Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/KQPW-FM
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- 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 Rename per new sources found during AfD. Eluchil404 (talk) 23:38, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] KQPW-FM
No KQPW-FM exists in FCC database, nor does a KQPW-LP. The article mentions WQPW which is a station in Georgia not Illinois. Rtphokie (talk) 19:58, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
- Delete There is no West Quincy, Illinois or West Quincy, Iowa (but there is a West Quincy, Missouri, which is unincorporated), and a search of the MIT radio station directory does not show any station on the 102.5 frequency anywhere near Quincy or equivalent call letters. Nate • (chatter) 21:18, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
- Comment I've done a bit of cleanup on this article and while I've found evidence that this station was broadcasting in 2003 [1] and 2005 [2] as well as one secondary source reference (which, of course, I've added to the article) but I suspect that this LPFM station is no longer broadcasting or has changed callsigns and frequencies. In any case, the article should be at KQPW-LP and not KQPW-FM, even if the station is (potentially) now defunct. - Dravecky (talk) 23:16, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
- Follow-up The station was granted a license to cover on 2002-09-17 as KQPW-LP, licensed to "School of Christ", community West Quincy, Missouri, on 102.5 MHz. The facility ID is 131727. Here's the FCC page. - Dravecky (talk) 23:22, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
- Comment I would be willing to change over to weak keep if there are more sources to tell us this station is on the air or not, or that it has a history beyond broadcasting "techno preaching". The sourcing you've added is excellent at least. Nate • (chatter) 06:02, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
- Comment Thanks for finding that information, is this still an active station? It's still not coming up in the FCC database so I suspect it's off the air. My meter is still in the delete range and it's going to take finding that the station is active and improving the sources a bit more to move me into anywhere near a keep.--Rtphokie (talk) 20:42, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
- Reply You might have noticed that I have been uncharacteristically quiet on the whole "keep or delete" question. My meter is no longer in the delete range after I was able to find that the station at least used to exist, was FCC-licensed, and had at least an amount of coverage in secondary sources. If pushed, I'll say Weak Keep and suggest we tag it as a defunct radio station and stash it in Category:Defunct radio stations in the United States until we can find more info. - Dravecky (talk) 00:17, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
- Follow-up The station was granted a license to cover on 2002-09-17 as KQPW-LP, licensed to "School of Christ", community West Quincy, Missouri, on 102.5 MHz. The facility ID is 131727. Here's the FCC page. - Dravecky (talk) 23:22, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
- Keep and rename to KQPW-LP. This station is indeed defunct, as its license was canceled in 2006 [3], but it was certainly licensed and broadcasting from 2002 to at least 2005. DHowell (talk) 03:45, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Radio-related deletion discussions. —147.21.16.3 (talk) 20:20, 27 March 2008 (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.
