Template:Did you know nominations/WWJ-TV
- 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 Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 05:32, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
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WWJ-TV
- ... that the original studios of WGPR-TV in Detroit, the first Black-owned television station in the United States, are today preserved as a museum and on the National Register of Historic Places? Source: various
- ALT1: ... that when WGPR-TV in Detroit was converted from a station serving Black and ethnic audiences to a CBS affiliate, it experienced ratings increases of 11,000 percent? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82635328/cbs-losses-were-big-but-not-unexpected/
- ALT2: ... that the eclectic local programs of Detroit TV station WGPR-TV, ranging from Christian preachers to dance shows, were described as "morsels for connoisseurs of the weird"? Source: https://archive.org/details/sim_detroit-monthly_1989-04_12_4/page/n69/mode/2up
- ALT3: ... that Los Angeles news anchor Pat Harvey started her broadcast career as "The Disco Lady" on The Scene, a dance show on Detroit TV station WGPR-TV? Source: https://lasentinel.net/pat-harvey-is-cbs-kcal-soul-of-news.html
- ALT4: ... that in Detroit, CBS broadcasts on "a really big number"? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93442440/cbs-unveils-ad-campaign-for-its-switch/
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Godhavn inquiry
- Comment: There is no shortage of possible hooks for this page, with 8,600 words and nearly 200 references.
Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk) and Nathan Obral (talk). Nominated by Sammi Brie (talk) at 23:22, 29 March 2022 (UTC).
Article has achieved Good Article status. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. Hooks are interesting and sourced. Honestly, they are all super hooky. I say I like the primary hook, ALT1, and ALT2. It is really hard to choose! QPQ is done. Looks ready to go. Congratulations on this excellent article! Thriley (talk) 04:23, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
- @Thriley: Next stop is going to be FAC, with the caveat that neither of us has ever done one. This was a monumental project, but most of the writing was done by the two of us in a week. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 05:01, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
Promoting ALT1 (11,000%) to Prep 4 – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 05:32, 8 April 2022 (UTC)