Template:Did you know nominations/WXTV-DT

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 22:55, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

WXTV-DT

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... that a radio astronomy facility in Illinois objected to the establishment of a TV station in New Jersey? Source: https://www.nytimes.com/1963/04/14/archives/scientists-fight-tv-group-for-channel-controversy-building-up.html
- ALT1: ... that a TV station in New Jersey told viewers, "The Port Authority is killing your TV reception ... and doesn't give a damn!"? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84798054/
- ALT2: ... that in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks and collapse of the World Trade Center, a Spanish-language TV station in New York City reported in English, as five others had been taken off air? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84801283/most-area-tv-stations-got-knocked-off-th/
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bhadun

Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Self-nominated at 17:54, 18 September 2022 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Epicgenius (talk) 14:48, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

@Sammi Brie and Epicgenius: would I be correct in saying that the Port Authority's hemming and hawing, preventing WXTV-DT to the World Trade Center, saved the transmitter from being destroyed with every other station? If so, I think that'd make a much hookier hook: theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 07:29, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
- ALT3: ... that one New Jersey TV station was not affected by the collapse of the World Trade Center, as the Port Authority repeatedly spurned requests to move the transmitter there?
- ALT3a: ... that the Port Authority prevented one New Jersey TV station from being taken offline by the collapse of the World Trade Center?
  - @Theleekycauldron: No. Looks like WXTV moved back in 1992 based on an application filed in 1989 and approved in 1990. This has been added. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 08:16, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
    - Ah, I gotcha. ALT1 and ALT2 have some issue of their own, so we'll go with ALT0 for now. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 22:54, 11 October 2022 (UTC)