Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2XS FM

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. (Non admin closure). Qst 17:08, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 2XS FM

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No assertion of Notability, was replaced in 2005 by some other station. Malinaccier (talk • contribs • count)

• Keep. 2XS was notable as a licensed regional radio station that won awards and has history. It was apparently bought and rebranded as More FM Manawatu. More FM acknowledges the prominence of the old call sign and notability does not expire. Article needs to assert notability and provide better context. • Gene93k 02:04, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Additional: 2XS is the old call sign for More FM Manawatu. Same owner, same format, new brand name. Non-WP:RS indicate that it is a regular #1 or #2 in its region. • Gene93k 11:09, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

• Keep. The article needs expansion from its stub status but the subject is inherently notable. - Dravecky 02:48, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
• Note: WikiProject Radio Stations has been informed of this ongoing discussion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ceyockey (talk • contribs) 02:23, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
• Delete. Some defunct radio stations are of historical value (eg, first to transmit), but this one just seems like another commercial radio station that went under. Not notable. -- Mikeblas 08:10, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
• Delete on the basis that I can't find references other than being nominated for some awards. Additionally, if the new station is the "same owner, same format" and was merely a rebranding, I don't see why it can't just be merged into the article under which the new station is listed. --Sesameball^Talk 17:14, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
• Keep The station won awards. Clearly notable. scope_creep 17:22, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Despite the fact that the station won awards, it doesn't seem notable enough to be alone. Maybe merge it here: More_FM#Manawatu Malinaccier (talk • contribs • count) 21:42, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

• Keep While I agree the article needs some additional "meat" in the main content section, the list of awards and its status as a (former) established commercial radio station in New Zealand is enough to be notable. Weathermandan 02:41, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
• Keep, and possibly rename to More FM Manawatu. Full power broadcast stations are notable, and notability is not temporary. However, if the current station is the same as the previous station with merely a new name, then the station is not really "defunct" and it makes sense for there to be a single article about the station and its history, but the 2XS FM information should not be merged into article about the More FM network. This would be in line with current conventions at Wikipedia:WikiProject Radio Stations#Modifying article titles for stations that change their station names. DHowell 22:10, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.