Template talk:HD Radio

Template vs. Image

While the replaced image is definitely useful for all the pages that are already linked to it, I prefer the previous text-template version. It's more true to the original logo.

Unless there's an objection, I think it's best we revert to the template version. For articles that want the image, they can keep it linked that way. JPG-GR 03:02, 12 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not working right

Here's what it looks like when you don't have any parameters: (HD Radio)

Here's what it looks like with one parameter: (HD Radio via KRBE)

Here's what it looks like with two parameters: (HD Radio via KHMX-HD2)

Note the font size difference. Also, it should say "HD Radio via", not "HD Radiovia", and it should say "KHMX-HD2", not "KHMX-HD2"

The damn translators ...

The broadcast industry is so goofed up. KRXO-FM has two HD Radio streams (besides the primary), one that carries a Classic Rock format (branded as "104.5 KRXO" which used to be their main analog signal back in the stone age before 2012 or so) and another that carries "Exitos 96.5" a Spanish Oldies format stream. So how do you list the two for article purposes? They don't brand them as "KRXO-FM HD2 Classic Rock", but instead use the translator frequency (likewise for the Spanish station). License-wise, in all cases, not just this station, the analog translator carries the HD stream not the other way around. So do you title the article under "Kxxx ###.# HD2" or "K###xx ###.#"? Because that sort of determines how the template gets used. *sigh* --plaws (talk) 00:19, 12 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed edit 2 January 2020

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.

The result of this discussion was changed. Closing after 2 weeks. Raymie (t • c) 22:51, 16 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi,

I'm proposing to change {{HD Radio}} to bring it in line with MOS:SMALLFONT. In 2016, Izno moved to remove the {{small}} around the template text but was overruled by Levdr1lp. However, since this template is almost exclusively transcluded in infoboxes where the text is a point size smaller than the article body, the small font is deprecated and should be removed. (The recent edit request for {{Infobox radio station}} was done for the same reason.) I'm opening this in order to gather consensus/awareness and because it was previously contested in 2016.

At {{HD Radio/sandbox}} I have made a proposed edit to show what the change would look like. The "also on" is removed at Nathan Obral's suggestion which compensates for the larger point size in terms of the width of the text in an infobox transclusion. Thus, a typical entry would look like "105.1 MHz (HD Radio)".

I look forward to hearing what members of the community have to say. Raymie (t • c) 18:12, 2 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. Regardless if the content inside the template is changed or not, as-is, it clearly violates the MOS:SMALLFONT guidelines. At the same time, it should also be imperative on the editor to mention in the article lede that a radio station has multiple forms of transmission beyond a standard analog transmission. If that is taken into account, "also on" is redundant and unnecessary. Nathan Obral (talk) 20:37, 4 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Yes Agreed that looks better than it does now, and 'also on' mentions should be removed as redundant (and also that one editor should not iron-fist what they want done in regard to a template). Nate • (chatter) 00:00, 8 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.