Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/WCYC

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The result was delete. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 20:07, 29 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WCYC[edit]

A pirate radio that fails WP:ORG. WCYC operated in New Jersey in the 1990s. Hotly contested speedy, but the only reliable reference provided is a book mention that briefly notes that they were there. Everything else fails WP:V. • Gene93k (talk) 18:27, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of New Jersey-related deletion discussions. —• Gene93k (talk) 18:30, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Radio-related deletion discussions. —• Gene93k (talk) 18:30, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Pirate radio stations, unlike FCC-licensed ones, are not inherently notable. There are no reliable sources for this one at all. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells• Otter chirps • HELP!)} 20:13, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete The article presents one ref which has about a paragraph on the operation. Might satisfy verifiability, that the article is not a total hoax, but does not really satisfy notability. The one ref compares it to a high school FM station after hours, pretty much the height of non-notability. The "baby pirate" shortwave broadcasters, per the Popular Communications ref, which does not mention so-called WCYC, generally were children playing illegally with Daddy's shortwave radio for a one-shot broadcast. Whoopie. Edison (talk) 04:52, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Weak delete The book mention points this article in the direction of notability but it doesn't quite meet WP:N. If additional 3rd party references could be located (I couldn't find any), I'd consider changing my opinion.--Rtphokie (talk) 16:44, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep or merge - The book mention points this article in the direction of notability. Unable to locate other third-party reliable sources. Perhaps this content belongs in a general article on pirate radio or the "Baby Pirates," as a compromise with those seeking deletion. --SSBohio 17:10, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per Edison above. I don't see how this station is notable, it's just as un-notable as the other pirate stations listed on the scanned page. MrMarkTaylor ^{What's that?/What I Do/Feed My Box} 17:43, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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