Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Radio Stations

Request for Comments: When a broadcast TV station is co-owned with a Radio station

Are there Wikipedia guidelines with respect to RF and Virtual TV channels when referenced in a radio station entry when the TV station is co-owned with the radio station?

The specific entry this involves is found here: WFME (FM) in the first paragraph. Another user deleted the RF channel (the one the TV station broadcasts on as assigned by the FCC) and stated: "RF channels don't matter, and it's not needed for a radio station article" Is that WP's policy?

Technically, in the event a TV station's PSIP fails, the only way to access the channel is through direct-entry of the RF channel number.

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Content of list of stations by state pages

There's a discussion underway at Talk:List of radio stations in Vermont#History section about the propriety of including defunct stations in a history section at the bottom of the page. Even better, it's a civil discussion with valid points being made by both parties (he says modestly, being one of the parties). I think the page should stay in its current form for now, but I would certainly welcome some more participation in the discussion! Mlaffs (talk) 01:13, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Irish pirate radio

Perhaps some of you more specialised editors could help this quite detailed and long but unsourced article which generally is only edited by anonIPs. It has been around since 2006. ww2censor (talk) 14:49, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

Announcer List

While we are unable to publish schedules, are we allowed to publish a list fo announcers from a station? Caleb Bond (talk) 03:13, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

It would be reasonable to include a list of notable station staff. A list that includes unknown part-time overnight jocks or vacation-fill-in talk hosts from three months ago is unlikely to pass muster. This doesn't mean that these people must have their own articles, but it does mean that such additions must be highly likely to pass the standards of WP:V, WP:COI, and WP:BLP (so they could potentially have articles about them some day if they don't now). There are plenty of other Web sites, like 440: Satisfaction, which exist to record non-notable radio personalities' employment histories, so it's not like Wikipedia is the only possible home for this information. 121a0012 (talk) 05:10, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

I agree. I'm having a problem at Metro Radio with an editor who insists on keeping a list of past presenters. Ah, looking at his edits, similar problems at other articles, eg TFM Radio. I'd try to discuss it with him but discussion doesn't seem to be something he does. Dougweller (talk) 14:26, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

I tried doing this with notable figures who appeared on television stations here. Many times, these lists are blown way out of proportion, or names are deleted on claims of non-notability simply by virtue of a lack of an article on the person. Many editors either pride themselves on not knowing any better about the subject they're working on, or are actively trying to audition to become one of the three monkeys, which creates the sort of contextual disconnects that Wikipedia has become famous for. As a result, many individuals who are either notable for long-term associations with a station, or independently notable with no article, are deemed non-notable, whereas OTOH there is a tendency instead to list someone who was at the station long enough for a cup of coffee and later became famous in another field. Last I checked, notability guidelines state that you can mention someone who is notable within the context of the article in question. RadioKAOS  – Talk to me, Billy 00:55, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

KRAW/KWMD

I have been attempting some cleanup on Alaska radio station articles, which in most cases are little more than database entries. These two articles appear to confuse the two stations, which for all I know could broadcast the same signal. I'm not in the listening area and the AERS [website hasn't been accessible] in quite some time. Furthermore, I haven't had much luck obtaining information through other means. They have been planning a station in my market which I may be interested in supporting, but there are no local contacts that I'm aware of, and other attempts have led to dead ends. Any hints on how to figure this out? RadioKAOS  – Talk to me, Billy 00:55, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

The FCC license system can usually provide some info of value, though operators (particularly small non-profits) don't always update them as quickly as they should. —[AlanM1(talk)]— 06:47, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

At some point not long ago, someone edited both articles to where it appears that the KRAW article actually refers to KWMD and vice versa. When I last lived in Anchorage in 2007, I listened to their translator station as regularly as possible, even though at 10 watts the signal didn't carry very far. The station I listened to was IDed as KWMD, but the article offers the impression that I was actually listening to KRAW. Therein lies the root of my confusion. The contact address listed by the FCC is actually that of KYES-TV. When I paid them a visit, I was told that no one there knew anything about AERS, and the person who may know something (Jeremy Lansman, the owner of KYES) was out of the country at the time. I suppose I've had enough to do to where I haven't been vigilant enough about trying to contact him otherwise. In the meantime, I tagged both articles with {{Out of date}} until I'm able to straighten it out, since it appears that it's in need of an update anyway. RadioKAOS  – Talk to me, Billy 18:45, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

Articles for Review

Not sure if this is the appropriate place to do it, but I would like to submit KRBZ for review Blitzvergnugen (talk) 14:15, 30 October 2012 (UTC)