Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Channel Z (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 merge to Kiwi FM. czar 15:36, 17 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Subject in its current form fails WP:NOTE, with no online presence other than a website and an online stream. Large amount of content in this article was split from Kiwi FM on its creation, and regards the MediaWorks incarnation of Channel Z. This new incarnation is little more than a web stream reusing a defunct brand and shares none of the history of the old station (or, if it does, this is not made clear from any sources). Content regarding the original Channel Z station should be merged back into the Kiwi FM article. Heyitsstevo (talk) 08:32, 26 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Radio-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 09:09, 26 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of New Zealand-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 09:09, 26 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Merge back to Kiwi FM. There is no evidence that this station, in its current web radio format, passes our notability standards for media — to collect any notability at all, it clearly has to hijack and lean on the branding history of the merge target. But other than the brand name itself, there's no reliably sourced evidence that the web radio incarnation inherits the history of the terrestrial radio network just because it's adopted the terrestrial radio network's former brand. Further, radio stations that change brands get one article that covers their entire history at the current brand, not separate standalone articles about each branding phase — so the fact that Kiwi FM used to be branded as Channel Z does not automatically warrant two separate articles either. All of which means that the web radio stream has basis for notability. Bearcat (talk) 15:44, 9 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Merge back to Kiwi FM, as per Bearcat. No apparent independent notability. DerbyCountyinNZ ^{(Talk Contribs)} 07:11, 11 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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