Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/WTSS-TV

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was snow delete. Geschichte (talk) 03:58, 7 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

WTSS-TV

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No station with this call sign ever made it to air; it has been a longtime redirect to WFTS-TV, the eventual station using the allocation (channel 28 in Tampa, Florida) this would-be station was to have used, but it might be for the best if this is deleted outright, not just because of the relatively-tenuous connection to WFTS, but because in recent months this has been persistently converted into an unsourced article seemingly split from WFTS-TV (and by IPs in a loophole around the usual autoconfirmed account requirement for article creation — another reason why, at least without protection, a redirect should not return). It is very rare for an unbuilt television station to meet the general notability guideline; I certainly don't see anything to suggest that WTSS-TV does. The most recent reversion to a redirect suggested either PROD or AfD if converted back to an article; a PROD would probably be inevitably contested, so here we are. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 20:22, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 20:22, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Florida-related deletion discussions. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 20:22, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete and salt per nomination. – The Grid (talk) 20:27, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete and salt Never broadcast, not really needed. Nate • (chatter) 23:01, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete – not finding sources evident of passing GNG, article is unsourced and the station never even aired. ASUKITE 23:03, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Sppedy Delete - As per WP:A7. Gentleman wiki (talk) 23:51, 30 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy Delete Not sourced and never active. scope_creep^Talk 10:33, 2 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as per nomination. Non-notable would-be TV station.TH1980 (talk) 14:40, 2 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete and let people search for info on it in the two articles that have it, WFTS-TV and WSCV (it was co-owned with 51/Fort Lauderdale). An unbuilt station needs to have come exceptionally close to air to be notable—this did not. There seems to be a disruptive IP editor in this topic area (one IP was recently blocked) in the 2603:9000:e504:: range, so this needs salting. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 04:48, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.