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KDFI

KDFI (channel 27), branded as Fox 4 Plus, is a television station licensed to Dallas, Texas, United States, serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is programmed primarily as an independent station, but maintains a secondary affiliation with MyNetworkTV. KDFI is owned by Fox Television Stations alongside KDFW (channel 4) and the two stations share studios on North Griffin Street in downtown Dallas; KDFI's transmitter is located in Cedar Hill, Texas. Channel 27 began broadcasting in January 1981 as KTWS-TV. It was built by Liberty STV, a subsidiary of Oregon-based Liberty Television, and was primarily created to serve as a conduit for over-the-air subscription television programming. It was the third such station to sign on within four months in the Metroplex. The station's subscription programs originally came from Preview, a division of American Television & Communications. The Dallas–Fort Worth market was home to intense competition in subscription TV, as three different companies operated over a period lasting nearly two years. The market experienced a shake-out that began in September 1982, when VEU, a competing service owned by Golden West Broadcasters, acquired Preview's Metroplex operations. VEU then moved its programming from KNBN to KTWS-TV. By the end of April 1983, VEU was the last subscription system standing.…

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KDFI (channel 27), branded as Fox 4 Plus, is a television station licensed to Dallas, Texas, United States, serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is programmed primarily as an independent station, but maintains a secondary affiliation with MyNetworkTV. KDFI is owned by Fox Television Stations alongside KDFW (channel 4) and the two stations share studios on North Griffin Street in downtown Dallas; KDFI's transmitter is located in Cedar Hill, Texas. Channel 27 began broadcasting in January 1981 as KTWS-TV. It was built by Liberty STV, a subsidiary of Oregon-based Liberty Television, and was primarily created to serve as a conduit for over-the-air subscription television programming. It was the third such station to sign on within four months in the Metroplex. The station's subscription programs originally came from Preview, a division of American Television & Communications. The Dallas–Fort Worth market was home to intense competition in subscription TV, as three different companies operated over a period lasting nearly two years. The market experienced a shake-out that began in September 1982, when VEU, a competing service owned by Golden West Broadcasters, acquired Preview's Metroplex operations. VEU then moved its programming from KNBN to KTWS-TV. By the end of April 1983, VEU was the last subscription system standing.…

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  1. publication date: 1982 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  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 "1982". 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=1378125082

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