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WWPT

WWPT (90.3 FM, "Wrecker Radio") is a high school radio station licensed to serve Westport, Connecticut. The station is owned by Staples High School and licensed to the Westport Board of Education. It airs a high school radio format. The station was assigned the WWPT call letters by the Federal Communications Commission. WWPT broadcasts all Staples football games, as well as most other Staples sporting events. There are also student DJ shows from 2:30pm to 9:30pm Monday through Friday and 12:00pm to 4:00pm on Saturdays during the school year. In 2009, WWPT began broadcast via internet. In 2011, WWPT was named the best high school radio station from the John Drury National High School Radio Awards.In 2015, WWPT was named the number two high school radio station in the country from the John Drury National High School Radio Awards. For the first time in the program's history the station won the John Drury National High School Radio Award for best sports [http://www.inklingsnews.com/top-stories/2015/11/10/wwpt-wins-host-of-accolades-at-drury-high-school-radio-awards/ play by play, won by Cooper Boardman, Adam Kaplan, and Zach Edelman. In 2016, members of WWPT placed as finalists in 14 categories in the national IBS high school radio awards.…

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WWPT (90.3 FM, "Wrecker Radio") is a high school radio station licensed to serve Westport, Connecticut. The station is owned by Staples High School and licensed to the Westport Board of Education. It airs a high school radio format. The station was assigned the WWPT call letters by the Federal Communications Commission. WWPT broadcasts all Staples football games, as well as most other Staples sporting events. There are also student DJ shows from 2:30pm to 9:30pm Monday through Friday and 12:00pm to 4:00pm on Saturdays during the school year. In 2009, WWPT began broadcast via internet. In 2011, WWPT was named the best high school radio station from the John Drury National High School Radio Awards.In 2015, WWPT was named the number two high school radio station in the country from the John Drury National High School Radio Awards. For the first time in the program's history the station won the John Drury National High School Radio Award for best sports [http://www.inklingsnews.com/top-stories/2015/11/10/wwpt-wins-host-of-accolades-at-drury-high-school-radio-awards/ play by play, won by Cooper Boardman, Adam Kaplan, and Zach Edelman. In 2016, members of WWPT placed as finalists in 14 categories in the national IBS high school radio awards.…

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  1. members: 2016, members — 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 members is "2016, members". 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=1340196120

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