Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/WFNO

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The result of the debate was Keep. Titoxd 05:02, 5 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] WFNO

Delete, sinec Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Precedents indicates a station is notable if it broadcasts at least regionally and is not confined to a city. There would seem to be no evidence that this is of interest outside its local area. It only collects about 50 Google hits. I realise this nomination is liekly to be controversial, however. -Splash 00:39, 30 August 2005 (UTC)

• Delete I see no reason this should be controversial. It fails to clear a fairly low-set bar. Johntex 01:43, 30 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. I don't know the history of the comment on radio stations on Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Precedents, but a quick look at Wikipedia turned up many less powerful radio stations (as low as 1kW) which have articles, including some with daytime only licenses. Besides, a 5kW station in an area like New Orleans is certainly "not confined to a city." Whether some radio stations are too small can be answered in another test case, but this one should stay. -- DS1953 04:25, August 30, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep per DS1953. Furthermore the website would seem to indicate that the station is received beyond the boundaries of New Orleans. 23skidoo 05:46, 30 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep as per common sense. —RaD Man (talk) 08:01, 30 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep — the station's web site "About Us" page indicates the radio targets "greater New Orleans and surrounding areas". Appears to meet the criteria for notability. — RJH 18:41, 30 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep per above. Samaritan 08:11, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
• I fail to understand what this criterion can mean in reference to a television or radio station. Almost all broadcast stations reach beyond the city limits of a single community, and it's nearly impossible to prove otherwise even in the rare cases where it's unclear. Radio and TV signals just do not magically stop at the city limits, and sometimes the transmitter is outside the city limits to begin with. Keep (and rewrite the precedent; it's an unquantifiable criterion which helps nothing in the matter.) Bearcat 08:29, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep all licensed broadcast radio stations. Rename to WFNO-AM. Tim Rhymeless (Er...let's shimmy) 06:23, 3 September 2005 (UTC)
• Keep per Rhymeless. Chick Bowen 20:35, 4 September 2005 (UTC)

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