Talk:WAND (TV)

Standard logos from prior owner LIN?

Per former content at the article for LIN TV-owned WDTN in Dayton, OH, and a question at "Talk:WDTN#LIN standard logos?":

WAND was previously owned by LIN TV. Its logo is very similar to the ones used by LIN's WDTN, and by WPRI-TV and WNAC-TV in Providence, RI.

My operating theory is, as former logos are retired, LIN either does or did employ common station branding. Can this theory be proved or disproved? If it was LIN policy, was it only applied to certain stations?

KMID, in Midland/Odessa, TX, has no apparent connection to the current and former LIN stations. Is its similar logo just a coincidence or is it an example of reusing a public domain logo?

If anyone has any insight on this and/or sources proving or disproving, please let me know here. Thanks. --Chaswmsday (talk) 14:20, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

GA Review

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Reviewer: LunaEatsTuna (talk · contribs) 05:54, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

Heyo! I'll review this tomorrow (that is, 2 August UTC). ツ LunaEatsTuna (💬)— 05:54, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

Well that was a lie. On hold. ツ LunaEatsTuna (💬)— 03:11, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

Copyvio check

Earwig says good to go.

File(s)

The infobox image has a valid public domain rationale and the second is CC BY-SA 3.0 (both are on Commons).

Prose

• Why did the FFC have a four-year freeze?
  • Added a link to a section of Federal Communications Commission. Short answer: lots of interest in TV, not many TV channels.
• Wikilink Decatur as first mention in the body.
• The first nor second paragraph ever mentions when the call sign WTVP was assigned, or that it was the first call sign.
• The sentence beginning "(a 1-kilowatt transmitter …" is missing a full stop at the end.
• Am dumb, what is "Fabrication of the station's transmitting antenna" referring to exactly?
  • It's a big metal equipment part that has to be custom-made and then shipped, in this case probably by rail in pieces.
• "programming from all the major networks was shown" – do you reckon they should be listed?
• "The station didn't" – did not. (I had to go to the ER after reading this which is why I could not finish the review for two days)
• "as a VHF station" – VHF?
• This may be personal taste, but the first paragraph of § Metromedia ownership reads a bit 'robotic' to me. How about "In January 1960, Prairie Television announced the sale of the station to Metropolitan Broadcasting of New York City, which then renamed itself Metromedia in 1961."?
• I would wikilink Urbana.
• "In March 1965, it sold WTVH" – recommend "In March 1965, Metromedia" as it was just used four times to refer to Metromedia in the previous sentence.
• "acquire a UHF station in San Francisco" – name the station as well, otherwise it is a little bit of an easter egg for readers.
• "facility near Argenta." – wikilink.
• I reckon "It was originally intended to double channel 17's coverage area" could be combined with the following sentence; something like "It was originally intended to double channel 17's coverage area, but after the new …" or "Originally intended to double channel 17's coverage area, after the new …" etc.
• "In 2004, NBC" – wikilink.
• The efn note should be stands not stand.
  • Ah yes, the subjunctive. Tweaked another way.

@LunaEatsTuna: Everything should be done. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 03:39, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

Nice work! I am happy with the changes. Pass. ツ LunaEatsTuna (💬)— 04:39, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

Refs

Passes spotcheck on refs 8, 19, 28, 49 and 50.

Others

• Short desc goes at the very top.
• Recommend template:use American English (optional).

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Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle (talk) 14:56, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

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• ... that a walkout by station employees left an Illinois TV station unable to broadcast the video portion of a benefit concert? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/121214470/decaturs-wtvp-television-slated-to-retu/
  • ALT1: ... that employees resigned from an Illinois TV station after ownership decided there were too many people on the payroll? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121215856/wtvp-back-on-air-20-employes-quit-expe/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jaleel McLaughlin

Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Self-nominated at 05:15, 4 August 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/WAND (TV); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

• Article is long enough, and was promoted to GA status within the requisite timeframe. Article is neutrally written, cited to appropriate sources. Copyright and verifiability spotchecks are clear (I checked a bare handful, as no more can reasonably be expected at DYK). Earwig's tool is clear. Hooks are cited appropriately; I would prefer the alt for reasons of interest, but as best I can see the text does not explicitly say they walked out because of overstaffing? Otherwise this is GTG. Vanamonde (Talk) 17:39, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
  • @Vanamonde93: Shellabarger said the dispute revolved around a desire by the stockholders to cut expenses by trimming some members from the staff and having others take over their duties. This was opposed by General Manager Harold G. Cowgill, Program Director Paul K. Taff, and Chief Engineer James C. Wulliman, Shellabarger said. Following the dispute, Shellabarger said, they resigned. They said their resignations were requested Wednesday morning. Last night the 17 staff members about whom no disagreement exists submitted their resignations to Shellabarger at the station. Also improved the in-article mention. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 07:31, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
    • Looks good, thank you!. Vanamonde (Talk) 16:03, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

Call sign meaning

The call sign meaning could possibly just stand for the word "wand" as well. For consideration. Wikisplat (talk) 13:19, 4 October 2024 (UTC)