File:WIAT countdown clock.png

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Summary[edit]

Media data and Non-free use rationale
Description	The countdown clock aired by TV station WBMG in Birmingham, Alabama, in lieu of local newscasts from January 1 to February 4, 1998.
Author or copyright owner	Media General
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0LXp4d7ztI
Date of publication	January 1998
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	WIAT
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	The countdown clock was a subject of notoriety and is discussed in many of the news articles about WBMG's drastic 1998 relaunch as WIAT.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	The software or website from which the screenshot is taken is copyrighted and not released under a free license, so creation of a free image is not possible.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	The image is a reduced resolution, will only be used in the WIAT article, and is being used in whole to avoid misrepresentation.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	The use of a low resolution screenshot from software or a website will not impact the commercial viability of the software or site.
Other information	The YouTube video from which this was sourced was made private in 2021 when YouTube changed all unlisted videos to private.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of WIAT//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WIAT_countdown_clock.pngtrue

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	00:07, 21 December 2023		365 × 273 (79 KB)	DatBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	18:25, 20 December 2023	No thumbnail	480 × 360 (112 KB)	Sammi Brie (talk \| contribs)	Uploading an excerpt from a non-free work using File Upload Wizard

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