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3AK

1503 3AK was a popular music radio station dating back to the 1930s. The station is no longer active. It was sold in the 2000s several times, switched to 1116AM frequency and eventually bought by the current owners Sports and Entertainment Network SEN 1116. A number of unusual events and precedents throughout the station's history make its story of interest. These include: * In lieu of a "C" class licence, the granting of a "B" class licence in 1931, but with limiting conditions including: a position on the dial that could not be picked up by most contemporary radio sets; only allowed to broadcast when other Melbourne commercial stations were off the air, that is, most of the time only at night; limited power. * The founder of the station was George Palmer, the father of Clive Palmer. * The sharing of its wavelength with 2BS Bathurst, a station that was comparatively close geographically, thus causing interference problems. * From 1954, permitted to broadcast during daylight hours, but only when its signal was perceived not to interfere with that of 2BS. * Purchased in 1961 by Australian Consolidated Press and thus became sister station of GTV-9. Most high-profile GTV personalities also broadcast on 3AK.…

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1503 3AK was a popular music radio station dating back to the 1930s. The station is no longer active. It was sold in the 2000s several times, switched to 1116AM frequency and eventually bought by the current owners Sports and Entertainment Network SEN 1116. A number of unusual events and precedents throughout the station's history make its story of interest. These include: * In lieu of a "C" class licence, the granting of a "B" class licence in 1931, but with limiting conditions including: a position on the dial that could not be picked up by most contemporary radio sets; only allowed to broadcast when other Melbourne commercial stations were off the air, that is, most of the time only at night; limited power. * The founder of the station was George Palmer, the father of Clive Palmer. * The sharing of its wavelength with 2BS Bathurst, a station that was comparatively close geographically, thus causing interference problems. * From 1954, permitted to broadcast during daylight hours, but only when its signal was perceived not to interfere with that of 2BS. * Purchased in 1961 by Australian Consolidated Press and thus became sister station of GTV-9. Most high-profile GTV personalities also broadcast on 3AK.…

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  1. publication date: 1936 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the publication date is "1936". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375372597

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