link to the video. So I guess XEFE should be listed as Independent / Once TV? There are no more ties between XEFE and Televisa. -AMAPO (talk) 00:33, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
- They seem to be airing mostly local programming with Once Noticias and the odd Canal Once program sprinkled in. Raymie (t • c) 03:05, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
- I will edit cautiously about this on eswiki, at least what's on their social media is proof that they've severed their Televisa ties, but is nothing like the editor from the IP claimed.--MexTDT (talk) 03:04, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
- I gave him a warning about contributions in Spanish at least. As proof of what I mention, look at the final minute of their news live stream from the other day. Their local news ends 10 minutes late, for reasons I do not understand, and then they join Once Noticias in progress. Their posts suggest they did make program changes July 1, and it sure sounds like they dropped Nu9ve programming for Once fare. I wish someone had written about this! Raymie (t • c) 02:29, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks for the info. Still, you know on eswiki we just can't go and add unsourced info. Back there, he has added the station as part of "La Red", an Once full-time affiliate and other changes to related articles; he can't just edit like this so I had to report him before things get nasty. By the way, I'm replying in English because I remember an administrator scolding some users (I think one of them was myself) for writing in Spanish in a user talk page.--MexTDT (talk) 02:15, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
DYK for WCHI (1490 AM)
On 3 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article WCHI (1490 AM), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Federal Radio Commission revoked the license of Chicago radio station WCHI in 1931 for attacking medical procedures such as surgical operations and vaccinations? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/WCHI (1490 AM). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, WCHI (1490 AM)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
WikiCup 2020 November newsletter
The 2020 WikiCup has come to an end, with the final round going down to the wire. Our new Champion is Lee Vilenski (submissions), the runner-up last year, who was closely followed by Gog the Mild (submissions). In the final round, Lee achieved 4 FAs and 30 GAs, mostly on cue sport topics, while Gog achieved 3 FAs and 15 GAs, mostly on important battles and wars, which earned him a high number of bonus points. The Rambling Man (submissions) was in third place with 4 FAs and 8 GAs on football topics, with Epicgenius (submissions) close behind with 19 GAs and 16 DYK's, his interest being the buildings of New York.
The other finalists were Hog Farm (submissions), HaEr48 (submissions), Harrias (submissions) and Bloom6132 (submissions). The final round was very productive, and besides 15 FAs, contestants achieved 75 FAC reviews, 88 GAs and 108 GAN reviews. Altogether, Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors all through the contest. Well done everyone!
All those who reached the final will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or in the event of a tie, to the overall leader in this field.
- Gog the Mild (submissions) wins the featured article prize, for a total of 14 FAs during the course of the competition.
- Bloom6132 (submissions) win the featured list prize, for 5 FLs in round 4.
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- Lee Vilenski (submissions) wins the featured article reviewer prize, for 23 FAC reviews in round 5.
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Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2021 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66, Vanamonde and Cwmhiraeth MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:38, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
DYK for KVZK-TV
On 10 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article KVZK-TV, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the establishment of KVZK-TV led to the electrification of many villages in American Samoa? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/KVZK-TV. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, KVZK-TV), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 10 November 2020 (UTC)
DYK for Joel Molina Ramírez
On 11 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Joel Molina Ramírez, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that four days after participating in a 12-hour-long legislative session, Joel Molina Ramírez became the first Mexican senator to die of COVID-19? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Joel Molina Ramírez. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Joel Molina Ramírez), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:07, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
October 2020 GAN Backlog drive
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DYK for José Antonio Álvarez Lima
On 21 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article José Antonio Álvarez Lima, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that after 28 years away from public media, José Antonio Álvarez Lima was tapped in 2019 to head the Mexican television channel Canal Once? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/José Antonio Álvarez Lima. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, José Antonio Álvarez Lima), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
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DYK for KKLY
On 4 December 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article KKLY, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that 185 Spanish-language radio stations aired the astronomy program Universo produced by KXCR of El Paso, Texas? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/KKLY. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, KKLY), and it may be added to the statistics page if it received over 400 views per hour. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:01, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
Lead needs a fix, pesos is not a unit of area. I don't read Spanish, so I can't check the sources. MB 22:36, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
- I found an IP had messed it up. There are still two different sizes listed without any explanation. MB 23:23, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
@MB: Found a 2017 source that puts its square footage at 210,400 m2, making it Mexico's largest: [1]. My guess is the larger figure is the land parcel? BTW, this is most definitely a notable mall. Raymie (t • c) 00:39, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
- I added that info to the article. The caption on the photo says the mall was expanded in 2012, so the 128k m2 size must be original, and the 210k m2 that you found must be with the expansion. The 562K m2 is probably land - but is that current? That still needs a source - I left a tag. MB 01:29, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
WRET
Thank you for your work on the WRET section of the WCNC article. It contributes a great deal, and I learned a lot! JTRH (talk) 11:52, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
- @JTRH: Just got to more of the station history today. It really has had quite the tale. I am almost tempted to figure out a way to get it to GA, though some sections are quite hard to do that with at the volume of available sources. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 04:34, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
- The WPCQ logo pictured in the article is a reproduction using a font that isn't completely accurate. I have pics of the actual logo, but I've never figured out how to upload illustrations to Wikipedia. JTRH (talk) 17:00, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
- @JTRH: Doesn't help that I spotted inconsistencies on Westinghouse's behalf. Compare [2] and [3][4]. It seems that the latter version was used more consistently in print promotions and on air (that's the only clip of WPCQ on YT from this era that isn't some wrestling show!). But yeah, if it's a recreation that bad, it's probably worth putting out to pasture. And we need the current logo in the infobox. I suspect some of the later logos do not meet WP:NFCC, either. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 18:23, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
- #3 is the standard Westinghouse logo from that era, around 1981-84. They also had a “Q36” logo used when they first bought the station. JTRH (talk) 18:52, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
- Yup, I found that too. That logo is a lot of fun and so out of character for Group W! Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 20:08, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
- #3 is the standard Westinghouse logo from that era, around 1981-84. They also had a “Q36” logo used when they first bought the station. JTRH (talk) 18:52, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
- @JTRH: Doesn't help that I spotted inconsistencies on Westinghouse's behalf. Compare [2] and [3][4]. It seems that the latter version was used more consistently in print promotions and on air (that's the only clip of WPCQ on YT from this era that isn't some wrestling show!). But yeah, if it's a recreation that bad, it's probably worth putting out to pasture. And we need the current logo in the infobox. I suspect some of the later logos do not meet WP:NFCC, either. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 18:23, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
- The WPCQ logo pictured in the article is a reproduction using a font that isn't completely accurate. I have pics of the actual logo, but I've never figured out how to upload illustrations to Wikipedia. JTRH (talk) 17:00, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
DYK nomination of KAVU-TV
Hello! Your submission of KAVU-TV at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 23:18, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
Could you please take a look at these two articles; someone removed the logos and branding info, even though I don't see a change in either the station websites or Facebook pages. User:Rudy2alan (talk)
- @Rudy2alan: Yeah, I'm seeing that someone noted they've been running continuous music. I'd be watching for a sale here because Grupo Radio Centro is known to be actively pursuing sales of most of its other non-Mexico City stations. These particular stations have had a very flaky uptime record indeed in recent years. Oh, and yes. 🏳️⚧️ Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 18:16, 22 December 2020 (UTC)
Season's Greetings from MrLinkinPark333
Hello Sammi Brie: Enjoy the holiday season, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 04:44, 23 December 2020 (UTC)
- Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings1}} to send this messageMrLinkinPark333 (talk) 04:44, 23 December 2020 (UTC)
KHRR/KPOL
Could the KPOL stuff stay in its own article? Mvcg66b3r (talk) 19:27, 24 December 2020 (UTC)
- @Mvcg66b3r: In my opinion, the period of silence doesn't quite rise to my standard for a split. Do you think it does? Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 19:48, 24 December 2020 (UTC)
- @Mvcg66b3r and Sammi Brie: to be honest, I don't see the reason for separate articles. If the license had been cancelled or deleted during the three-year interregnum of transmission on channel 40, then I could see the merits for a split (consider WKEF, which had an approximately ten year period of silence between 1954 and 1964, but the license remained active despite two ownership changes and two callsign changes, thus it is one article). Nathan Obral (talk) 00:50, 25 December 2020 (UTC)
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Template:RadioTranslators
Hey Sammi, hope your Christmas was a good one. There has been an issue with the Template:RadioTranslators for far too long now. On stations like WESR (AM) that use have a dual town/city licensed station/translator, it is only possible to code the station where the brackets are shown in the published changes. Otherwise, everything comes out as a redlink.
In the example, the translator for WESR-AM is indeed licensed to Onley-Onancock which are two seperate towns on Virginia's Eastern Shore.
So, I was wondering, so you did such an amazing job on the Template:Infobox radio station, is there something you can do for the Template:RadioTranslators so that the dual town/city licensed stations/translators will show correctly without the brackets? It would be greatly appreciated. :) Please let me know in anyway that I can help. :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 02:50 on December 29, 2020 (UTC) • #WearAMask • #BlackLivesMatter
- @Neutralhomer: I've added a new "complex city" parameter,
|cpxcity1=
(through 30), that will not automatically wikilink like|city1=
. You can see it in use on the WESR (AM) page or at WNVI. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 23:34, 29 December 2020 (UTC)- That is exactly what I was looking for. :) You rock! :) Thanks! :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 23:38 on December 29, 2020 (UTC) • #WearAMask • #BlackLivesMatter
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Please see note on your DYK review. Yoninah (talk) 18:18, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
Please see note on your DYK review. Yoninah (talk) 21:23, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
DYK for KAVU-TV
On 7 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article KAVU-TV, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that KAVU-TV in Victoria, Texas, did not know their signal was being seen on cable in Corpus Christi until family of station employees living there said that they had enjoyed that morning's newscast? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/KAVU-TV. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, KAVU-TV), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
¿XHPEES-FM & XHPEET-FM?
Hi, I'm not very good at English so a question: where did you get these stations from, is that I looked for information on internet and did not find any document about the XHPEES-FM & XHPEET-FM stations. thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ottonielfsr (talk • contribs) 03:31, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
- @Ottonielfsr: El listado de concesiones sociales otorgadas por el IFT. Es posible, hasta probable, que la 98.3 no salga al aire. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 03:42, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
Question
Hi Sammi, I had a question I was hoping to ask you. I know there is a serious community of antenna enthusiasts, is there a similar community related to specifically to broadcast towers? Best wishes from Los Angeles (I should probably already know the answer to this living in LA), // Timothy :: talk 09:10, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
DYK for WWBC
On 11 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article WWBC, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that radio station WWBC in Cocoa, Florida, was forced to remove its transmitter tower from the Indian River when the site was sold to condominium developers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/WWBC. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, WWBC), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.