Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/WURB

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. Michig (talk) 07:09, 28 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete. Proposed radio station whose construction permit expired unbuilt, meaning it never met WP:NMEDIA's condition about "established broadcast history" (i.e. actually operating). WP:WPRS has sometimes been lax about that condition, allowing radio station articles to be started as soon as the license approval was granted, but we have to crack down on that — if a station has never launched and never will, it doesn't merit its own article. Bearcat (talk) 21:27, 13 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Radio-related deletion discussions. Bearcat (talk) 21:30, 13 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete: Station only existed "on paper" and did not actually broadcast. As such, article does not meet NMEDIA or GNG. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 01:06 on August 14, 2016 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Florida-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 08:37, 14 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete We just don't do articles about construction permitted stations; has to air programming and be FCC-licensed before getting an article here. Also considering its coverage area (which doesn't even flirt with the city line of Gainesville) I don't think this is a serious attempt at broadcasting, but a 'call sign warehouse' only existing to store a coveted sign like WURB; if it has broadcast, it's only been for a few hours here and there to maintain the license and could be airing Broadway showtunes for all we know. Nate • (chatter) 20:55, 20 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete; there's no indication that the station actually is going on the air anytime soon, as efforts to extend the permit seem to be unsuccessful. Though the FCC's database still shows the permit as nominally active, the presumption of notability for broadcast stations does not extent to stations that have not or will not launch, and there really isn't enough out there for WURB to satisfy the general notability guideline. (An apparent unsuccessful attempt to downgrade WURB's signal to get it on the air before the permit was slated to expire also further establishes the never-going-to-launch nature of this station, since the FCC seems to be cracking down on that form of temporary facilities.) --WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 21:48, 20 August 2016 (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.