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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 04:03, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
... that a 2001 FCC inspection of Georgia radio station WMGA revealed unlit towers with flaking paint, broken emergency warning equipment, and two unauthorized transfers of operational control? Source: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-03-3513A1.pdf
Overall: Article meets eligibility criteria - newness and length. Article is well sourced and tone is neutral. Earwig does not find any copyvio issues. As a result of the March 21, 2001, on-site inspection, an FCC field agent discovered that RMI had: (1) failed to change the station to its critical hours directional array as required by its license; (2) failed to repaint its tower structures after seventy five percent of their orange and white paint had flaked off; (3) left its towers completely unlit during nighttime hours; (4) failed to report t he station’s tower light extinguishment to the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) Flight Service Station nearest Moultrie, Georgia; (5) failed to register its station towers with this agency; (6) failed to maintain EAS equipment readiness; (7) failed to maintain a copy of the EAS Operating Handbook at normal duty stations; (8) failed to keep a station log; (9) left the station’s main studio unattended; and (10) failed to designate a chief operator at the station. -- This section of the PDF covers most of the hook. Requesting the nominator to add detail on "two unauthorized transfers of operational control". I can see one in section 7, not seeing the other -- please can you point me toward it? QPQ done. I am on the fence re: the hook's interestingness. Reads like "Inspections found A, B, and C issues". Not the most interesting. Will give the nominator an opportunity to revise the hook. If the nominator has very strong opinions that this hook indeed is the most interesting hook there can be, I will cede to their desires. Passing the nomination back to the nominator for next steps. Ktin (talk) 23:54, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
@Ktin: Let me address all of this. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 00:04, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
There are two transfers of control: That year, the Elders entered into a time brokerage agreement with Dixie Broadcasting, Inc., which would operate the station until the two parties could agree on a sale price. No sale application was ever filed, in part because Radio Moultrie, Inc., the licensee, refused to cooperate. In 2000, Dixie then acquired a lien held by Hardy and agreed to sublease the station to Aubrey Smith and Sam and Grace Zamarron; Dixie represented to Smith and the Zamarrons that it owned the studios and equipment, even though it was not the licensee. Elder (the licensee) to Dixie, Dixie to Smith/Zamarron.
This is an appalling state to find a station in. I have already talked about "abdicating" control (WKZX (Maine)), but the point is that WMGA was in technical and legal disarray. I will also supply an ALT1 and ALT2 from [1]:
ALT1: ... that one part-owner of Georgia radio station WMGA saved up money from sales commissions for another station to make the purchase?
ALT2: ... that listeners were invited to donate their records to Georgia radio station WMGA as part of a turnaround plan?
ALT0 is approved based on the additional text and this quoted text from the FCC report - On April 13, 200121 and April 23, 2002,22 the Commission’s staff sent separate sets of inquiry letters to RMI and DBI to investigate whether RMI had violated Section 310(d) of the Act and Section 73.3540 of the Commission’s rules by transferring control of Station WMGA(AM) to others, including DBI, without prior authorization of the Commission.
I actually like ALT2. Perhaps a minor rephrasing might be needed. My read of the source says that the (financial) condition was so bad that announcers would ask listeners to bring their own records. So, this was pre-turnaround. Once done - please add the sentence to the article as well. Looks good otherwise. Ktin (talk) 00:17, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
It was added into the article at the same time, Ktin. My reading of this passage from the 1987 R&R article makes me think he's describing the station's quality, not its finances. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 00:29, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
When we got here,the station was atrocious. Announcers invited listeners to bring records to the station. At one time WMGA was well-respected, but it was on the decline. Our biggest job was to get a fresh new image and try to live down the bad things that happened here the past four or five years.
OK. Even if it was quality, the actions were pre-turnaround, I think something like ALT2.1 below might be closer. Feel free to refine. Ktin (talk) 00:35, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
ALT2.1: ... that listeners were invited to donate their records to Georgia radio station WMGA prior to its turnaround?
@Ktin: I can't say I like this phrasing. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 00:40, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
@Sammi Brie: Hence the Feel free to refine. Ktin (talk) 00:43, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
ALT2.2: ... that in a bid to revamp an "atrocious" radio station, announcers invited listeners of Georgia's WMGA to donate their records?@Ktin:Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 00:51, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
Am I reading the source wrong? "When we got here, the station was atrocious. Announcers invited listeners to bring records to the station. At one time WMGA was well - respected, but it was on the decline. Our biggest job was to get a fresh new image and try to live down the bad things that happened here the past four or five years. My read of this is that announcers were inviting listeners to bring their records in the pre-turnaround (aka during what is being referred to as the 'atrocious') phase. I am not reading this as actions during the turnaround phase. Ktin (talk) 00:57, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
Wow Ktin, I was reading it the wrong way! Let's try an ALT3 (and I'll correct the article): Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 01:05, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
ALT3: ... that Georgia radio station WMGA was so "atrocious" that its announcers invited listeners to donate their records?
Looks good. Trying a minor reword in ALT3.1. See if this works and I will mark as approved. Ktin (talk) 01:09, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
ALT3.1: ... that Georgia radio station WMGA was so "atrocious" that its announcers would invite listeners to donate their records?
@Ktin: Yes (changed from single to double quotes). Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 01:21, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
Marking ALT3.1 as approved. Striking older hooks to improve readability. Good to go. Ktin (talk) 01:27, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
Article meets eligibility criteria - newness and length. Article is well sourced and tone is neutral. Earwig does not find any copyvio issues.