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Werl

WERL (950 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a conservative talk radio format. Licensed to Eagle River, Wisconsin, United States. The station is currently owned by Heartland Comm. License, LLC and features programming from Compass Media Networks, Premiere Networks, and Westwood One. WERL dropped its longtime Adult Standards format on July 1, 2010, in favor of the current "Freedom Talk" format.

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WERL (950 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a conservative talk radio format. Licensed to Eagle River, Wisconsin, United States. The station is currently owned by Heartland Comm. License, LLC and features programming from Compass Media Networks, Premiere Networks, and Westwood One. WERL dropped its longtime Adult Standards format on July 1, 2010, in favor of the current "Freedom Talk" format.

Key claims

  1. area: 32,994 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of birth: 1940 — 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 area is "32,994 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of birth is "1940". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. 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=1377634445

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