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Good articleKTXH has been listed as one of the Media and drama good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
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DateProcessResult
May 3, 2023Good article nomineeListed
January 15, 2024Good topic candidateNot promoted
Did You Know
A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on May 13, 2023.
The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that a Houston TV station lost its broadcasting tower in a construction accident a month after going on the air?
Current status: Good article

Untitled

You could always expand it. Pufferfish101 01:43, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Some_Person's My20 logo is of low quality. Could someone kindly upload a higher quality logo?

I agree. It's been far too long with

Image:KTXH mntv.jpg

I have removed the above image from the history section of the article because it's redundant and doesn't really reflect a logo that was used at any time, at least the way we're defining it. Although this jeopardizes its fair use status, I would strongly recommend it not be deleted as an orphan, because we may need it later if the current version is deemed unsatisfactory in any way. Morgan Wick 03:43, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

216.190.135.175 recently re-added the logo with an edit summary of: (That logo was in fact used on KTXH for a couple of days.) Okay. However, a) is a logo used for only "a couple of days" notable enough to be in the article, especially when b) it is fundamentally essentially a 2D version of another logo that's in 3D but otherwise the same? I'd like your opinions on this! Morgan Wick 21:13, 30 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The logos are similiar, but not exactly the same. Yes, they both say "My20". Yes, they both have the blue and grey checkered pattern. But one is a 2D logo which only has 6 colors, while the other one is a 3D logo which has many colors. Both were broadcasted on KTXH, but not at the same time. In the "Logos" section, the 2D logo has the summary '"My20" logo, in use since June 2006'. This is not correct, as the 2D logo has not been broadcasted on KTXH since early June. Since the 2D logo has obviously been discontinued, I suggest that they should be treated as seperate. Some Person 2:24 PM, July 21 2006 (CST)
Okay, so some explanation in the article or captions might be needed. Personally, I still fail to see how an adjustment from 2D to 3D is sufficient to be considered separate logos, when the 2D version was so incredibly short-lived. This sort of "every one-pixel change is a separate logo" thing is a bit too widespread on Wikipedia, in my view. Morgan Wick 16:35, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I say it is sufficient, as the logos are not the same. The 2D logo was short-lived, but it was still a logo on My20. And, it is no longer broadcasted. I certainly agree that a few pixels worth of change is not considered a new logo. However, more than just a few pixels are different. The 2D logo has many fewer colors and is much less detailed. So I still think that the logos should both be seperate and still on Wikipedia. Some Person 9:26 PM, July 27 2006 (CST)
I was exaggerating for effect. In a few years, no one will even remember a few short days it may have used a 2D logo. Some people might not have seen it at all. It's not like that many people are watching UPN as it begins to dissolve, and it's not like anyone watches at all the crap these stations put on in non-network time. It's a footnote, most people wouldn't be able to tell the difference. I would, and you of course would, but... it's not just the lack of change, it's how short-lived one version was. Morgan Wick 07:11, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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GA Review

The following discussion 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.

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Reviewer: LunaEatsTuna (talk · contribs) 00:34, 1 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Looks interesting! Will get to this within seven days. ツ LunaEatsTuna (💬)— 00:34, 1 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Nice work on another station! Pass. ツ LunaEatsTuna (💬)— 17:51, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Copyvio

Earwig says good to go.

Files

Good to go; KTXH 2018 Logo.svg has a valid non-free use rationale; KTXH logo late 2006.svg is on Commons and has a valid public domain rationale; KRIVFox26Channel20StationHouston.JPG was released into the public domain by the uploader on Commons.

Prose

  • In the lead, wikilink independent station to Independent station (North America).
  • "and CPI Subscription TV, subsidiary of cable" recommend adding a here. This is grammatically correct but with "a group led by" at the start of the sentence it sounds strange.
  • "CPI exited the running," – running sounds a bit weird to me; is a better word choice available for is this a correct word usage in US-en?
  • Perhaps wikilink majority stake and FM (in the first paragraph) for readers unfamiliar with their meanings.
  • "broadcasting from studios at 8950 Kirby Drive." – what locality?
  • "audience in the Houston metro," – recommend "Houston metropolitan area" for clarity.
  • I doubt the further information template is necessary as Senior Road Tower can be wikilinked in the text itself.
  • "giving it prime time hours to program" – wikilink prime time.
  • Wikilink NBA.
  • "place on Monday, December 6." – is the day of the week necessary?
  • Wikilink guy-wire.
  • The sentence starting "While orders were placed" is quite wordy with a lot of clauses; could it perhaps be split?
  • "However, negotiations fell through" – do we know why?
    • Unfortunately no.
  • "several months at the FCC, which" – change acronym to "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)".
  • "a 23-year-old Hannah Storm" – sounds slightly sensationalised, in a way. How about something along the lines of "at an early point in her career" etc.
  • "purchase left TVX highly leveraged and highly vulnerable" – the same effect of the text could be achieved if the instances of highly were removed.
    • If you pick up more TVX pages, you will find this phrasing (the section was first used at KTXA), so feel free to change it. This acquisition was the back-breaker for the company.
  • Wikilink United Paramount Network instead of the acronym for consistency.
  • "As part of its acquisition of the Chris-Craft stations" – wikilink if possible.
    • Done. This section is identical to WDCA.
  • Wikilink Warner Bros.
  • "last season on the RSN" – RSN?

All issues fixed, LunaEatsTuna. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 04:44, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Sammi Brie: Awesomesauce! I have left one last concern below than I should be able to approve this. ツ LunaEatsTuna (💬)— 15:38, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

Passes spotcheck on refs 5, 11, 25, 34, 47, 54 and 60.

  • Ref 58 is not a reliable source unless Mike McGuff is a subject matter expert. From what I could find on his socials it seems he used to work at several stations but I am not sure if that is enough; that would not necessarily make him a reputable journalist on his own.
    • @LunaEatsTuna: It's also the only source I can find on the whole internet that mentions the station's current branding. The reason I even left McGuff (I usually take him out) is because nobody else bothered. One thing I suffer from in covering the last 15 years is that newspaper coverage of media, as with newspapers themselves, has suffered badly. It might say something about how little-noticed these secondary stations are. Anyway, it's been removed. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 17:23, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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.

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 17:12, 6 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Self-nominated at 18:08, 3 May 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/KTXH; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
QPQ: Done.
Overall: Another of Sammi Brie's excellent television station articles. A newly-promoted GA that appears to meet all the criteria. AGF on offline source. Appears good to go! BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:19, 4 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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