Talk:KJFK (AM)

Requested moves

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The result of the move request was: Moves completed. Mlaffs (talk) 18:42, 8 June 2014 (UTC)

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• KLGO → KTAE
• KWNX → KLGO

– The call signs for KLGO and KWNX changed on May 15, 2014. --Relisted to include KTAE, and wider issues Andrewa (talk) 18:10, 27 May 2014 (UTC) StyrofoamChicken (talk) 22:58, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

• Comment you'd need to move KTAE to KTAE (disambiguation) as well... and KLGO (disambiguation) should be created, since there would be three stations with that callsign in their history. -- 65.94.171.126 (talk) 04:38, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

I have placed a heads-up at Talk:KTAE [1] and regard this relisted move as now including

• KTAE → KTAE (disambiguation)

as part of the multi-move to be discussed. Andrewa (talk) 21:00, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

Poll

Please indicate your support or oppose views, with rationales based on WP:AT of course. Andrewa (talk) 21:02, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

Discussion

Wikipedia:Naming conventions (broadcasting)#North America seems to be the relevant guideline, but it doesn't seem to deal with the very common situation of several different stations being well known by the same callsign at different times in recent history.

Wikipedia:RADIONAMING points to Wikipedia:WikiProject Radio Stations#Article naming conventions, where it is (perhaps inaccurately) listed as a policy shortcut. It provides a great deal more detail, and may explain our current practice, which has resulted in Category:Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages containing 3,584 pages, most of which relate to the USA.

At the risk of encouraging instruction creep, we should IMO better document and formalise our current practice. At the very least, the official guideline should point to the more detailed WikiProject guideline, if the WikiProject guideline is to be accepted as the authority in practice.

But established practice does seem to support creating a DAB for KLGO as suggested above. No member of the (seemingly quite active) WikiProject has yet commented on this RM so far as I can see, although it does appear on their article alerts list.

Relisting to seek input from the WikiProject, and also to add the third move as suggested above.

I have placed a heads-up at the WikiProject. [2] Andrewa (talk) 21:00, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

I'm getting the moves underway right now. I've taken KLGO to KTAE (AM) per the naming conventions, since there's more than one article on the dab page already. Mlaffs (talk) 00:11, 8 June 2014 (UTC)

Moves completed. Mlaffs (talk) 18:39, 8 June 2014 (UTC)

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Requested move 8 January 2023

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The result of the move request was: Moved to KJFK (AM). No such user (talk) 14:16, 27 January 2023 (UTC)

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KFIT → KJFK (AM) – Changed callsign 11/04/2022 John123521 (Talk-Contib.) 10:43, 7 January 2023 (UTC) This is a contested technical request (permalink). – robertsky (talk) 13:39, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

copied from WP:RM/TR

• Hi, I've had a look at your request. The article is about 2 stations, which I presume are the AM and FM stations (please correct me if I'm wrong, I know nothing about radio). That would make "KJFK", rather than "KJFK (AM)" the most natural title. But "KJFK" is already a redirect to JFK airport because of its ICAO code, and rightly so. What I don't understand is why you're asking for "(AM)" rather than something like "(radio)", given that the article includes the FM station. Dr. Vogel (talk) 11:07, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

  I choose KJFK (AM) is because it's main station--John123521 (Talk-Contib.) 00:54, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

  The thing is, the way the article is written, it's talking about both stations, not just the AM one. Dr. Vogel (talk) 11:26, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

  I agree with Dr. Vogel. This might need a proper discussion. -Kj cheetham (talk) 13:30, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

• Support The AM has the notability claim and the article. The FM has no standalone notability as it's only been a redirect to other places. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 19:22, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

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