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{{merge-multiple | Infobox TV channel | Infobox Radio station | Infobox Broadcasting network | discuss=Template talk:Infobox Broadcasting network#Merge proposal, August 2008}}
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{{tl|Infobox Broadcast}} is an infobox for [[television station]] articles.
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{{High-use}}
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{{Lua|Module:Check for unknown parameters|Module:InfoboxImage|Module:Type in location}}
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{{Auto short description}}
  
===Blank template===
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{{tl|Infobox television station}} (formerly Infobox broadcast) is an infobox for [[television station]] articles.
{| style="background: transparent;"
 
|<pre>
 
{{Infobox Broadcast
 
| call_letters            =
 
| station_logo            =
 
| location                =
 
| city                    =
 
| station_branding        =
 
| station_slogan          =
 
| analog                  =
 
| digital                  =
 
| subchannels              =
 
| other_chs                =
 
| affiliations            =
 
| owner                    =
 
| licensee                =
 
| founded                  =
 
| airdate                  =
 
| callsign_meaning        =
 
| sister_stations          =
 
| former_callsigns        =
 
| former_channel_numbers  =
 
| former_affiliations      =
 
| former_locations        =
 
| former_cities            =
 
| effective_radiated_power =
 
| HAAT                    =
 
| class                    =
 
| facility_id              =
 
| coordinates              =
 
| homepage                =
 
| telephone                =
 
}}</pre>
 
|}
 
  
===Required fields===
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== Usage ==
{| style="background: transparent;"
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{{Parameter names example | _template=Infobox television station | above | country | name | callsign | logo | logo_size | logo_alt | logo_caption | image | image_size | image_alt | caption | city | location | analog | digital | virtual | branding | slogan | language | languages | subchannels | network | affiliations | owner | licensee | operator | sister_stations | founded | airdate | last_airdate | former_callsigns | former_names | former_channel_numbers | former_affiliations | callsign_meaning | facility_id | class | power | erp | haat | coordinates | translator | translators | repeater | repeaters | licensing_authority | website}}
|<pre>
 
{{Infobox Broadcast
 
| call_letters            =
 
| location                 =
 
| owner                   =
 
}}</pre>
 
|}
 
  
== Usage ==
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<pre style="overflow: auto;"><nowiki>{{Infobox television station
Parameters with * are required fields. Link people if they have articles.
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| location              =
{| class="wikitable"
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| city                  =
! style="background: {{Television colour|{{{show_name}}}}}; text-align: left;" | Parameter
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| country                =
! style="background: {{Television colour|{{{show_name}}}}}; text-align: left;" | Explanation
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| above                  =
|-
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| callsign              =
| '''call_letters''' *
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| name                  =
| The call letters of the station, as assigned by the appropriate national broadcast authority.
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| logo                  =
|-
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| logo_size              =
| '''station_logo'''
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| logo_alt              =
| An image of the station's logo. Should be resized to a width of 250 pixels or less.
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| logo_caption          =
|-
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| image                 =
| '''location''' *
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| image_size            =
| The name of the [[municipality]] in which the station's programming originates.  That is, the primary studio and office location. This is opposed to the transmitter location which may be in a different community, and also opposed to regional "satellite" studios or facilities.
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| image_alt              =
|-
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| caption                =
| '''city'''
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| analog                =
| The municipality designated by the station's licence, where this differs from '''location'''.
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| digital                =
|-
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| virtual                =
| '''station_branding'''
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| branding              =
| The wording the station normally uses on-air and in advertising to identify itself, as opposed to the actual call letters.
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| slogan                =
|-
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| language              =
| '''station_slogan'''
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| subchannels            =
| The station's slogan phrase(s), used for promotion and programming description rather than for station identification (distinguished from '''station_branding''').
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| network                =
|-
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| affiliations          =
| '''analog'''
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| owner                  =
| Indicate the analog channel number of the station's primary ''[[Analog television|analog]]'' transmitter, and whether it is in the [[Very high frequency|VHF]] or [[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] spectrum. Not applicable in areas or nations that have fully completed a [[digital switchover]].
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| licensee              =
|-
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| operator              =
| '''digital'''
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| sister_stations        =
| Indicate the channel number of the station's primary ''[[Digital television|digital]]'' transmitter, if applicable, and whether it is in the [[Very high frequency|VHF]] or [[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] spectrum.
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| founded                =
|-
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| airdate                =
| '''subchannels'''
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| last_airdate          =
| List any [[digital subchannel]]s, separating each line with <nowiki><br/></nowiki>, if not identified in "affiliations" or elsewhere.
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| former_callsigns      =
|-
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| former_names          =
| '''other_chs'''
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| former_channel_numbers =
| Indicate channel numbers of the station's secondary transmitters, if applicable. Analog and digital transmitters should be identified as appropriate.
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| former_affiliations    =
|-
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| callsign_meaning      =
| '''affiliations'''
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| licensing_authority    =
| Identifies which network(s) the station is associated with and which contribute regular programming. Use "Independent" if the station does not belong to any regular broadcast network. Do not list temporary or special-event networks; do not duplicate information already listed elsewhere.
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| facility_id            =
|-
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| class                  =
| '''owner''' *
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| power                  =
| The company which owns the station.
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| erp                    =
|-
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| haat                  =
| '''licensee'''
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| coordinates            =
| Identify which company or entity holds the station licence, if different from '''owner'''.
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| translator            =
|-
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| translators            =
| '''founded'''
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| repeater              =
| The date on which the station corporate activities began, which will be prior to '''airdate'''. If the station has had multiple owners in its history, this would be a point-form chronology (see Example below).
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| repeaters              =
|-
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| webcast                =
| '''airdate'''
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| website                =
| The date on which regular broadcasts began.
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| child                  =
|-
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| embed_header          =
| '''callsign_meaning'''
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| embedded              =
| The meaning behind the callsign letters, if available.
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}}</nowiki></pre>
|-
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| '''sister_stations'''
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== Parameters ==
| Identify any very closely-related stations e.g. twin stations with similar programming and ownership, but separately licenced.
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All fields except for <code>name</code>, <code>location</code>, and <code>owner</code> are optional and will be hidden when not used; when values are entered for the relevant parameters, the fields will automatically appear.
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| '''former_callsigns'''
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== Sub-templates ==
| List any previous callsigns the station had during its history.
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Where possible, use:
|-
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| '''former_channel_numbers'''
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* {{Tl|Start date}}
| List any previous channel numbers the station had during its history.
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* {{Tl|End date}}
|-
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* {{Tl|Coord}}
| '''former_affiliations'''
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* {{Tl|URL}}
| List any previous affiliations (networks) the station had during its history.
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|-
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as above.
| '''former_locations'''
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| List any previous locations the station had during its history.
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== Microformat ==
|-
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{{UF-hcard-geo}}
| '''effective_radiated_power'''
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| The current [[effective radiated power]] of the station's primary transmitter in [[Watt#Kilowatt|kilowatts]], or watts if below 1 kW.
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==TemplateData==
|-
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{{TemplateData header}}
| '''HAAT'''
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| Indicate the [[height above average terrain]] (HAAT) in metres first, followed by a conversion to feet. For example: <nowiki>{{convert|210|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}</nowiki> → {{convert|210|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} - see {{tl|convert}}
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<templatedata>
|-
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{
| '''class'''
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"description": "Infobox for broadcast television stations",
| Indicate the [[List of broadcast station classes|class]] of the primary broadcast transmitter, as applicable to the broadcast standards of the station's country.
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"params": {
|-
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"name": {
| '''facility_id'''
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"label": "Name",
| The [[facility ID]] which a national regulatory identifies the broadcast station (generally used by [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] in the United States).
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"description": "Name of television station, often the call sign",
|-
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"type": "line",
| '''coordinates'''
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"suggested": true
| Indicate the geographic coordinates of the station's primary transmitter. Use {{tl|coord}}.
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},
|-
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"location": {
| '''homepage'''
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"label": "Location",
| The station's official website. Type in a wikified URL e.g. <nowiki>[http://www.thebostonchannel.com/ www.thebostonchannel.com]</nowiki>
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"description": "The name of the municipality in which the station's programming originates. That is, the primary studio and office location. This is opposed to the transmitter location which may be in a different community, and also opposed to regional \"satellite\" studios or facilities. ",
|-
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"type": "content",
| '''telephone'''
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"suggested": true
| Primary telephone number of the station's business office.
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},
|}
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"callsign": {
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"aliases": [
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"call_letters"
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],
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"label": "Call letters",
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"description": "The call letters of the station, as assigned by the appropriate national broadcast authority. Note: If the licensing authority is the [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]], the template will use |call_letters= to display external links to public licensing information for this station, so do not insert extra text into this parameter value. ",
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"type": "string"
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},
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"atsc3": {
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"label": "ATSC 3.0 flag",
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"description": "Displays \"ATSC 3.0 station\" on the top of infoboxes for stations broadcasting in this standard",
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"type": "boolean"
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},
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"analog": {
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"label": "Analog channel",
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"description": "Indicate the analog channel number of the station's primary analog transmitter, and whether it is in the VHF or UHF spectrum. Not applicable in areas or nations that have fully completed a digital switchover. ",
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"type": "content"
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},
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"digital": {
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"label": "Digital channel",
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"description": "Indicate the channel number of the station's primary digital transmitter, if applicable, and whether it is in the VHF or UHF spectrum. ",
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"type": "content"
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},
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"virtual": {
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"label": "Virtual channel",
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"description": "Indicate the virtual channel number of the station's primary digital transmitter if it differs from its actual channel number.",
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"type": "content"
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},
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"image": {
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"label": "Image",
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"description": "Second image",
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"type": "wiki-file-name"
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},
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"city": {
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"label": "City",
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"description": "Name of city of license. Use only if notably different from the general location.",
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"type": "wiki-page-name"
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},
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"branding": {
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"label": "Branding",
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"description": "Branding",
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"type": "content",
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"aliases": [
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"station_branding"
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]
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},
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"slogan": {
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"label": "Slogan",
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"description": "Slogan of television station",
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"type": "content",
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"aliases": [
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"station_slogan"
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]
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},
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"translator": {
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"label": "Translators",
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"description": "Translator(s)",
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"type": "content",
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"aliases": [
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"translators", "other_chs"
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]
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},
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"repeater": {
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"label": "Repeaters",
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"description": "Repeater(s). If you have used the translators field, don't use this one except in unusual circumstances.",
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"type": "content",
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"aliases": [
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"repeaters"
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]
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},
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"airdate": {
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"label": "First air date",
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"description": "First date of broadcast, using {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}}",
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"type": "content",
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"suggested": true
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},
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"power": {
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"label": "Power",
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"description": "Transmitter power output, in watts. Do not use except in the Philippines.",
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"type": "string"
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},
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"erp": {
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"label": "ERP",
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"description": "Effective radiated power, in watts",
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"type": "string",
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"aliases": [
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"effective_radiated_power"
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]
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},
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"haat": {
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"label": "HAAT",
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"description": "Height above average terrain, in meters",
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"type": "string",
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"aliases": [
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"HAAT"
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]
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},
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"class": {
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"label": "Class",
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"description": "Class",
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"type": "content"
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},
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"facility_id": {
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"label": "Facility ID",
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"description": "Facility ID assigned by the US Federal Communications Commission (for US stations)",
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"type": "number"
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},
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"coordinates": {
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"label": "Coordinates",
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"description": "Transmitter coordinates, using {{coord|}}",
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"suggested": true,
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"type": "content"
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},
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"callsign_meaning": {
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"label": "Call sign meaning",
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"description": "The meaning behind the callsign letters, if available and verifiable. Per MOS:ACRO, do not use bold or other style to emphasize the first letter of acronyms. Use sentence case.",
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"type": "content"
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},
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"former_callsigns": {
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"label": "Former call signs",
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"description": "Former call signs",
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"type": "content"
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},
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"former_names": {
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"label": "Former names",
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"description": "Former names of television station. Don't use if former_callsigns is being used as well.",
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"type": "content"
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},
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"network": {
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"label": "Network",
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"description": "Network to which station belongs. In the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, and Brazil, use \"affiliations\" instead.",
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"type": "content"
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},
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"affiliations": {
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"label": "Affiliations",
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"description": "Affiliations of television station",
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"type": "content"
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},
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"operator": {
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"label": "Operator",
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"description": "Operator of television station",
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"type": "content"
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},
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"owner": {
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"label": "Owner",
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"description": "Owner of television station",
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"type": "content",
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"suggested": true
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},
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"licensee": {
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"label": "Licensee",
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"description": "Licensee of television station",
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"type": "content"
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},
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"sister_stations": {
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"label": "Sister_stations",
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"description": "Sister stations",
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"type": "content"
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},
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"webcast": {
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"label": "Webcast",
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"type": "string",
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"description": "URL to a live stream link for the station"
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},
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"website": {
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"label": "Website",
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"type": "string",
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"description": "URL for television station, encased in {{URL|}}",
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"default": "{{URL|}}",
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"aliases": [
 +
"homepage"
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]
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},
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"country": {
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"label": "Country",
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"description": "Country of television station",
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"type": "content"
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},
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"above": {
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"label": "Top label",
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"description": "Label field used if the station is a satellite or repeater of another station.",
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"type": "content"
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},
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"logo": {
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"label": "Logo",
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"description": "Logo of television station",
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"type": "wiki-file-name",
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"aliases": [
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"station_logo"
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]
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},
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"logo_size": {
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"label": "Logo size",
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"description": "A width for the image. When not specified, it defaults to frameless which uses the size in each user's Preferences (ranges from 120px to 300px)."
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},
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"logo_alt": {
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"label": "Logo alternative text",
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"description": "Alternative text for logo"
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},
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"logo_caption": {
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"label": "Logo caption",
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"description": "Caption to appear under the television station logo."
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},
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"image_size": {
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"label": "Image size",
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"description": "A width for the image. When not specified, it defaults to frameless which uses the size in each user's Preferences (ranges from 120px to 300px)."
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},
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"image_alt": {
 +
"label": "Image alternative text",
 +
"description": "Alternative text for the image"
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},
 +
"caption": {
 +
"label": "Caption",
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"description": "Caption to appear under an image or under both a logo and an image."
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},
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"subchannels": {
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"label": "Subchannels",
 +
"description": "Digital subchannels of the television station",
 +
"type": "content"
 +
},
 +
"founded": {
 +
"label": "Founded",
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"description": "Date/year in which a station was founded, such as a predecessor to the current station, but not its sign-on date.",
 +
"type": "content"
 +
},
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"last_airdate": {
 +
"label": "Last air date",
 +
"description": "Last date of broadcast (for defunct stations), using {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}}",
 +
"type": "content",
 +
"aliases": [
 +
"enddate"
 +
]
 +
},
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"licensing_authority": {
 +
"label": "Licensing authority",
 +
"description": "Relevant licensing agency for the station. In the United States, using [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] triggers additional profile and license information links.",
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"example": "[[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]",
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"type": "content"
 +
},
 +
"language": {
 +
"aliases": [
 +
"languages"
 +
],
 +
"label": "Language(s)",
 +
"description": "Language(s) in which the station broadcasts"
 +
},
 +
"former_channel_numbers": {
 +
"label": "Former channel numbers",
 +
"description": "Former channel numbers of television station",
 +
"type": "content"
 +
},
 +
"former_affiliations": {
 +
"label": "Former affiliations",
 +
"description": "Former affiliations of television station",
 +
"type": "content"
 +
},
 +
"acma_bsl": {
 +
"label": "ACMA Broadcast Service Licence number",
 +
"description": "(For Australian stations) The Broadcast Service Licence number associated with the station by the [[Australian Communications and Media Authority]]",
 +
"example": "100",
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"type": "number"
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},
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"anatel_id": {
 +
"label": "ANATEL ID number",
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"description": "(For Brazilian stations) The hexadecimal ID associated with the station by the [[National Telecommunications Agency (Brazil)|]]. It is found as the last column in the [http://sistemas.anatel.gov.br/se/public/view/b/srd.php ANATEL station search tool].",
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"example": "57dbab8f308ab",
 +
"type": "string"
 +
},
 +
"child": {
 +
"label": "Child",
 +
"description": "Set to yes if being embedded in another infobox.",
 +
"type": "boolean"
 +
},
 +
"embed_header": {
 +
"label": "Embed header",
 +
"description": "Header to appear above another infobox being embedded.",
 +
"type": "line"
 +
},
 +
"embedded": {
 +
"label": "Embed",
 +
"description": "For embedding other templates (see WP:IEmbed for more information).",
 +
"type": "wiki-template-name"
 +
}
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},
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"format": "block",
 +
"paramOrder": [
 +
"name",
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"callsign",
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"atsc3",
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"above",
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"logo",
 +
"logo_size",
 +
"logo_alt",
 +
"logo_caption",
 +
"image",
 +
"image_size",
 +
"image_alt",
 +
"caption",
 +
"location",
 +
"country",
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"city",
 +
"analog",
 +
"digital",
 +
"virtual",
 +
"branding",
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"slogan",
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"language",
 +
"subchannels",
 +
"network",
 +
"affiliations",
 +
"owner",
 +
"licensee",
 +
"operator",
 +
"sister_stations",
 +
"founded",
 +
"airdate",
 +
"last_airdate",
 +
"former_callsigns",
 +
"former_names",
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"former_channel_numbers",
 +
"former_affiliations",
 +
"callsign_meaning",
 +
"licensing_authority",
 +
"facility_id",
 +
"acma_bsl",
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"anatel_id",
 +
"class",
 +
"power",
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"erp",
 +
"haat",
 +
"coordinates",
 +
"translator",
 +
"repeater",
 +
"webcast",
 +
"website",
 +
                "child",
 +
                "embed_header",
 +
                "embedded"
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]
 +
}
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</templatedata>
  
===Example===
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== Tracking category ==
The following is an example of how the Infobox Broadcast template is used (using [[WCVB-TV]] as an example):
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* {{clc|Pages using infobox television station with unknown parameters}}
  
<pre style="font-size:95%; width:95%; overflow:auto;">
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{{Film- and television-related infobox templates }}
{{Infobox Broadcast
 
| call_letters            = WCVB-TV
 
| city                    =
 
| station_logo            = [[Image:Ribbon numeral 5.png|150px|WCVB logo]]
 
| station_slogan          = Local Live Coverage<br>You Can Count On
 
| station_branding        = Channel 5<br>NewsCenter 5 HD
 
| analog                  = 5 ([[very high frequency|VHF]])
 
| digital                  = 20 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
 
| subchannels              = 5.1 ABC-TV ([[16:9]])<br/>5.3 [[ABC News Now]]
 
| other_chs                =
 
| affiliations            = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
 
| network                  =
 
| founded                  =
 
| airdate                  = November 26, 1957<br>''(current license dates to March 19, 1972)''
 
| location                = [[Boston, Massachusetts]]
 
| callsign_meaning        = '''C'''hannel<br>'''V''' (five in [[Roman numerals]])<br>'''B'''oston
 
| former_callsigns        = WHDH-TV (1957-1972)
 
| former_channel_numbers  =
 
| owner                    = [[Hearst-Argyle Television]]
 
| licensee                = WCVB Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc.
 
| sister_stations          = [[WMUR-TV]]
 
| former_affiliations      = [[CBS]] (1961-1972)
 
| effective_radiated_power = 61.7 [[kilowatt|kW]] (analog)<br>625 kW (digital)
 
| HAAT                    = {{convert|353|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} (analog)<br>{{convert|390|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} (digital)
 
| class                    =
 
| facility_id              = 65684
 
| coordinates              = {{coord|42|18|37.2|N|71|14|11.7|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
 
| homepage                = [http://www.thebostonchannel.com/ www.thebostonchannel.com]
 
}}</pre>
 
{{Infobox Broadcast
 
| call_letters            = WCVB-TV
 
| city                    =
 
| station_logo            = [[Image:Ribbon numeral 5.png|150px|WCVB logo]]
 
| station_slogan          = Local Live Coverage<br>You Can Count On
 
| station_branding        = Channel 5<br>NewsCenter 5 HD
 
| analog                  = 5 ([[very high frequency|VHF]])
 
| digital                  = 20 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
 
| subchannels              = 5.1 ABC-TV ([[16:9]])<br/>5.3 [[ABC News Now]]
 
| other_chs                =
 
| affiliations            = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
 
| network                  =
 
| founded                  =
 
| airdate                  = November 26, 1957<br>''(current license dates to March 19, 1972)''
 
| location                = [[Boston, Massachusetts]]
 
| callsign_meaning        = '''C'''hannel<br>'''V''' (five in [[Roman numerals]])<br>'''B'''oston
 
| former_callsigns        = WHDH-TV (1957-1972)
 
| former_channel_numbers  =
 
| owner                    = [[Hearst-Argyle Television]]
 
| licensee                = WCVB Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc.
 
| sister_stations          = [[WMUR-TV]]
 
| former_affiliations      = [[CBS]] (1961-1972)
 
| effective_radiated_power = 61.7 [[kilowatt|kW]] (analog)<br>625 kW (digital)
 
| HAAT                    = {{convert|353|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} (analog)<br>{{convert|390|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} (digital)
 
| class                    =
 
| facility_id              = 65684
 
| coordinates              = {{coord|42|18|37.2|N|71|14|11.7|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
 
| homepage                = [http://www.thebostonchannel.com/ www.thebostonchannel.com]
 
}}
 
  
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Latest revision as of 03:46, 12 February 2021

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{{Infobox television station}} (formerly Infobox broadcast) is an infobox for television station articles.

Usage

Template:Parameter names example

{{Infobox television station
| location               =
| city                   =
| country                =
| above                  =
| callsign               =
| name                   =
| logo                   =
| logo_size              =
| logo_alt               =
| logo_caption           =
| image                  =
| image_size             =
| image_alt              =
| caption                =
| analog                 =
| digital                =
| virtual                =
| branding               =
| slogan                 =
| language               =
| subchannels            =
| network                =
| affiliations           =
| owner                  =
| licensee               =
| operator               =
| sister_stations        =
| founded                =
| airdate                =
| last_airdate           =
| former_callsigns       =
| former_names           =
| former_channel_numbers =
| former_affiliations    =
| callsign_meaning       =
| licensing_authority    =
| facility_id            =
| class                  =
| power                  =
| erp                    =
| haat                   =
| coordinates            =
| translator             =
| translators            =
| repeater               =
| repeaters              =
| webcast                =
| website                = 
| child                  = 
| embed_header           =
| embedded               = 
}}

Parameters

All fields except for name, location, and owner are optional and will be hidden when not used; when values are entered for the relevant parameters, the fields will automatically appear.

Sub-templates

Where possible, use:

as above.

Microformat

Template:UF-hcard-geo

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools; see the monthly parameter usage report for this template.

TemplateData for Infobox television station

Infobox for broadcast television stations

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Namename

Name of television station, often the call sign

Linesuggested
Call letterscallsign call_letters

The call letters of the station, as assigned by the appropriate national broadcast authority. Note: If the licensing authority is the [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]], the template will use |call_letters= to display external links to public licensing information for this station, so do not insert extra text into this parameter value.

Stringoptional
ATSC 3.0 flagatsc3

Displays "ATSC 3.0 station" on the top of infoboxes for stations broadcasting in this standard

Booleanoptional
Top labelabove

Label field used if the station is a satellite or repeater of another station.

Contentoptional
Logologo station_logo

Logo of television station

Fileoptional
Logo sizelogo_size

A width for the image. When not specified, it defaults to frameless which uses the size in each user's Preferences (ranges from 120px to 300px).

Unknownoptional
Logo alternative textlogo_alt

Alternative text for logo

Unknownoptional
Logo captionlogo_caption

Caption to appear under the television station logo.

Unknownoptional
Imageimage

Second image

Fileoptional
Image sizeimage_size

A width for the image. When not specified, it defaults to frameless which uses the size in each user's Preferences (ranges from 120px to 300px).

Unknownoptional
Image alternative textimage_alt

Alternative text for the image

Unknownoptional
Captioncaption

Caption to appear under an image or under both a logo and an image.

Unknownoptional
Locationlocation

The name of the municipality in which the station's programming originates. That is, the primary studio and office location. This is opposed to the transmitter location which may be in a different community, and also opposed to regional "satellite" studios or facilities.

Contentsuggested
Countrycountry

Country of television station

Contentoptional
Citycity

Name of city of license. Use only if notably different from the general location.

Pageoptional
Analog channelanalog

Indicate the analog channel number of the station's primary analog transmitter, and whether it is in the VHF or UHF spectrum. Not applicable in areas or nations that have fully completed a digital switchover.

Contentoptional
Digital channeldigital

Indicate the channel number of the station's primary digital transmitter, if applicable, and whether it is in the VHF or UHF spectrum.

Contentoptional
Virtual channelvirtual

Indicate the virtual channel number of the station's primary digital transmitter if it differs from its actual channel number.

Contentoptional
Brandingbranding station_branding

Branding

Contentoptional
Sloganslogan station_slogan

Slogan of television station

Contentoptional
Language(s)language languages

Language(s) in which the station broadcasts

Unknownoptional
Subchannelssubchannels

Digital subchannels of the television station

Contentoptional
Networknetwork

Network to which station belongs. In the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, and Brazil, use "affiliations" instead.

Contentoptional
Affiliationsaffiliations

Affiliations of television station

Contentoptional
Ownerowner

Owner of television station

Contentsuggested
Licenseelicensee

Licensee of television station

Contentoptional
Operatoroperator

Operator of television station

Contentoptional
Sister_stationssister_stations

Sister stations

Contentoptional
Foundedfounded

Date/year in which a station was founded, such as a predecessor to the current station, but not its sign-on date.

Contentoptional
First air dateairdate

First date of broadcast, using {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}}

Contentsuggested
Last air datelast_airdate enddate

Last date of broadcast (for defunct stations), using {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}}

Contentoptional
Former call signsformer_callsigns

Former call signs

Contentoptional
Former namesformer_names

Former names of television station. Don't use if former_callsigns is being used as well.

Contentoptional
Former channel numbersformer_channel_numbers

Former channel numbers of television station

Contentoptional
Former affiliationsformer_affiliations

Former affiliations of television station

Contentoptional
Call sign meaningcallsign_meaning

The meaning behind the callsign letters, if available and verifiable. Per MOS:ACRO, do not use bold or other style to emphasize the first letter of acronyms. Use sentence case.

Contentoptional
Licensing authoritylicensing_authority

Relevant licensing agency for the station. In the United States, using [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] triggers additional profile and license information links.

Example
[[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
Contentoptional
Facility IDfacility_id

Facility ID assigned by the US Federal Communications Commission (for US stations)

Numberoptional
ACMA Broadcast Service Licence numberacma_bsl

(For Australian stations) The Broadcast Service Licence number associated with the station by the [[Australian Communications and Media Authority]]

Example
100
Numberoptional
ANATEL ID numberanatel_id

(For Brazilian stations) The hexadecimal ID associated with the station by the [[National Telecommunications Agency (Brazil)|]]. It is found as the last column in the [http://sistemas.anatel.gov.br/se/public/view/b/srd.php ANATEL station search tool].

Example
57dbab8f308ab
Stringoptional
Classclass

Class

Contentoptional
Powerpower

Transmitter power output, in watts. Do not use except in the Philippines.

Stringoptional
ERPerp effective_radiated_power

Effective radiated power, in watts

Stringoptional
HAAThaat HAAT

Height above average terrain, in meters

Stringoptional
Coordinatescoordinates

Transmitter coordinates, using {{coord|}}

Contentsuggested
Translatorstranslator translators other_chs

Translator(s)

Contentoptional
Repeatersrepeater repeaters

Repeater(s). If you have used the translators field, don't use this one except in unusual circumstances.

Contentoptional
Webcastwebcast

URL to a live stream link for the station

Stringoptional
Websitewebsite homepage

URL for television station, encased in {{URL|}}

Default
{{URL|}}
Stringoptional
Childchild

Set to yes if being embedded in another infobox.

Booleanoptional
Embed headerembed_header

Header to appear above another infobox being embedded.

Lineoptional
Embedembedded

For embedding other templates (see WP:IEmbed for more information).

Templateoptional

Tracking category