Talk:WBKO

GA Review

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Reviewer: PCN02WPS (talk · contribs) 15:43, 9 July 2022 (UTC)

Hi there, I'll be reviewing this article. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 15:43, 9 July 2022 (UTC)

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.	Just a few, see issues below.
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.	Spot checks look good, I'm happy with sourcing.
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).	Nearly all newspaper sources or books, I'm happy with reliability here.
	2c. it contains no original research.	Everything looks to be cited well, only the one minor issue I noted below.
	2d. it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism.
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.	File:Wbko 2008.png – Fair use File:Wbko dt2 2008.png – Fair use Both images are used only in the infobox of the article.
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.	Logos of the stations are certainly relevant. They are self-explanatory so a caption is not needed in my opinion.
	7. Overall assessment.

Issues with criterion 1a

@PCN02WPS: Resolved all of these. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 17:36, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

I'm happy with the fixes and I see no other issues so I will give this a pass! Well done. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 17:49, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Lead and infobox

• "In 1969, its tower was blown off its base in a dynamiting incident" → this might be a little more on the picky side, but the second "its" here is ambiguous; was it the tower's base or the station's base?

• Fixed

History

• "the only allotted VHF frequency for southern Kentucky" → granted, I am not very familiar with the subject matter being discussed here, but "VHF frequency" strikes me as being very similar to "ATM machine" or "PIN number", since the "F" in "VHF" itself stands for "frequency". Is there precedent to just say "the only allotted VHF for southern Kentucky", perhaps with the abbreviation expanded upon first mention, or would that sound strange?

• "VHF channel" probably will read better.

• "Programs were received by off-air pickup and by a private microwave link that fed ABC affiliate..." → I know this sounds stupid, but linking microwave could potentially be helpful since I would guess that most readers (even given the subject of the page) would default to thinking of microwave oven when that word is used.

•  Done

• "The station would continue without network programming" → tense sounds a little awkward here, I'd recommend just saying "The station continued without network programming..." instead
• "befitting the slogan of "Wonderfully Live Television"." → I don't think the word "of" is necessary here

•  Done

• "former National Guard armory" → link National Guard (United States)

•  Done

• "At 2 a.m. on the morning of September 26, 1969," → "the morning of" reads as redundant to me, since the exact time is also given, so I'd say that could be removed
• "When the sun came up, a perilous sight emerged to greet the transmitter engineer driving to work: " → this is a little too informal, almost like it's out of a news article or a novel

• Reworded, though this is actually what happened! https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52751741/

• "Professional immediately promised to complete the task" → Since the name of the company was just given for the first time, I would say "Professional Telecasting immediately promised..." here

•  Done

• "In order to complete the new image" → to what does "image" refer here?

• It's very...vague, but I've tried to reword it. Sometimes, when you put a ton of money into a station, you change the call sign to convince people "it's not that old station".

• "Payne would prove to be a long-lasting leader at WBKO and a respected broadcaster, serving on the board..." → this is also a little picky, but the newspaper source does not mention him being a "respected broadcaster" (although I'm sure he was); is there a source that mentions this directly?

• Removed this line by simply noting he was a national figure with the NAB and ABC affiliates board.

Technical information

• "until the start of 2009" → I see the source mentions that the crews would return to work on January 3, 2009; is there any source that mentions the transition being completed and/or what date that happened?

• Found one and added it

Did you know nomination

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 Z1720 (talk) 13:42, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

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• ... that in 1969, unknown persons dynamited the tower of a Kentucky TV station, leaving it leaning at a 15-degree angle? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52751741/
  • ALT1: ... that the general manager of a Kentucky TV station went on a national talk show to defend his decision to not air NYPD Blue? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99042914/new-yorkers-razz-a-kentucky-tv-manager/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Lawyering (book)

Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Self-nominated at 18:15, 13 July 2022 (UTC).

• Substantial article, meeting of GA criteria implicates DYK pass. Article was nominated at DYK within 7 days of passing GAR. QPQ has been completed. Earwigs pings within acceptable limits. Hooks are interesting, cited, and short enough for DYK; I think ALT0 is the more interesting of the two. Morgan695 (talk) 23:15, 14 July 2022 (UTC)