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WJTP

WJTP (890 kHz) was an AM radio station licensed to Lithia Springs, Georgia, and served the Atlanta metropolitan area. The station was last owned by James Su. WJTP shared the same frequency as Class A clear channel station WLS AM 890 in Chicago. WJTP was a daytimer and was required to be off the air at night when radio waves travel farther. The transmitter site, shared with AM 1380 WAOK, was on Chalmers Drive NW in Atlanta, near the Ralph David Abernathy Freeway (Interstate 20).

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WJTP (890 kHz) was an AM radio station licensed to Lithia Springs, Georgia, and served the Atlanta metropolitan area. The station was last owned by James Su. WJTP shared the same frequency as Class A clear channel station WLS AM 890 in Chicago. WJTP was a daytimer and was required to be off the air at night when radio waves travel farther. The transmitter site, shared with AM 1380 WAOK, was on Chalmers Drive NW in Atlanta, near the Ralph David Abernathy Freeway (Interstate 20).

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  1. date of establishment: 1991 — 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 "1991". 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=1339304201

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