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Please stop deleting the -LP stations. They ARE radio stations & fully licensed by the F.C.C. as such. Also, WOON IS Full Service, which MEANS variety, WJHD is an ECLECTIC formatted station not classical! Any changes will be construed as deliberate vandalism.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Stereorock ( talk • contribs) 12:57, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
No, what I'd like to do is have ONE page with ACCURATE information on all licensed radio stations in R.I.! Wikipedia & its users are not the final judge of what a licensed radio station is; that is an F.C.C. function and so this list should reflect that, not try to change the truth! Also, Arbitron does not rate non-comms in R.I. PLUS the 12+ ratings have been embargoed for awhile so stations have changed & any info you may get from Arbitron is likely old & not acceptable. Plus, Arbitron only has certain names for formats. I've seen instances of Arbitron being wrong in that respect. In regards to WOON, I talked to the owner PERSONALLY as I used to work there. I've also worked for WPRO, WHIM, WELH, WPEP, WARL, WRJI, WWBB, WSAR, WHTB and others. I've worked in radio for 12 years and still do! This page will revert to previous & should only see edits of owners as reflected on the F.C.C. database, when a station is added, goes on or off the air, changes format, power or call. As for -LP notability, they most certainly ARE notable. Call Chris DiPaola @ WBLQ-LP/96.7 in Ashaway/Westerly @ (401)322-9091 & tell him his station's not notable. Stereorock 01:43, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
Again, we're trying to deal with the REAL WORLD, not WikiWorld! Arbitron HAS made mistakes and DOES NOT LIST N.C.E.s (at least in this market!). As for my supposed conflict of interest, listing any station I've worked for is a demonstration of a working knowledge of my industry. Yes, some employees DO change data to reflect their employer's desires (see the WNRI talkpage) but I feel that my data has been impartial. I have strived for impartiality. Besides, I thought you just couldn't do an article on YOURSELF! As for starting another list of just -LP stations, that would just be put up for merger into this article which would put us back at square one. Also, HOW would calling someone for information be bad? In journalism, that's called verifying your sources! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stereorock ( talk • contribs) 12:37, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
How many -LP stations can there possibly be licensed to Rhode Island? And while original research is verboten I would say that a station's official website is likely to be more reliable and better updated that the Arbitron listings for station formats. - Dravecky 05:22, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
* not all stations have websites * not all stations specifically list their format on said website * there are many different ways to describe very similar formats
* each station submits their own data * there's a finite selection of specific format choices available * citing the source is easy
I realized two things after a good night's sleep:
JPG-GR 17:03, 10 October 2007 (UTC) Wrong: there IS a such thing as a correct format! We IN THE INDUSTRY have certain names for each format (e.g.: news/talk), not made up terminology like "news talk information." Using the wrong terminology creates confusion amongst people coming here for accurate information as well as makes this list laughable (along with not listing -LPs, boosters & translators) especially since on the pages of certain stations (e.g. WOON) the format is listed differently from this page!!! Arbitron most certainly DOES make mistakes. But the question I have is what list are you using to determine formats? The embargoed Arbitron 12+ ratings that only list COMMERCIAL stations from last October? Go to http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DetailsPage.aspx?MID=205&RY=2006&RQ=3&MP=0&OTHER=2&MN=Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket&MS=RI&MR=38&12P=1404000&UP=10/18/2006%2012:00:00%20AM&SU=CM&BPER=&HPER=7.0&OPER=&NSD=1/12/2007%2012:00:00%20AM&CE=0 (or go to www.radioandrecords.com, look under ratings & type in Providence) which are the last published 12+ ratings for this market and you will see "News/Talk" not "News talk information." Mind you, THESE ARE ARBITRON RATINGS! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stereorock ( talk • contribs) 20:38, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
One other thing: there's a construction permit for a new station in Greenville: 1140kc. 27kW day/1.2kW night. It's owned by Alex Langer but he hasn't acquired calls for it yet. It's still listed as "NEW". Stereorock 14:57, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
I am tired of the repeated deletion of the -LPs by User:JPG-GR. More so on the talk page of said user I asked a few days ago why he insists on deleting these stations & if he has a personal bias or not. These stations don't air programming from a national feed like some L.P.F.M.s. They're both local. As I said on his talk page, which I still haven't gotten an answer to, this is a LIST of ALL broadcast radio stations in Rhode Island. He keeps on deleting the -LPs but leaving the part of the text that says "a list of all stations in Rhode Island", which is FALSE! Now, I'M accused of vandalism? I'm ADDING to the page to make it accurate! When he deletes the -LPs the page then becomes false (by title & even more so if that bit of text is left on the page). Again I ask, what is YOUR bias against -LPs? You don't like local community radio? Are you a shill for the N.A.B. or just a snob? In your world, do the A.M. stations go next? Stereorock ( talk) 10:35, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
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Please stop deleting the -LP stations. They ARE radio stations & fully licensed by the F.C.C. as such. Also, WOON IS Full Service, which MEANS variety, WJHD is an ECLECTIC formatted station not classical! Any changes will be construed as deliberate vandalism.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Stereorock ( talk • contribs) 12:57, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
No, what I'd like to do is have ONE page with ACCURATE information on all licensed radio stations in R.I.! Wikipedia & its users are not the final judge of what a licensed radio station is; that is an F.C.C. function and so this list should reflect that, not try to change the truth! Also, Arbitron does not rate non-comms in R.I. PLUS the 12+ ratings have been embargoed for awhile so stations have changed & any info you may get from Arbitron is likely old & not acceptable. Plus, Arbitron only has certain names for formats. I've seen instances of Arbitron being wrong in that respect. In regards to WOON, I talked to the owner PERSONALLY as I used to work there. I've also worked for WPRO, WHIM, WELH, WPEP, WARL, WRJI, WWBB, WSAR, WHTB and others. I've worked in radio for 12 years and still do! This page will revert to previous & should only see edits of owners as reflected on the F.C.C. database, when a station is added, goes on or off the air, changes format, power or call. As for -LP notability, they most certainly ARE notable. Call Chris DiPaola @ WBLQ-LP/96.7 in Ashaway/Westerly @ (401)322-9091 & tell him his station's not notable. Stereorock 01:43, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
Again, we're trying to deal with the REAL WORLD, not WikiWorld! Arbitron HAS made mistakes and DOES NOT LIST N.C.E.s (at least in this market!). As for my supposed conflict of interest, listing any station I've worked for is a demonstration of a working knowledge of my industry. Yes, some employees DO change data to reflect their employer's desires (see the WNRI talkpage) but I feel that my data has been impartial. I have strived for impartiality. Besides, I thought you just couldn't do an article on YOURSELF! As for starting another list of just -LP stations, that would just be put up for merger into this article which would put us back at square one. Also, HOW would calling someone for information be bad? In journalism, that's called verifying your sources! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stereorock ( talk • contribs) 12:37, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
How many -LP stations can there possibly be licensed to Rhode Island? And while original research is verboten I would say that a station's official website is likely to be more reliable and better updated that the Arbitron listings for station formats. - Dravecky 05:22, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
* not all stations have websites * not all stations specifically list their format on said website * there are many different ways to describe very similar formats
* each station submits their own data * there's a finite selection of specific format choices available * citing the source is easy
I realized two things after a good night's sleep:
JPG-GR 17:03, 10 October 2007 (UTC) Wrong: there IS a such thing as a correct format! We IN THE INDUSTRY have certain names for each format (e.g.: news/talk), not made up terminology like "news talk information." Using the wrong terminology creates confusion amongst people coming here for accurate information as well as makes this list laughable (along with not listing -LPs, boosters & translators) especially since on the pages of certain stations (e.g. WOON) the format is listed differently from this page!!! Arbitron most certainly DOES make mistakes. But the question I have is what list are you using to determine formats? The embargoed Arbitron 12+ ratings that only list COMMERCIAL stations from last October? Go to http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DetailsPage.aspx?MID=205&RY=2006&RQ=3&MP=0&OTHER=2&MN=Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket&MS=RI&MR=38&12P=1404000&UP=10/18/2006%2012:00:00%20AM&SU=CM&BPER=&HPER=7.0&OPER=&NSD=1/12/2007%2012:00:00%20AM&CE=0 (or go to www.radioandrecords.com, look under ratings & type in Providence) which are the last published 12+ ratings for this market and you will see "News/Talk" not "News talk information." Mind you, THESE ARE ARBITRON RATINGS! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stereorock ( talk • contribs) 20:38, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
One other thing: there's a construction permit for a new station in Greenville: 1140kc. 27kW day/1.2kW night. It's owned by Alex Langer but he hasn't acquired calls for it yet. It's still listed as "NEW". Stereorock 14:57, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
I am tired of the repeated deletion of the -LPs by User:JPG-GR. More so on the talk page of said user I asked a few days ago why he insists on deleting these stations & if he has a personal bias or not. These stations don't air programming from a national feed like some L.P.F.M.s. They're both local. As I said on his talk page, which I still haven't gotten an answer to, this is a LIST of ALL broadcast radio stations in Rhode Island. He keeps on deleting the -LPs but leaving the part of the text that says "a list of all stations in Rhode Island", which is FALSE! Now, I'M accused of vandalism? I'm ADDING to the page to make it accurate! When he deletes the -LPs the page then becomes false (by title & even more so if that bit of text is left on the page). Again I ask, what is YOUR bias against -LPs? You don't like local community radio? Are you a shill for the N.A.B. or just a snob? In your world, do the A.M. stations go next? Stereorock ( talk) 10:35, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
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