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KQV

KQV (1410 AM) is a non-commercial radio station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and covering the Greater Pittsburgh Region. Owned by Broadcast Educational Communications, the station simulcasts WKGO (88.1 FM) in Murrysville and airs an easy listening format. The station's studios and transmitter are located on Lincoln Highway in North Versailles Township. KQV is recognized as one of the oldest radio stations in North America. Due to a complicated early history, the exact date of its founding has been variously stated as either November 19, 1919 (as an experimental station), in the fall of 1921, or on January 9, 1922, the last officially recognized by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). KQV is perhaps best recognized for two distinct eras: as a Top 40 station from 1958 to 1975, the majority of that time owned by ABC, and as an all-news radio station from 1975 until the station suspended operations on December 31, 2017.

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KQV (1410 AM) is a non-commercial radio station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and covering the Greater Pittsburgh Region. Owned by Broadcast Educational Communications, the station simulcasts WKGO (88.1 FM) in Murrysville and airs an easy listening format. The station's studios and transmitter are located on Lincoln Highway in North Versailles Township. KQV is recognized as one of the oldest radio stations in North America. Due to a complicated early history, the exact date of its founding has been variously stated as either November 19, 1919 (as an experimental station), in the fall of 1921, or on January 9, 1922, the last officially recognized by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). KQV is perhaps best recognized for two distinct eras: as a Top 40 station from 1958 to 1975, the majority of that time owned by ABC, and as an all-news radio station from 1975 until the station suspended operations on December 31, 2017.

Key claims

  1. date of death: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of death: 2011-12-24 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of death: 2017 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. date of foundation: 1921 — 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. The record states that the date of death is "2011-12-24". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of death is "2017". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the date of foundation is "1921". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  7. 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=1363869380

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