Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/WMWC (college radio)

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The result was delete. bd2412 T 12:54, 19 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

WMWC (college radio)

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Unlicensed station which fails WP:BROADCAST. Station is not covered in reliable sources to the level necessary for subject to pass WP:GNG. Tdl1060 (talk) 02:51, 12 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Radio-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 06:37, 12 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Virginia-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 06:37, 12 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. This is either a Part 15 station or an internet-only stream, I can't tell which — but neither of those types of radio services get an automatic free pass over WP:BCAST just for existing, and are permitted Wikipedia articles only if they can show enough reliable source coverage to clear WP:GNG. Nothing like that is in evidence here, however: there's not a single thing here that isn't a directly affiliated primary source, and even the writing tone is trending in an advertorialized direction. Bearcat (talk) 13:03, 17 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Unlicensed and/or online-only stations don't get any presumption of notability, and the requisite sources to meet the general notability guideline don't seem to be out there. (And this article has been around since 2006…) Worth noting too, that the media notability supplement also has a separate section for student media (which "WMWC" definitely falls under), which says that A student newspaper or radio station which is deemed non-notable should always be redirected to the college or university that it serves. So a redirect to University of Mary Washington shouldn't be ruled out either. --WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 23:43, 17 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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