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KNOM

KNOM (780 AM) and KNOM-FM (96.1 FM) are non-commercial Catholic radio stations in Nome, Alaska. The station owners and licensees are KNOM Radio Mission, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit entity with seven board members. The FM signal has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 1,000 watts and covers the city of Nome and adjacent communities. KNOM AM 780 is considered a Class A station. By day, it transmits with 25,000 watts and can be heard as far north as Barter Island and as far south as the Alaska Peninsula, with regular coverage of approximately . With a good radio, it can be heard into the Russian Far East. At night, power is reduced to 14,000 watts. In addition to its local news, weather, public affairs and religious programming, KNOM broadcasts a wide range of music in various formats. It also broadcasts some nationally syndicated programming, such as the Christian 20 The Countdown Magazine and the secular American Top 40: The 70s. The station's newsroom is staffed by one full-time news director and one full-time reporter. An Associated Press member station since 1971, the station dropped its AP affiliation in 2014. In April 2015, the station was awarded "Best Daily News Program, Radio" in Alaska by the Alaska Press Club.

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KNOM (780 AM) and KNOM-FM (96.1 FM) are non-commercial Catholic radio stations in Nome, Alaska. The station owners and licensees are KNOM Radio Mission, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit entity with seven board members. The FM signal has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 1,000 watts and covers the city of Nome and adjacent communities. KNOM AM 780 is considered a Class A station. By day, it transmits with 25,000 watts and can be heard as far north as Barter Island and as far south as the Alaska Peninsula, with regular coverage of approximately . With a good radio, it can be heard into the Russian Far East. At night, power is reduced to 14,000 watts. In addition to its local news, weather, public affairs and religious programming, KNOM broadcasts a wide range of music in various formats. It also broadcasts some nationally syndicated programming, such as the Christian 20 The Countdown Magazine and the secular American Top 40: The 70s. The station's newsroom is staffed by one full-time news director and one full-time reporter. An Associated Press member station since 1971, the station dropped its AP affiliation in 2014. In April 2015, the station was awarded "Best Daily News Program, Radio" in Alaska by the Alaska Press Club.

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  1. date of death: 2010 — 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 date of death is "2010". 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=1364052803

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