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KLZ

KLZ (560 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Denver, Colorado. It airs a conservative talk radio format and is owned by Crawford Broadcasting, with studios on South Parker Road in Aurora. It is the oldest radio station in the state of Colorado, and one of the oldest in the United States. KLZ is a Class B station powered at 5,000 watts. To avoid interfering with other stations on 560 AM, it uses a directional antenna with a two-tower array. The transmitter is on Niver Creek Trail off Steele Street in Welby. The signal covers much of the population center of Colorado, from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs and Pueblo. The station is licensed to broadcast using HD Radio technology. In addition, listeners in Denver can hear KLZ programming on 99-watt FM translator K264BO at 100.7 MHz.

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KLZ (560 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Denver, Colorado. It airs a conservative talk radio format and is owned by Crawford Broadcasting, with studios on South Parker Road in Aurora. It is the oldest radio station in the state of Colorado, and one of the oldest in the United States. KLZ is a Class B station powered at 5,000 watts. To avoid interfering with other stations on 560 AM, it uses a directional antenna with a two-tower array. The transmitter is on Niver Creek Trail off Steele Street in Welby. The signal covers much of the population center of Colorado, from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs and Pueblo. The station is licensed to broadcast using HD Radio technology. In addition, listeners in Denver can hear KLZ programming on 99-watt FM translator K264BO at 100.7 MHz.

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  1. date of death: 1931 — 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 "1931". 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?

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  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352209054

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