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Speedy deletion nomination of W257DT

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A tag has been placed on W257DT, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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WFOV-LP

It launched in May 2016. WJRT-TV did a story about it in June. WFOV 92.1 FM broadcasts from Flint.TomCat4680 (talk) 02:19, 27 February 2017 (UTC)

Not questioning the fact that it's launched. What I'm saying is that the FCC has not yet issued it a broadcast license — if it's operating, it's doing it under the construction permit. See the FCC record for the call sign here. The criteria for inclusion in the radio stations by state lists is laid out right in the introduction: "The following is a list of FCC-licensed radio stations...". WFOV-LP doesn't meet that criteria. The frequency pages have generally followed the same criteria, although it's not stated there explicitly — I'm not going to argue with you over that one.

One important thing to keep in mind — precedent would suggest that the article shouldn't even exist yet. Articles for "proposed" radio stations are deleted regularly, as permits often don't get built out and it's the broadcast license that's generally what grants the notability. I wouldn't nominate the article at AfD in this case, as it is broadcasting and it's a good stub with references, but you shouldn't be surprised if someone else does. Mlaffs (talk) 02:47, 27 February 2017 (UTC)

It's definitely broadcasting. I've been listening to it all weekend. They have a pretty full schedule too per their website. TomCat4680 (talk) 03:08, 27 February 2017 (UTC)

I think that puts them in good shape. They have until almost the end of the year to get all their testing and filing done, and turn that permit into a license before it expires. Mlaffs (talk) 03:49, 27 February 2017 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – March 2017

News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2017).

Administrator changes

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