Talk:PBS Appalachia Virginia

A fact from PBS Appalachia Virginia appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 26 June 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that PBS Appalachia Virginia is the first all-digital public TV station in the United States?

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Did you know nomination[edit]

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Lightburst (talk) 01:47, 20 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that PBS Appalachia Virginia is the first all-digital public TV station in the United States? Source: https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/638510859/pbs-appalachia-virginia-launches-first-all-digital-public-tv-station-in-partnership-with-hard-rock-bristol https://cardinalnews.org/2023/06/08/new-bristol-casino-will-house-pbs-appalachia-virginia-nations-first-all-digital-public-tv-station/ https://current.org/2022/09/an-all-digital-public-tv-station-for-southwest-virginia-slated-to-launch-next-year/
- ALT1: ... that PBS Appalachia Virginia is intended as a separate public television station despite having no over-the-air transmitters? Source: https://current.org/2022/09/an-all-digital-public-tv-station-for-southwest-virginia-slated-to-launch-next-year/
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- Comment: This is my first nomination I was told by several people that I should nominate the article.

Created by Bobherry (talk). Self-nominated at 21:00, 16 June 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/PBS Appalachia Virginia; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

Adding an ALT1. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 21:12, 16 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall:

Fun little fact, makes a solid DYK. I like this because it's something I would have never looked up and would not have come across on my own. Is it the most shocking or exciting? No. Is it a good DYK? 100% Absolutely. Dr vulpes ^{(💬 • 📝)} 21:32, 17 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

One reference is just a press release![edit]

We can't cite press releases! Secretlondon (talk) 08:26, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Who says? --WashuOtaku (talk) 16:28, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Reliable sources Secretlondon (talk) 17:46, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

After reading reliable sources link, it without question that using a press release, in regards of this article specifically, was valid. It only questioned the use of it for health- and science-related breaking news, which is not the case here. Thank you for the refresher. --WashuOtaku (talk) 18:30, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]