Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hot Radio

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 no consensus. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:23, 22 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hot Radio

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A small local radio station, lacking any substantial coverage in independent sources, with no evidence of notability. (It is interesting that the creator of the article had second thoughts about its notability, and proposed deletion here.) JamesBWatson (talk) 10:36, 31 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Radio-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000^(talk) 10:41, 31 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000^(talk) 10:41, 31 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep As I noted on the article's talk page I believe as a Ofcom (UK radio regulator) licensed radio station with significant broadcast and social commitments that the organisation should be able to meet the criteria for notability as per Wikipedia:Notability_(media) policy that "Notability may be presumed for a radio and television broadcast station if it verifiably meets through reliable sources, one or more of a variety of factors, such as importance to and history in the station's market, as well as the uniqueness of the programming." Philedmondsuk (talk) 21:20, 4 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Contrary to what you say, Wikipedia:Notability (media) is not a policy. It is an "essay", which means that it is simply a page created by one or more editors to express their personal opinions. is there any evidence that the subject of the article actually satisfies Wikipedia's notability policy? I have searched extensively, and failed to find any. "Uniqueness of the programming" may be interesting, but it does not feature anywhere in the notability policies, as far as I know. Also, saying that a subject "should be able to meet" criteria, without actually producing any evidence that it does so, does not prove anything. JamesBWatson (talk) 09:06, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the clarification on my taking Wikipedia:Notability (media) as a policy. However I have read similar view expressed amongst many editors, so it appears to be a "common" view, though I appreciate that my vague assumption of it being a "common" view does not make it the consensus view. However the matter in hand is the notability of Hot Radio. A brief search shows up several sources on the topic, including [[1]] [[2]] [[3]] [[4]] [[5]] [[6]]

Philedmondsuk (talk) 15:08, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Michaelzeng7 (talk) 15:12, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 20:10, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per Philedmondsuk. DavidLeighEllis (talk) 20:52, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Per nom. Caffeyw (talk) 00:35, 16 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete -- They may be licensed, but I doubt that this kind of low-power community radio station is ever likely to be notable. Peterkingiron (talk) 16:45, 17 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per WP:GNG, WP:NOTPAPER. As noted in the article, it started life as "The Bay 102.8" (not to be confused with The Bay up north). I've discovered that it was then bought and rebranded by A.F.C. Bournemouth. There are a few refs supporting such.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] It's also been noted by others.[15][16] While the current content isn't of great encyclopedic value, the article could certainly be improved (even if not much more than a stub) for the benefit of listeners of the station, and anyone else. -- Trevj (talk) 11:01, 21 August 2013 (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.