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WLID

WLID (1370 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to serve Patchogue, New York. Established in 1952 as WALK, the station is owned by businessman John Catsimatidis through his Red Apple Media company. WLID broadcasts at 500 watts by day. At sunset, the station reduces power to 102 watts to protect other stations on 1370 AM from interference. WLID's transmitter is located at the former WALK studios on Colonial Drive in East Patchogue, New York. Programming is also heard on FM translators W239CY at 95.7 MHz, and W296EK at 107.1 MHz.

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WLID (1370 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to serve Patchogue, New York. Established in 1952 as WALK, the station is owned by businessman John Catsimatidis through his Red Apple Media company. WLID broadcasts at 500 watts by day. At sunset, the station reduces power to 102 watts to protect other stations on 1370 AM from interference. WLID's transmitter is located at the former WALK studios on Colonial Drive in East Patchogue, New York. Programming is also heard on FM translators W239CY at 95.7 MHz, and W296EK at 107.1 MHz.

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  1. date of establishment: 1952 — 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 "1952". 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=1377764888

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