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KLST

KLST (channel 8) is a television station in San Angelo, Texas, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group and operated alongside NBC affiliate KSAN-TV (channel 3); Nexstar's Tegna subsidiary owns Fox affiliate KIDY (channel 6). KLST and KSAN-TV share studios on Armstrong Street in San Angelo; KLST's transmitter is located near Eola, Texas. Channel 8 is the oldest station in San Angelo, signing on as KTXL-TV in 1953 and changing call signs to KCTV in 1957. It was a CBS affiliate from its first day on air. KCTV became KLST in 1983 when its call sign was purchased by a TV station in Kansas City, Missouri. Nexstar acquired KLST in 2004 and consolidated operations with Mission Broadcasting–owned KSAN-TV.

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KLST (channel 8) is a television station in San Angelo, Texas, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group and operated alongside NBC affiliate KSAN-TV (channel 3); Nexstar's Tegna subsidiary owns Fox affiliate KIDY (channel 6). KLST and KSAN-TV share studios on Armstrong Street in San Angelo; KLST's transmitter is located near Eola, Texas. Channel 8 is the oldest station in San Angelo, signing on as KTXL-TV in 1953 and changing call signs to KCTV in 1957. It was a CBS affiliate from its first day on air. KCTV became KLST in 1983 when its call sign was purchased by a TV station in Kansas City, Missouri. Nexstar acquired KLST in 2004 and consolidated operations with Mission Broadcasting–owned KSAN-TV.

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  1. date of death: 1978 — 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 date of death is "1978". 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=1373799614

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