Here's my basic template (updated October 28, 2013) for an American FM radio station. This one is pre-configured for Alabama but any state can be plugged in very quickly. This has proven a great time and keystroke saver in creating hundreds of radio station articles. Be sure to fill in all the relevant fields and blanks plus add the format category. Also be sure to remove any hard returns in the prose paragraphs. (I had to insert them for proper display using the pre tag.) If the station has no listed former call signs, remove that reference tag from the infobox before saving.
Please note: This is the bare minimum any stub radio station article should include. Of course, the FCC database and other sources can provide much more information about ownership changes, technical changes, and other relevant data that can and should be included in a more complete article.
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WXXX
| image =
| city = [[, Alabama|]], [[Alabama]]
| area =
| branding =
| slogan =
| airdate = [[ in radio|]]
| frequency = [[megahertz|MHz]]
| format =
| language = [[English language|English]]
| erp = [[watt]]s
| haat = {{convert|000|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class =
| facility_id =
| coordinates = {{coord|0|0|0|N|0|0|0|W|type:landmark_region:US-AL|display=inline}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = <ref name="fcc1"/>
| former_frequencies =
| owner =
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
| webcast =
| website =
| affiliations =
}}
'''WXXX''' ( [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is an American [[commercial broadcasting|broadcast]]
<!-- or [[non-commercial educational]] --> [[radio station]] licensed to serve the
[[city of license|community]] of [[, Alabama]]. The station is owned by and the
[[broadcast license]] is held by .
WXXX broadcasts a [[]] [[radio format|format]].<ref name="arb1"/>
==History==
This station received its original [[construction permit]] from the
[[Federal Communications Commission]] on , [[ in radio|]].<ref name="fccp"/> The new
station was assigned the '''WXXX''' [[call sign]] by the FCC on .<ref name="fcc1"/> WXXX
received its [[broadcast license|license to cover]] from the FCC on .<ref name="flic"/>
In , license holder reached an agreement to sell this station to for $. The
deal was approved by the FCC on , and the transaction was consummated
on .<ref name="fccsale1"/>
==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="arb1">{{cite web |publisher=[[Nielsen Audio]] |title=Station Information Profile
|url=http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/station_information.htm |accessdate=}}</ref>
<ref name="fcc1">{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |work=CDBS Public Access Database
|title=Call Sign History |url= |date= |accessdate=}}</ref>
<ref name="fccp">{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details ()
|url= |date= |accessdate=}}</ref>
<ref name="flic">{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details ()
|url= |date= |accessdate=}}</ref>
<ref name="fccsale1">{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search
Details () |url= |date= |accessdate=}}</ref>
}}
==External links==
*[ WXXX official website]
*{{FM station data|WXXX}}
{{X Radio Stations in Alabama}} <!-- replace X with format (Country, Sports, etc.) -->
[[Category:Radio stations in Alabama|XXX]]
[[Category: radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1900]]
[[Category: County, Alabama]]
{{Alabama-radio-station-stub}}