Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Magic 105 (Northern Ireland)

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The result was keep by consensus. --Aarktica 17:59, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Magic 105 (Northern Ireland)

Unsourced article on a radio station apparently written by one of its presenters, helpfully namechecked in the article. Guy (Help!) 15:41, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

• Keep but needs a bit of a cleanup & sourcing; despite the crappy website this isn't a blokes-in-a-shed operation but part of EMAP, and I think it's NI's biggest commercial station - iridescenti (talk to me!) 17:40, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment Errr, I don't think it is part of EMAP. Just going by what's in the article, especially where it says that they are broadcasting from Monaghan, the station is technically a Republic of Ireland station and it definitely isn't licensed by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, the Irish equivalent of Ofcom or the FCC, so that would put its status as (searching for a polite term) other-than-legal. To be fair, that in itself doesn't necessarily mean that it doesn't meet notablity requirements, as a lot of pirate stations do. From what I gather from other sources, such as this, the station did apply for a licence to broadcast in Northern Ireland from Ofcom, but didn't get one.Flowerpotman ^talk-_{wot I've done} 01:48, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Comment Mea culpa - EMAP own another Magic 105 on the mainland. Still think it just about warrants a a weak keep as there are so few NI commercial stations (legal or otherwise), but much more weakly than before. - iridescenti (talk to me!) 09:36, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

No prob. I could see your reasoning based on the name (:)). I have to go with a weak keep myself as it does seem to satisfy notability, although with reservations about some of the article itself. (BTW, EMAP do have two stations in Northern Ireland. No Magic stations, but they do have a Cool FM.)Flowerpotman ^talk-_{wot I've done} 20:19, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

• Keep: all (semi-)independent radio stations are notable, whether in the U.S. or not. TRKtv (daaaaah!) 17:59, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

• Unless they don't have non-trivial independent sources, of course :-) Guy (Help!) 12:31, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

• Weak Keep - Seems to meet notability criteria, although the article needs a lot of cleaning and referencing. Flowerpotman ^talk-_{wot I've done} 20:19, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

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