Talk:WBKO/GA1

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  &#124;  contribs ) 15:43, 9 July 2022 (UTC)

Issues with criterion 1a
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  &#124;  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.


 * "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


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


 * "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


 * "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