Talk:WLVW

Sources for future expansion
They illustrate the history of the station and may be used to expand or improve the article. - Dravecky (talk) 11:21, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

History section needs improvement
The writer wrote the paragraph using reverse chronology. It's confusing. Why can't the paragraph start at the beginning of the radio station (WMAL-FM?) and then go forwards to the present (DC 107.3?)? It would be easier to read.

Requested move 1 June 2019

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. 

The result of the move request was: Withdrawn. WSOM callsign has no longer used and this rename had become outdated as 107.9 got new WLVW callsign. (non-admin closure)  John123521  ( Talk - Contib. ) 05:10, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

– Callsign swap from June 2019 after Cumulus sell stations to EMF  John123521  ( Talk - Contib. ) 13:33, 1 June 2019 (UTC)
 * WRQX → WLVW (FM)
 * WSOM → WRQX (AM)


 * I personally prefer having WSOM moved to “WRQX (AM)” and “WRQX” redirects to a disambiguation page liking to thie article and the former WRQX article (whatever it’s redirected to). Plus who knows how long those call letters are going to live on what had been WSOM? (Kinda the purpose of callsign “parking” ...) The new logo for “AM 600 WRQX” is a very telling sign. The other tricky thing is that the WSOM calls will be replaced on 107.3 Washington, likely by WLVW, in a few days or a week. What probably should happen is having “WRQX” moved to “WSOM-FM” and “WSOM” is redirected to “WRQX (AM)” ... so here’s how I would handle it.
 * WRQX → WSOM-FM
 * WSOM → WRQX (AM)

Nathan Obral (talk) 19:29, 1 June 2019 (UTC)


 * And here's the other sticky wicket: EMF has apparently applied to change the callsign on WSOM 107.3 to WLVW, that callsign is available after EMF changed the current WLVW in Salisbury MD to WLSW. Nathan Obral (talk) 23:44, 1 June 2019 (UTC)
 * On the surface, I definitely at minimum support some sort of moves handling these call changes, per our naming conventions for US radio stations. But I suppose labeling the WSOM in Washington as any sort of primary topic seems a bit of a stretch, since it seems as if the call letters will simply change again (apparently to WLVW) next week. So I weakly support a move to WSOM (FM), assuming the change to WLVW doesn't happen by the time this RM closes. (In any event, "WSOM-FM" should not be the title, because this was a full-fledged call swap; the Washington station went from WRQX to WSOM and the "-FM" suffix is not in FCC records.) The WRQX in Ohio really isn't the primary topic either for "WRQX", particularly if someone in the end finds a way to convince Cumulus to allow the call sign's return to the Washington metropolitan area, so a move to WRQX (AM) seems fine there. (For the record, I did revert moves to these titles that were premature because of the active RM, but that should be construed to solely be procedural.) -- WC  Quidditch  ☎   ✎  01:56, 2 June 2019 (UTC)
 * DCRTV also reports the WSOM -> WLVW callsign change, taking effect 6/1. When CDBS updates to confirm this, problem solved. This article moves to WLVW, old WSOM moves to WRQX with a hatnote. A disambig or anything else is needlessly complicated. Xenon54 (talk) 17:16, 2 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Change target as now 107.9 got new callsign-- John123521  ( Talk - Contib. ) 13:50, 4 June 2019 (UTC)


 * On both pages, I have updated the FCC and other links even though it's temporary. That's because trying to use the old links won't work.— Vchimpanzee  •  talk  •  contributions  •  19:04, 4 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Lance Venta is saying in the comments on this Radio-Insight post that the WLVW callsign will take effect on what had been WRQX 107.3 this Friday, June 7 (why the delay until then, I don't know). Legally the station is WSOM and the "WLVW Washington, DC" legal ID is running one week prematurely, but is pretty much a moot point. Given Cumulus' attachment to the WRQX calls, they may last on what had been WSOM 600 well beyond Friday. Nathan Obral (talk) 18:30, 5 June 2019 (UTC)
 * CDBS has updated today, with the call change retroactive to the 31st. No reason this move (as I described) can't take place now... https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=73252&Callsign=WLVW73252 Xenon54 (talk) 13:57, 6 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Databases are being updated. What was WRQX 107.3 FM is now WLVW (Source: https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&facid=73252) while WSOM 600 remains WRQX (AM) (Source: https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&facid=37547). Can we reach a consensus to move the pages now? It's pretty much academic. Nathan Obral (talk) 12:15, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
 * edited this to reflect that there is no “-FM” suffix, the callsign is simply WLVW. Nathan Obral (talk) 12:42, 7 June 2019 (UTC)


 * I have already updated this article and the WLVW disambiguation page to reflect what had been WRQX 107.3 now being legally known as WLVW. Any links to “WSOM” no longer work. Nathan Obral (talk) 12:42, 7 June 2019 (UTC)

Updated page move consensus request
This is how the page moves should be now: – Nathan Obral (talk) 14:01, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
 * The WRQX article needs to be moved to WLVW, because it is legally just "WLVW" with no "-FM" suffix. WRQX → WLVW
 * "WRQX" needs to be redirected to WLVW after the page move takes place.
 * The WLVW disambiguation page needs to be moved from WLVW to WLVW (disambiguation). The existing disambiguation page needs to exist as multiple stations have used the callsign over the past four decades. WLVW → WLVW (disambiguation)
 * WSOM needs to be moved to WRQX (AM) outright because the WSOM calls are now inactive from use for the time being, or as long as Cumulus wants to "park" the WRQX callsign. WSOM → WRQX (AM)
 * "WSOM" needs to be redirected to WRQX (AM) after the page move takes place.


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.