Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Radio Stations/Archive 2022

Please re-rate WELI at Talk:WELI
The WELI article is currently listed as Stub-Class but no longer truly is that deficient. During January and February 2022, I added many sentences about WELI's past national and local programs and hosts, as early as the 1930s. Citations added from reliable newspapers, magazines, books, and WELI's promotional brochure from circa 1940/1941. Also feel free to assign an importance scale rating. 2600:1000:B12C:901F:571:7E82:20D5:B83F (talk) 21:15, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

Hi there, I don't think the article is yet at a position where it can be given C-class, but I agree it's not a stub. I've given it start class as it's good enough to give you a basic summary of the station and such. Fadedmax (talk) 21:24, 24 February 2022 (UTC)


 * I agree with your assessment, Fadedmax. 2600:1000:B12C:901F:571:7E82:20D5:B83F (talk) 01:50, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

Naming conventions revision
Hi, I'm looking for advice on a proposal of mine to revise Naming conventions (broadcasting) with textual improvements and a few changes in practice (mostly for television). You can read it at User:Sammi Brie/NCBC. Your feedback is more than welcome; I do plan to bring this to RfC to replace the existing text but wanted to gauge topic area feedback before doing so. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 06:33, 5 April 2022 (UTC)


 * This is now being discussed in an RfC at Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (broadcasting). Your comments are welcome. Sammi Brie  (she/her • t • c) 03:56, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

Nigerian radio stations
I'm pinging some editors for this discussion as recent creators of pages in this field:

As a user who has worked to combat systemic bias and sometimes overly heavy US-centricity in our media coverage, I'm heartened to see interest in adding new Nigerian radio station articles to Wikipedia and have attempted to assist by adding some infrastructure pieces like navboxes for Lagos and Abuja. I'm also quite worried about the high "return rate" of these articles, so I'm writing here to provide some feedback as an experienced editor in the field of radio stations.


 * Radio stations must meet the general notability guideline. This means that there should be coverage in reliable sources of the station. One of the reasons I'm seeing pages returned to draftspace by page curators is because of lack of sourcing, and unfortunately, I'm not sure where to find it at times. Since Nigeria is not my topic specialty, it's often been difficult to appraise the quality of sources. This is probably easier for stations in major urban areas like Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt, and I'd imagine that, with the right material, the vast majority of Lagos/FCT/PH stations would pass GNG as well as a good number in other areas.
 * In some cases, it may be advisable for an article on a network or group of related stations to be consolidated, like Family Love or Nigeria Info.
 * Radio Garden, TuneIn, OnlineRadioBox, etc. are not sources that should be cited. At most, they should be a link in the webcast parameter of the infobox.


 * Listings of programming, OAPs/on-air personalities, etc. are not warranted unless the program or OAP is independently notable. This is quite unlikely in most cases, especially given that there won't be many pages.
 * Articles should have a use of Infobox radio station. The infobox provides a short description and also makes the page a little more presentable.

I take it that some of you are in a coordinated project much like was the case late last year with the grant, since I see several of the new editors are out of the University of Ilorin. I am beyond happy to assist and produce materials on notable radio stations with your help, which I need because this is not my topic and official documentation is rather patchy. As a note, I'm in the western United States, eight hours behind Nigeria. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 23:31, 25 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Hello Sammie Brie
 * Thank you for your feedback
 * It is very helpful
 * I will be glad to help you with the materials you need James Rhoda (talk) 14:52, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

User script to detect unreliable sources
I have (with the help of others) made a small user script to detect and highlight various links to unreliable sources and predatory journals. Some of you may already be familiar with it, given it is currently the 39th most imported script on Wikipedia. The idea is that it takes something like and turns it into something like
 * John Smith "Article of things" Deprecated.com. Accessed 2020-02-14.
 * John Smith "Article of things" Deprecated.com. Accessed 2020-02-14.

It will work on a variety of links, including those from cite web, cite journal and doi.

The script is mostly based on WP:RSPSOURCES, WP:NPPSG and WP:CITEWATCH and a good dose of common sense. I'm always expanding coverage and tweaking the script's logic, so general feedback and suggestions to expand coverage to other unreliable sources are always welcomed.

Do note that this is not a script to be mindlessly used, and several caveats apply. Details and instructions are available at User:Headbomb/unreliable. Questions, comments and requests can be made at User talk:Headbomb/unreliable.

- &#32; Headbomb {t · c · p · b}

This is a one time notice and can't be unsubscribed from. Delivered by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:02, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Discussion at Articles for deletion/Radio Station Brand Names
You are invited to join the discussion at Articles for deletion/Radio Station Brand Names, which is within the scope of this WikiProject. Yee no  (talk) 04:05, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

Glossary of broadcasting terms
I just discovered this ignored gem that needs a lot of love thanks to my work at GAN. It is quite incomplete and needs more entries. It seems to also be a bit UK-heavy in places (read the definition for "zoom"!!). I'm cross-posting to a few projects to encourage editors to add germane entries. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 19:29, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:DWKX
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:DWKX that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 10:29, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:CKBY-FM
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:CKBY-FM that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 19:37, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Australian Radio Network
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Australian Radio Network that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ASUKITE 19:53, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Youthcomm Radio
Youthcomm Radio in the UK now appears to be known as Radio Wyvern - an article title that is already taken by a redirect. Your input would be welcome. — Trey Maturin has spoken 19:22, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

FCC Call Sign Actions Reports
For those of you who get involved in the renaming of articles due to call sign changes, a bit of news from the FCC today - the last version of the Call Sign Actions report that they issued on July 1, 2022 (covering May and June 2022) was the last version of the report that they'll be issuing.

Call sign changes that have been requested are embedded in the daily Actions report now, and that's apparently the only place they'll be reporting them. Mlaffs (talk) 01:49, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

Vermont Public — sorting
There's a bit of a dispute at Vermont Public over the type of sorting to use for the radio station tables. I've reproduced both table styles at User:Sammi Brie/Vermont Public. Can I get some feedback on which is preferred? Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 22:14, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

Talk:Al-Bayan (radio station) has an RFC
Talk:Al-Bayan (radio station) has an RFC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. –LaundryPizza03 ( d c̄ ) 17:06, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Sirius XM Y2Kountry
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Sirius XM Y2Kountry that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 06:38, 27 December 2022 (UTC)