Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/KANM (radio station)

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. Whether a redirect is needed, and from which title, can be discussed separately. Sandstein 09:28, 12 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

KANM (radio station)[edit]

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No licensed broadcast facility and has never had one; fails WP:BCAST. Raymie (t • c) 05:54, 4 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Radio-related deletion discussions. Raymie (t • c) 05:54, 4 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Texas-related deletion discussions. Raymie (t • c) 05:54, 4 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Not independently notable. Fails WP:BCAST.--Tdl1060 (talk) 23:35, 5 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Texas A&M University: Since it started in 1972, it wasn't indicated that it used to broadcast on terrestrial radio. Based from the article, it is likely the oldest surviving cable FM station in the country to have never transitioned to licensed over-the-air operation. It came from a primary source. Therefore, it fails WP:BCAST. ASTIG😎 _{(ICE T • ICE CUBE)} 01:57, 9 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Usually I would agree with that solution, but there is another, actually licensed, radio station that holds the call sign KANM, so "(radio station)" is an incomplete disambiguation. Its former title KANM (college radio) would be acceptable as a redirect to Texas A&M University#Media.--Tdl1060 (talk) 04:32, 9 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This is one reason I AFDed this first. There are six other articles in this same boat where Netoholic moved them and immediately created a problem. Most of them have similar notability concerns. Tdl1060, I put the list on your talk page. Raymie (t • c) 08:16, 9 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Based from what I've researched, the call letters were never used in any of the stations in the College Station market. And with due respect, Netoholic shouldn't have moved the page into its current title in the first place since a station from Grants is currently using that callsign. ASTIG😎 _{(ICE T • ICE CUBE)} 10:08, 9 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Raymie and Superastig: Not sure why my name is being tagged in here like I'm being scolded. The disambiguator "(college radio)" was not supported by WP:NCBC. I moved the few pages that used it to open title destinations that use "(radio station)". If there are later found to be other radio stations that share those callsigns, then WP:JUSTFIXIT as necessary. I have no opinion on deletion/redirection/other disambiguation. -- Netoholic @ 10:26, 9 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.