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A fact from WTAC-TV appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 26 August 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that a Michigan TV station was built on a former circus ground?

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Did you know nomination[edit]

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 Bruxton (talk) 15:07, 16 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that even though a Michigan TV station only broadcast for five months, its studios are still in use nearly 70 years later? Source: https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/flints-tv-station-will-suspend-operations-60-90-days/uafgajpshmwchfesmrjpwahrlnsxauho_wma-gateway008_1687757503538 + "Hometown Headlines". The Flint Journal. September 26, 2001. p. A6.
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5x expanded by Sammi Brie (talk). Self-nominated at 05:48, 27 June 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/WTAC-TV; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

Not interesting. If the studio is still functional why is it surprising/interesting that it is still in use? (t · c) buidhe 22:05, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Buidhe: because the station that originally used them went off the air within five months of going on the air. How about... Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 20:29, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1: ... that excitement over the launch of a Michigan TV station was said to be "reminiscent of radio's early days"? [1]

@Buidhe and Sammi Brie: I think the idea of a short-lived, long-defunct station's studio, still being in use today, may be interesting if we frame the fact in terms of how long the station operated. For example:

ALT2: ... that a 70-year-old television studio in Michigan was built for a TV station that only operated for five months?
ALT3: ... that a 70-year-old television studio in Michigan outlasted its original tenant by 69 years? Epicgenius (talk) 18:07, 29 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
These are fine too. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 18:52, 29 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
A ping to buidhe :) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 05:26, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Personally I would not approve any of these hooks but if anyone else wants to I guess I won't stop them. (t · c) buidhe 05:32, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Sammi Brie, any other suggestions? I'm happy to weigh in if you stand by Epicgenius's ALTs. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 05:40, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Theleekycauldron: Only thing I can think of besides ALT1 would be... Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 08:41, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ALT4: ... that a Michigan TV station was built on a former circus ground?

I could stamp any one of these hooks, but a full review is probably best. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 06:16, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

All checks out on readthrough. Newly expanded 5.57x, no prose or cite issues, QPQ there. I like all of the proposed hooks, preferring ALT0 (source offline), ALT1, or ALT4. Hameltion (talk | contribs) 21:59, 15 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]