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WBTN (AM)

WBTN (1370 kHz) is an AM radio station in Bennington, Vermont. Established in 1953, the station is owned by Shires Media Partnership. WBTN can also be streamed online via TuneIn Radio. WBTN is run as a community station with a full service variety radio format, including news, talk shows, music and sports. Weekday mornings begin with two nationally syndicated news shows, America in the Morning and First Light from Westwood One. Then "The Big Voice of Southern Vermont morning show with Jessica Lillie and Chris Bates", a talk and music show, is heard. The rest of the schedule is made up of programs hosted by local residents, offering a variety of topics, from local musicians to birds to old time records and radio shows. WBTN is available to be heard on Google home and Alexa.

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WBTN (1370 kHz) is an AM radio station in Bennington, Vermont. Established in 1953, the station is owned by Shires Media Partnership. WBTN can also be streamed online via TuneIn Radio. WBTN is run as a community station with a full service variety radio format, including news, talk shows, music and sports. Weekday mornings begin with two nationally syndicated news shows, America in the Morning and First Light from Westwood One. Then "The Big Voice of Southern Vermont morning show with Jessica Lillie and Chris Bates", a talk and music show, is heard. The rest of the schedule is made up of programs hosted by local residents, offering a variety of topics, from local musicians to birds to old time records and radio shows. WBTN is available to be heard on Google home and Alexa.

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  1. date of establishment: 1953 — 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 establishment is "1953". 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=1353715998

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