Lesson plan

WDRB

WDRB (channel 41) is a television station in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. It is owned by Gray Media alongside NBC affiliate WAVE (channel 3) and dual CW/MyNetworkTV affiliate WBKI (channel 58). WDRB and WBKI share studios on West Muhammad Ali Boulevard (near US 150) in downtown Louisville; WDRB's transmitter is located in rural northeastern Floyd County, Indiana (northeast of Floyds Knobs). WDRB went on the air in February 1971 as the first independent station in the Louisville market, being owned in turn by a Missouri consortium, the Minneapolis Star & Tribune Company, and Block Communications. It affiliated with Fox at the network's launch in 1986 and began producing local newscasts in 1990. Initially starting with just one newscast at 10 p.m., in the 2000s and 2010s it expanded its news operation into morning and evening time slots. Gray Media, owner of WAVE, acquired WDRB and WBKI in 2026.

Back to article

Article summary

WDRB (channel 41) is a television station in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. It is owned by Gray Media alongside NBC affiliate WAVE (channel 3) and dual CW/MyNetworkTV affiliate WBKI (channel 58). WDRB and WBKI share studios on West Muhammad Ali Boulevard (near US 150) in downtown Louisville; WDRB's transmitter is located in rural northeastern Floyd County, Indiana (northeast of Floyds Knobs). WDRB went on the air in February 1971 as the first independent station in the Louisville market, being owned in turn by a Missouri consortium, the Minneapolis Star & Tribune Company, and Block Communications. It affiliated with Fox at the network's launch in 1986 and began producing local newscasts in 1990. Initially starting with just one newscast at 10 p.m., in the 2000s and 2010s it expanded its news operation into morning and evening time slots. Gray Media, owner of WAVE, acquired WDRB and WBKI in 2026.

Key claims

  1. employees: 10 employees — 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 employees is "10 employees". 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=1375779563

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.