Talk:Radio Blue Mountains 89.1
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[edit]Hmm, I don't think anyone in BLU FM management is even aware this wikipedia article exists! I'll have to make them aware. -- hostmaster@blufm.org.au - 20090819 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.233.87.58 (talk) 04:24, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Requested move 1 March 2021
[edit]- The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The result of the move request was: Moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) -- Calidum 04:14, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
89.1 Radio Blue Mountains → Radio Blue Mountains 89.1 – this is the current name for the radio station [[1]] however i have a coi in itSerprinss (talk) please ping on reply. 05:51, 1 March 2021 (UTC)
- Comment: I'm going to hold back on my !vote for the moment. What is the official callsign for this station? I know some Australian radio stations have one, not sure if all do. I'm from the US, so US and Canadian stations are my speciality. If it does have a callsign, I would recommend moving it to the callsign per NMEDIA. What say you Bearcat, Sammi Brie, or Mlaffs? This one is a little out of my league. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 10:23 on March 1, 2021 (UTC)
- Well, according to the "by call sign" section of the {{Sydney radio}} navbox at the bottom, this one does the "bolded and unclickable, meaning the link is leading back to the same page you're already looking at" thing on the call sign "2BLU". But that said, the rule at WP:WPRS doesn't invariably require use of the call sign as the page title in Australia — the naming guide on the project page specifically states that "in places with a mix of call signs and station names, such as most of Central and South America and Australian FM Radio, the station name should normally be used, except when the call sign is well-known". "Always use the call sign" is a rule that we use specifically in Canada, the US, Mexico and the Philippines because of their very high number of local radio stations and tendency to converge on generic brand identities like "Star", "Q", "Kiss" or "Hot", not a rule that every country invariably has to follow. Bearcat (talk) 15:00, 1 March 2021 (UTC)
- @Bearcat: See, this is why I asked. I knew you'd know. :) My Australian radio knowledge is near zip. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 17:02 on March 1, 2021 (UTC)
- Support: After double checking their stream (for correct branding) and their social media, and of course checking with Bearcat above, I am going to Support this move. :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 17:02 on March 1, 2021 (UTC)
- Well, according to the "by call sign" section of the {{Sydney radio}} navbox at the bottom, this one does the "bolded and unclickable, meaning the link is leading back to the same page you're already looking at" thing on the call sign "2BLU". But that said, the rule at WP:WPRS doesn't invariably require use of the call sign as the page title in Australia — the naming guide on the project page specifically states that "in places with a mix of call signs and station names, such as most of Central and South America and Australian FM Radio, the station name should normally be used, except when the call sign is well-known". "Always use the call sign" is a rule that we use specifically in Canada, the US, Mexico and the Philippines because of their very high number of local radio stations and tendency to converge on generic brand identities like "Star", "Q", "Kiss" or "Hot", not a rule that every country invariably has to follow. Bearcat (talk) 15:00, 1 March 2021 (UTC)
- Support: Just a note that I've modified the request, as the way it was phrased made it very unclear what the OP was actually asking for — there was no new name specified at all, so that it sounded like they were requesting a page move while asserting that the existing title was already the correct name. However, from the link they provided to support their request, it was clear that the issue hinges on whether the frequency number should be before or after the words, so I've filled that part of the request in accordingly. We don't, however, have a rule that we have to use call signs as the page titles for Australian radio stations — call sign vs. on-air brand name is a contextual rule that varies from country to country depending on local circumstances, not an invariant standard for all articles about all radio stations worldwide, so we don't necessarily have to title this 2BLU instead. For Australia, we go with whatever the station calls itself on air — which sometimes will still be the call sign, but isn't always. So since this station is branded as Radio Blue Mountains 89.1 rather than 89.1 Radio Blue Mountains, Radio Blue Mountains 89.1 is what we should go with. Bearcat (talk) 15:00, 1 March 2021 (UTC)
- Support per nom. Australia is indeed a mixed-call country for article titles, so this isn't out of line, and it will keep the brand up to date. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 18:51, 1 March 2021 (UTC)
- Support per nom. If we're not bound by call sign, go with the brand, and the target name matches with how the station brands itself on both its website and its Facebook page. Mlaffs (talk) 00:38, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.