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A fact from Chicago Radio appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 5 September 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Chicago Radio public address systems were used extensively by the pro-independence Indian National Congress during the British Raj?

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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 08:18, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Chicago Radio public address systems were used extensively by the pro-independence Indian National Congress during the British Raj? Source: "For the next two decades, Chicago Radio became synonymous with the loudspeakers that relayed India's struggle for freedom from imperial rule to the masses." from: "India Independence Day: The surprising DIY tech that powered India's freedom". BBC News. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ALT1: ... that Chicago Radio offered its public address systems to the Indian National Congress for free from 1931 until the 1960s? Source: "He didn't charge the party until the early 1960s in free India." from: "India Independence Day: The surprising DIY tech that powered India's freedom". BBC News. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Armored mud ball

Created by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 09:03, 16 August 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Reviewing... new enough, long enough, hook interesting, no copyvio issues, QPQ done. @Dumelow: I also thought it was interesting that Gandhi found it necessary to repeat himself until CR raised his voice. Will complete soon. Whispyhistory (talk) 14:58, 17 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
All looks good, hooks are in the article and followed by citations to references containing hook facts. Whispyhistory (talk) 12:55, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]