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The changes make it sound like WOI is a PBS station. Are these changes correct or vandalism? Chris 02:07, 13 July 2007 (UTC)CRM[reply]

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BetacommandBot 04:55, 20 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

While it might be nice to add in this station not running the Colbert SuperPAC commercial, it really isn't needed here as a tv station not running a commercial is not really notable. TV stations do this all the time. Nothing wrong with mentioning it on the Colbert SuperPAC page though since it could be notable for the SuperPAC itself. IMHO Mateinsixtynine (talk) 02:43, 13 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Nominator: Sammi Brie (talk · contribs) 08:18, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Dracophyllum (talk · contribs) 05:27, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good Article review progress box Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV () 3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant () Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked are unassessed

Hello, comments to follow. Dracophyllum 05:27, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for taking this on. I see you're not from the United States. It's my experience that reviews of my articles by non-American reviewers tend to result in questions about how American broadcasting works; please feel free to ask. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 05:35, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• 1a)
  • WHO-TV and KRNT-TV became major competitors, and deprived of its monopoly, WOI-TV suffered financially, losing money in four consecutive fiscal years and because Iowa State's educational programming did not make money. || could be reworded a little better.
  • Iowa State got a new president: Gordon Eaton, who stated it would be his decision whether to sell the station or not -hyperlink is incorrect as the skier is someone else.
  • prose otherwise flawless.
    • @Dracophyllum: Fixed. Turns out our article on the university president is Gordon P. Eaton. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 17:25, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• 1b) MOS good, although lede is a little too lengthy, would be better at around ~400 words Dracophyllum 08:21, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • I appreciate the thought, but this station is unusual in ways that dominate the article and require a longer lead section. I trimmed it a bit (to 557 words), but I really don't think I can comfortably trim much more. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 16:36, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• 2a) ref layout consistent Y
• 2b) refs reliable Y
• 2c) spotchecking...
  • Where do you get the "and captured between 12 and 14 percent" figure from, I can't see it in the ref.
    • Page 4-L column 2: He said WOI-TV gets only about 12 to 14 per cent of the advertising in the three-station Des Moines-Ames market area, and unlike other stations has no advertising salesmen attempting to sell local ads.
  • Same with the: "revenue of $7 million in 1981; WOI-TV only garnered $4 million figures," are there parts of the clipping I can't see? Dracophyllum 08:21, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • Page 7A, column 2: A proxy statement prepared in connection with the spin-off of Cowles Broadcasting Corp. fron its now-liquidated parent, Cowles Communications Inc., suggests that KCCI-TV's revenue in 1981 was about $7 million. WOI-TV's revenue in the same year was $4 million, more than 40 percent behind the market leader. @Dracophyllum: Multipage clippings are common with me, and the second or further pages are always linked in the page field. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 16:26, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Otherwise clean
• 2d) earwig is clean Y
• 3a) Article covers all needed sections Y
• 3b) focus good Y
• 4) article info is presented neutrally Y
• 5. Article is stable Y
• 6a. Pics are freely licensed Y
• 6b. Pics are relevant Y

• Otherwise excellent @Sammi Brie: Dracophyllum 08:21, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, passing now. Dracophyllum 21:17, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• ... that an Iowa TV station was paid for by surplus Manhattan Project funds? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-isus-role-in-at/145916863/
  • ALT1: ... that the idea of selling an Iowa TV station became "one of the sacred cows of Statehouse politics"? Source: https://newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-budget-panel-is/145891652/
  • ALT2: ... that dairy farmers protested when an an Iowa TV station aired ads for margarine? Source: https://www.proquest.com/docview/1401267842 (Available on request)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/NBACentel
  • Comment: Not your average TV station!

Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 05:43, 12 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Overall: Article promoted to GA on 11 March and is well-sourced and neutral. Passes Earwig's. AGF on Proquest source, I checked the Newspapers.com sources, and they support the hooks. QPQ done. I prefer ALT0, but all are interesting. Riley1012 (talk) 01:26, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]