Talk:KATL (AM)

Rationale for deletion of disambiguation page

Per the WP:Disambig page, "If only a primary topic and one other topic require disambiguation, then disambiguation links are sufficient, and a disambiguation page is unnecessary." Since the radio station call letters are the primary identification and the ICAO code reference to an airport is a secondary identification, a hat note is sufficient and requires no more steps than would a disambiguation page for people seeking the airport. - Dravecky (talk) 05:14, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Not sure that I agree in this case. That's not a minor airport but the main airport in Atlanta and the code for that is probably more well known than the radio station. CambridgeBayWeather Have a gorilla 05:32, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Having spent more hours than I care to count trying to change planes in Atlanta, I'll certainly agree that the airport is better known that almost any radio station you can name. My term of reference here is that the ICAO code is a secondary identification for this airport whose article is listed under its official name while the radio station is licensed as "KATL" and that's the primary identification for the radio station. Anybody who types in "KATL" looking for the airport would need to click on another link whether this is a disambiguation page or the radio station article with an informative hat note. - Dravecky (talk) 07:04, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

I'd have to agree - the hatnote would seem to be the more logical way to go. Seeing as the ICAO codes are primarily used for air traffic control, I'd argue that it's actually a tertiary identification for the airport based on what an average user might type into the search box. In fact, I'd suspect that anyone looking for any airport under any code would be using the IATA code that's used for ticketing and baggage handling, which is ATL in this case and which is properly handled on a disambiguation page. A hatnote would mean that anyone looking for the radio station would find it on the first try, and anyone looking for the airport would only need a second click, as they do know with the disambiguation page.

The other strong argument for disambiguation pages over hatnotes is that the former makes it easier to ensure that incoming links are to the correct page. Again, however, that shouldn't be a concern here given that it's a tertiary identification. In the several thousand edits I've made cleaning up links to call sign dab pages over the last month or two, I can count on one hand the links that were actually intended for the airport sharing that abbreviation. Mlaffs (talk) 05:10, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

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