Talk:WETA (FM)

Untitled
I am horrified at the Format Switch to all classical.--Filll 18:43, 23 January 2007 (UTC)


 * I personally think it is great! Now if we could get the choral, opera, and "art song" music of Viva La Voce and some awesome jazz and blues WETA would have something.  I never understood why there were two NPR stations playing the exact same programming in DC....NPR fans can listen to WAMU, classical fans can listen to WETA.  It is win-win for everyone. SVRTVDude 19:49, 23 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Totally agree with above. I am so happy classical music is still alive! There are so many other sources of news.


 * Does WBJC reach you guys? WBJC is plenty classical.  Does WAMU carry Wait Wait? -Taco325i 15:41, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Disambiguation issue
There's a slight problem: WETA now uses the WGMS call sign for its repeater station. I got into this in the Washington FM template talk page:

The old one has clearly died, but the call letters live on — bequeathed to WETA in WGMS's last will and testament. That could get confusing for people who don't know the D.C. radio market, and presumably, that's who we write these articles for.

Does it make sense to have WGMS in the template twice — once as a defunct station, and in another place with a link to WETA — or do we need to disambiguate the titles somehow?

For what it's worth, I see more sense in turning WGMS (FM) into a disambiguation page, with one link to the current content at, maybe, WGMS (classical music station), and a separate line explaining that the call sign now belongs to a repeater station for WETA. Or you could redirect WGMS (FM) to WETA, put a line at the top saying:

"WGMS (FM) redirects here. For the former commercial radio station in Washington, D.C., with a similar format, see WGMS (classical music station)."

... and point the 'past stations' link in the Washington FM template to the latter page.

We probably need to come up with a better disambiguation — they're both classical music stations, after all — but there has to be some way to handle this. Thoughts? —GGreeneVa 01:42, 26 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Or maybe "WGMS (defunct commercial station)" can do the trick. I dunno -- help me out here, y'all. —GGreeneVa 01:47, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Any thoughts on how to address this issue? For the sake of keeping the discussion in one place, let me suggest commenting at the Washington FM template talk page; considering that this affects two radio station articles and that template, it seemed like the best place to have the conversation. —GGreeneVa 01:58, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for File:Weta.gif
File:Weta.gif is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If there is other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation can be deleted one week after being tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.

BetacommandBot (talk) 09:55, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Baroque
"Its current classical format is primarily mainstream orchestral, with a smattering of early and baroque music and chamber music." A "smattering?" More than that! I believe they are positively afraid of any concert music written after about 1820! Every time I tune in I hear harpsichords! - Mr. I Want 103.5 WGMS Back —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.207.242.4 (talk) 19:39, 7 July 2010 (UTC)


 * I did not hear harpsichords on WETA-FM. The Washington DC “classical” or classic rock station is “dumbed down” in their narrow playlist like WCRB Boston. 2600:1702:190:DB40:940A:C34E:52AA:917F (talk) 16:10, 8 September 2023 (UTC)