Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/WMRA

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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 Speedy Keep (non-admin closure), per WP:SNOW, and nominator has been blocked. ChetblongTalkSign 05:38, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WMRA

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  • Delete WMRA reads like an advertisement and doesn't belong in an encyclopedia project. Markanthony101 (talk) 17:33, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Strong Keep/Rewrite - Rewrite the article so that it doesn't read like an ad. The article is of a licensed radio station, a station owned by a US university. It would be silly to delete such an article. - Flatsky (talk) 17:53, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
    • Comment - Do we need to have articles for every minor radio station in the country. Would Denis Diderot have bothered with such an innane topic in his Encyclopedie? Markanthony101 (talk) 18:04, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
      • Licensed radio stations, especially established full-powered ones, are considered notable because they tend to serve large territories that include large numbers of people. A 10,000 watt station like WMRA is hardly minor. • Gene93k (talk) 02:33, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep. This isn't a "minor radio station". As noted in the article, it reaches a large portion of Virginia, and transmits at around 10 kW. Compare KUSF for an example of something that actually is a minor radio station. Our inclusion standard is currently to include all licensed stations, though - it's much more useful (and consistent) than only including stations which meet some further standard. Zetawoof(ζ) 21:47, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep All FCC licensed stations are inherently notable per Zetawoof; the fact that it reads like an ad can be fixed. Try tagging with {{advertisement}}. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 21:52, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
  • keep Meets notability; article quality is not a standard for deletion. --— Gadget850 (Ed) talk - 22:30, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep - I don't see how this is an ad. I agree with Flatsky. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.175.198.248 (talk) 22:41, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep per all of above Compwhiz II(Talk)(Contribs) 01:23, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep. Licenced radio stations are notable. The article stub has no promotional content. It describes the station, its frequencies, and its coverage area. No obvious POV problems. • Gene93k (talk) 02:18, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Speedy keep - Nominated by now-indefinitely blocked user. SchuminWeb (Talk) 04:13, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Strong Keep FCC-licensed stations are Inherently notable. Alansohn (talk) 05:32, 28 January 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.