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RM or AfD?

On the topic of articles like KANM (radio station), I made a list at User:Raymie/Non-broadcast college radio.

These articles have untenable, poorly disambiguating titles that, if we are not AfDing them, an RM should be opened without delay:

• WLOY (radio station)
• WMBC (radio station)
• WTBU (radio station)
• WUMD (radio station)
• WBAR (radio station)

There's also WJJX (defunct) which should be changed if it's worthy of being kept.

WGHR (radio station) is a strange case. It's an ex-Class D that was essentially run off the air by full-powers. It apparently continued online for years after. However, and the article needs to reflect this, it's gone because Southern Polytechnic State University was merged into Kennesaw State University in 2013 and it must have been folded into that school's online-only station. The title should really be WGHR (Georgia). Raymie (t • c) 08:13, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

@Raymie: I PRODed WMBC (radio station) and WUMD (radio station). I could not find any significant coverage of either station in reliable sources independent of their respective schools, though WUMD did have a passing mention in the The Baltimore Sun. I added some references to WJJX (defunct) and moved it to WJJX (Michigan), but I don't think it warrants an independent article. Merging into University of Michigan#Media and publications seems like the best solution. I also moved WGHR (radio station) to WGHR (Georgia). I think the best solution for the rest is to move back to using "(college station)" as the disambiguator, for the purpose of maintaining the history, and then merge any relevant content that can be reliably sourced into the articles of their respective schools.--Tdl1060 (talk) 22:18, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Good moves. I think WJJX (Michigan) is a definite merge. WLOY is very puffy with little substance. WBAR seems to have a little more notability in the field of alumni and might have the best leg to stand on. WTBU is full of tone problems. Raymie (t • c) 22:27, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

@Raymie: I went ahead and merged WJJX (Michigan) into University of Michigan#Media and publications. I agree with your assessments for the other stations.--Tdl1060 (talk) 03:08, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

I'm PRODding WLOY, AfDing WTBU (as it has more substantial content to be discussed), and moving WBAR to a final title. Raymie (t • c) 04:36, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

I turned up a few more articles that raise questions: KAFA-FM (which may be a case of "the federal government doesn't need a license"), WKID 96.7 FM (which apparently did get local media attention in its time and seems to still be around despite no social media updates in 4 years), and KONK (AM) (brokers time on an AM!). KAFA-FM might be an exception as it's operated for quite some time and would meet BCAST by a mile if it had an FCC license. Same with WRNV at the Naval Academy—which has a lot of media coverage and could easily be turned into a DYK. (I might do that...) Raymie (t • c) 05:06, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

@Raymie: While researching "KONK", I found out that the station it brokered time on, WKIZ, had its license cancelled on February 4, 2020. I had been silent since September 2017 due to damage to its transmitter caused by Hurricane Irma, with the exception of one and a half months in 2018 when it operated at reduced power to prevent the expiration of its license. I am updating its article accordingly. "KONK" said in April 2019 that they were now operating on an "FCC Educational Licensed Radio Station" at 90.9 FM,[1] but the station at 90.9 in Key West, WJIR also had its license cancelled on February 4, 2020, so its current status is unclear.--Tdl1060 (talk) 06:45, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

They pretty obviously failed to file for renewal. Raymie (t • c) 06:53, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

@Raymie: I meant that KONK's current status was unclear. I don't know whether they have found a new station, are in the process of finding a new station, or are permanently off the air.--Tdl1060 (talk) 07:09, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

@Raymie: I went ahead and merged KONK (AM) into WKIZ. Its comparatively short time as a part 15 is not enough to warrant a separate article, and its seemingly short time at 90.9 FM does not appear to have received any coverage in sources independent of the subject.--Tdl1060 (talk) 04:04, 12 March 2020 (UTC)