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| − | | | + | :''The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. <span style="color:red">'''Please do not modify this page.'''</span> Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|this nomination's talk page]], [[Talk:{{SUBPAGENAME}}|the article's talk page]] or [[Wikipedia talk:Did you know]]), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. '''No further edits should be made to this page'''.'' |
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{{DYK header|WOOK-TV}} | {{DYK header|WOOK-TV}} | ||
{{DYK nompage links|nompage=WOOK-TV|WOOK-TV}} | {{DYK nompage links|nompage=WOOK-TV|WOOK-TV}} | ||
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* ... that in the 1960s, Washington's '''[[WOOK-TV]]''' produced commercials using African American talent for national advertisers including [[Budweiser]] and [[Safeway Inc.|Safeway]]? <small>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Sponsor-Magazine/1963/Sponsor-1963-08-4.pdf Source] (PDF page 79)</small> | * ... that in the 1960s, Washington's '''[[WOOK-TV]]''' produced commercials using African American talent for national advertisers including [[Budweiser]] and [[Safeway Inc.|Safeway]]? <small>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Sponsor-Magazine/1963/Sponsor-1963-08-4.pdf Source] (PDF page 79)</small> | ||
** '''ALT1''':... that upon the demise of Washington, D.C. TV station '''[[WOOK-TV|WFAN-TV]]''', its owner took out a full-page newspaper ad declaring that the station had been "choked to death" by an inability to upgrade its signal? <small>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1972/1972-02-28-BC.pdf Source] (p27)</small> | ** '''ALT1''':... that upon the demise of Washington, D.C. TV station '''[[WOOK-TV|WFAN-TV]]''', its owner took out a full-page newspaper ad declaring that the station had been "choked to death" by an inability to upgrade its signal? <small>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1972/1972-02-28-BC.pdf Source] (p27)</small> | ||
| − | ** '''ALT2''':... that Washington | + | ** '''ALT2''':... that Washington D.C.'s '''[[WOOK-TV]]''' was the first television station in the United States to orient its programming toward an African American audience? <small>[https://mdsoar.org/bitstream/handle/11603/2248/JRRP2014_Grad_Sparenberg.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Source] (p1, PDF page 9)</small> |
:* ''Reviewed'': [[Template:Did you know nominations/The Country Without a Post Office|The Country Without a Post Office]] | :* ''Reviewed'': [[Template:Did you know nominations/The Country Without a Post Office|The Country Without a Post Office]] | ||
<small>Created by [[User:Raymie|Raymie]] ([[User talk:Raymie|talk]]). Self-nominated at 18:41, 6 December 2019 (UTC).</small> | <small>Created by [[User:Raymie|Raymie]] ([[User talk:Raymie|talk]]). Self-nominated at 18:41, 6 December 2019 (UTC).</small> | ||
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:* [[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] Made two days ago. Long enough at 10KB. Free of copyvios. Core content policies satisfied. I see the QPQ. Neutral to original hook and by extension ALT1, but I'd rather discourage ALT2 due to being a first, which is cliched. If the first hook is picked, I suggest "African American" be linked since non-Americans are less likely to be familiar with the term. [[User:Miraclepine|ミラ]][[User talk:Miraclepine|P]] 00:22, 9 December 2019 (UTC) | :* [[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] Made two days ago. Long enough at 10KB. Free of copyvios. Core content policies satisfied. I see the QPQ. Neutral to original hook and by extension ALT1, but I'd rather discourage ALT2 due to being a first, which is cliched. If the first hook is picked, I suggest "African American" be linked since non-Americans are less likely to be familiar with the term. [[User:Miraclepine|ミラ]][[User talk:Miraclepine|P]] 00:22, 9 December 2019 (UTC) | ||
| − | + | :: {{re|Raymie}} BTW why is [[WMET-TV]] left red? [[User:Miraclepine|ミラ]][[User talk:Miraclepine|P]] 00:23, 9 December 2019 (UTC) | |
| − | }}<!--Please do not write below this line or remove this line. Place comments above this line.--> | + | ::: {{re|Miraclepine}} Because I need to get around to writing its article. Given the number of DYKs I have in the pipeline, there's still time for me to do that before this likely appears. [[User:Raymie|Raymie]] ([[User talk:Raymie|t]] • [[Special:Contributions/Raymie|c]]) 01:18, 9 December 2019 (UTC)</div><includeonly>|}}</includeonly><!--Please do not write below this line or remove this line. Place comments above this line.--> |
Latest revision as of 18:04, 18 January 2020
- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 18:04, 18 January 2020 (UTC)
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WOOK-TV
- ... that in the 1960s, Washington's WOOK-TV produced commercials using African American talent for national advertisers including Budweiser and Safeway? Source (PDF page 79)
- ALT1:... that upon the demise of Washington, D.C. TV station WFAN-TV, its owner took out a full-page newspaper ad declaring that the station had been "choked to death" by an inability to upgrade its signal? Source (p27)
- ALT2:... that Washington D.C.'s WOOK-TV was the first television station in the United States to orient its programming toward an African American audience? Source (p1, PDF page 9)
- Reviewed: The Country Without a Post Office
Created by Raymie (talk). Self-nominated at 18:41, 6 December 2019 (UTC).
Made two days ago. Long enough at 10KB. Free of copyvios. Core content policies satisfied. I see the QPQ. Neutral to original hook and by extension ALT1, but I'd rather discourage ALT2 due to being a first, which is cliched. If the first hook is picked, I suggest "African American" be linked since non-Americans are less likely to be familiar with the term. ミラP 00:22, 9 December 2019 (UTC)
- Template:Re BTW why is WMET-TV left red? ミラP 00:23, 9 December 2019 (UTC)
- Template:Re Because I need to get around to writing its article. Given the number of DYKs I have in the pipeline, there's still time for me to do that before this likely appears. Raymie (t • c) 01:18, 9 December 2019 (UTC)