Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/KATV (Alaska)


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. RL0919 (talk) 02:33, 28 December 2021 (UTC)

KATV (Alaska)

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Fails WP:NBROADCAST; just one sentence, just one source. Mvcg66b3r (talk) 15:22, 14 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. Mvcg66b3r (talk) 15:22, 14 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Alaska-related deletion discussions. Mvcg66b3r (talk) 15:22, 14 December 2021 (UTC)


 * [(recommendation for delete removed -page has been updated since.) per nominator. No evidence of notability or content origination.  Chumpih. (talk) 20:33, 14 December 2021 (UTC), removed 22 Dec. ]
 * Comment I mean, they have a facebook page. I don't see much about them, seems they've been around for 60 years. Oaktree b (talk) 03:12, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Not to be confused with the KATV in Arkansas. Sammi Brie  (she/her • t • c) 19:53, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Natg 19 (talk) 01:42, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
 * This is a strange bird page, and the lack of sourcing on the topic does not help. (A local newspaper is sorely needed!) I improved KSA-TV, a related topic, and I think there is a notability case here for one reason: KA-TV (as it was sometimes written) was the first television station of any kind in Alaska, before broadcast stations were established in larger cities like Anchorage or Fairbanks. Delays in building the first station in Anchorage meant that Ketchikan had TV a month before that city. Citations have been added. I lean keep on the "first in Alaska" claim.  Sammi Brie  (she/her • t • c) 19:53, 20 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep since the article has been improved significantly, and there looks now to be noteworthiness. (My prior suggestion above is superseded by this.) Chumpih. (talk) 14:12, 22 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment: The article creator has unilaterally this article (and, which is not up for deletion) to the list of television stations in Alaska — notwithstanding that their only mention in that list contains none of the sources that had been in the article, and incorrectly implies they were over-the-air stations. Especially for this article (as this removed the AfD tag), this seems out of process… IMO, I'd have gone for a weak keep given its place in Alaska television history (and based solely on Sammi Brie's expansion — the "one sentence, one source" version, I would have gone for deletion), but under the circumstances perhaps we should ship it to draft space for now? -- WC  Quidditch   ☎   ✎  21:24, 20 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment I've undone the redirect, as this article is still being discussed here. Natg 19 (talk) 01:43, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep Service existed before statehood gave full initiative to provide network service and stations across Alaska, and it was a cable pioneer setup 100% locally-programmed, so it passes for me on those two aspects.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 07:29, 21 December 2021 (UTC)


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