User talk:Stereorock

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[edit] K200AA

K200AA has been proposed for deletion. Please review WP:NOT and WP:N for general concerns and improve the article if possible. NickelShoe (Talk) 06:29, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

I re-worked both K200AA and 87.9 MHz to conform to a higher standard. Fucking deletionists. --Analogdemon (talk) 15:38, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 87.9 MHz

I'm writing regarding the article 87.9 MHz, after reading it I'm have trouble understanding how this frequency is in line with our notability guidelines, so I'm listing it at Articles for deletion, I hope you can give us your opinions there. Thanks. Eivindt@c 22:37, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

I voted to merge the contents of the article with the article on the RF spectrum. I have to agree that it's madness to have one article for every single frequency in a given part of radio spectrum. If you have an article on 87.9, that opens the door for someone to make an article for every 200 kc thereafter through 107.9, then someone in the UK might make 88.0, 88.2, blah blah. No need for that. All relevant data should probably be merged into the RF spectrum article. Assuming that's what the consensus ends up being, I'll take care of merging it once the discussion ends in a few days. --Analogdemon (talk) 23:09, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] October 2007

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[edit] WPEP

Jay, is PEP offically dark yet? Jerry G. Sweeton Jr. 23:31, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

  • Doing good. Got out of broadcasting (Thank God!). Driving everyday from Attleboro to Peabody, then from Peabody to Warwick. Ugh! Jerry G. Sweeton Jr. 00:09, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Working on RF amplifiers for MRI systems. 17kW units. 208V 3 phase, these units draw about 15 amps. It's good money! Jerry G. Sweeton Jr. 00:16, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Need help

Looks like the Rhode Island LP stations remain (which they should) and that town in Florida, you are correct, the -LP call sign should remain and in most cases the call sign should remain as it is, not knocked down to the 4 letter abbrev. I will keep an eye on both pages. Let me know if you need further help. Take Care...NeutralHomer T:C 03:01, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

You (Stereorock) mighty want to actually LOOK at edit dif's before reverting blindly, as my latest edit to the article (that you reverted) didn't remove any stations. JPG-GR 03:43, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] On removing "Useless zeroes" from WBCQ

Why are you insisting on reporting shortwave frequencies in megahertz and then removing "useless zeroes"? First of all, the zeroes are not useless, see significant figures to understand why. Second of all, shortwave frequencies are often reported in either kHz or MHz, and when reporting in MHz, the nearly universal practice is to include 3 significant figures after the decimal point. WBCQ's own web pages report them both ways, and includes the zeroes that you deem "useless" when using MHz. See, e.g., wbcq.com home page: "Effective Friday, November 9, 2007, WBCQ's 18.910 MHz service has changed frequencies to 17.495 MHz." "WBCQ broadcasts 50,000 watts on each of its four international shortwave transmitters on 5.110, 7.415, 9.330 and 18.910 MHz." DHowell (talk) 06:45, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Re: User_talk:DHowell#Useless 0s
As you say you are familiar with significant figures as used in physics, then you should also be aware that a frequency measurement in kHz or MHz (by the way, I don't think I've seen any publications printed later than 1979 that use "kc." and "Mc.") is a physical quantity. Radio is indeed physics, not math. We don't need to say "18.91000" because shortwave stations are generally 5 kHz apart, so any precision beyond that would be useless and redundant. The issue is not about confusion, but about having a consistent style in Wikipedia. To further my argument, I cite the Wikipedia Manual of Style on decimal points, which says: "The number of decimal places should be consistent within a list or context (The response rates were 41.0 and 47.4 percent, respectively, not The response rates were 41 and 47.4 percent, respectively), except in the unusual instances where the items were measured with unequal precision." As I have no desire to get involved in a lame edit war over this, I will ask for a consensus at WikiProject Radio Stations and WikiProject Amateur radio. DHowell (talk) 02:14, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] List of radio stations in Rhode Island

I fail to see why you continue to revert this page despite my explanation as to my edits. It was determined MONTHS ago at WP:WPRS (a wikiproject you don't belong to, but might like to join) that this was an appropriate format for these lists. 49 lists do not include low-power stations, and there is no reason for the 50th one to do so. Your continued WP:OWNing of this list only makes you look bad. The LPFM stations are included in the appropriate categories and the appropriate templates. Why you are so determined for this list to not match any of the others baffles me. JPG-GR (talk) 17:02, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WHIF

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[edit] RE:WHIF

Not all stations are notable. Has this one been covered in a third part source? Has it had notable appearences on the show? It must adhere to WP:N and WP:V. I don't know what you mean by "please don't cut and paste." Undeath (talk) 11:52, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

  • It's not a cut and paste, it's a template. All users on Wikipedia use templates as warnings, notifications etc... It makes things easier. Undeath (talk) 16:17, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WRYP

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[edit] Proposed deletion of Pawsox Radio Network

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I didn't propose deletion; I'm simply informing you that someone did. Fg2 (talk) 10:10, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Low-power stations

FYI - Thought you might like to know that I'm going through and refreshing/updating the info in the state radio lists. I've found a quicker and easier way this go around which will make the addition of the LP stations easier. I've already done the A-states (but still have to add their LP stations). JPG-GR (talk) 20:49, 29 May 2008 (UTC)