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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 13:48, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
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- ... that today is independence day for Philly 57? Source: https://deadline.com/2023/05/cbs-stations-eight-drop-cw-go-independent-this-fall-1235357388/
- ALT1: ... that the first broadcasts of a Philadelphia TV station could only be seen in fewer than 50 households? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/119209365/part-fee-part-free-tv-station-takes-to/
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- Comment: ALT0 must run September 1
Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Self-nominated at 21:29, 5 August 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/WPSG; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
Article is long enough and recently improved to GA, no obvious copyvio concerns. I'm a little bit concerned about the hook because of WP:CRYSTAL; it's always possible the CW could change their mind at the last minute, or local government could intervene and block it. Also, the specific date of September 1 is not mentioned anywhere in the article, probably for the same reason. Meanwhile, ALT1 just really doesn't grab me as "hooky" - aren't there a lot of local TV stations all over the US with very little viewership? Just wondering what we can do about ALT0 for the mo. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 09:57, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Ritchie333: Very unlikely. The CW was sold to Nexstar Media Group. As part of that deal, eight CBS-owned stations including this one left the network. In Philadelphia, Nexstar owns a station which will take on the network. I should also have linked [1]. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 16:52, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
Okay, I'm going to pass ALT0 as "AGF", not for the usual reasons, but I assume you have done far more research in this article than I have and that the handover is scheduled and fully intended to happen. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 11:16, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
- Promotion was undone because we went from one set per day to two, and the special occasion date won't be available in prep for a few days. BlueMoonset (talk) 14:43, 23 August 2023 (UTC)