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WXTK
WXTK (95.1 FM; "Newsradio 95 WXTK") is a commercial radio station licensed to West Yarmouth, Massachusetts, and serving Cape Cod. It has a news/talk format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios and offices are on Barnstable Road in Hyannis, while the transmitter is on Radio Lane in Yarmouth. WXTK is the direct descendant of Cape Cod's first commercial radio station, WOCB. Weekdays begin with a simulcast of The Jim Polito Show from co-owned WTAG in Worcester. Polito is followed by a local show hosted by Ed Lambert. The rest of the weekday schedule is from syndicated conservative talk programs: The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, the Boston-based Howie Carr Show, The Sean Hannity Show and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory. Weekends feature shows on health, money, real estate, home repair, law, travel, gardening, technology and classic radio shows on Sunday nights. Weekend programs include The Kim Komando Show, The Paul Parent Garden Club, Armstrong & Getty, Rudy Maxa World Travel and Somewhere in Time with Art Bell. WXTK broadcasts New England Patriots football and Boston Bruins hockey games. Most hours begin with world and national news from Fox News Radio.
Article summary
WXTK (95.1 FM; "Newsradio 95 WXTK") is a commercial radio station licensed to West Yarmouth, Massachusetts, and serving Cape Cod. It has a news/talk format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios and offices are on Barnstable Road in Hyannis, while the transmitter is on Radio Lane in Yarmouth. WXTK is the direct descendant of Cape Cod's first commercial radio station, WOCB. Weekdays begin with a simulcast of The Jim Polito Show from co-owned WTAG in Worcester. Polito is followed by a local show hosted by Ed Lambert. The rest of the weekday schedule is from syndicated conservative talk programs: The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, the Boston-based Howie Carr Show, The Sean Hannity Show and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory. Weekends feature shows on health, money, real estate, home repair, law, travel, gardening, technology and classic radio shows on Sunday nights. Weekend programs include The Kim Komando Show, The Paul Parent Garden Club, Armstrong & Getty, Rudy Maxa World Travel and Somewhere in Time with Art Bell. WXTK broadcasts New England Patriots football and Boston Bruins hockey games. Most hours begin with world and national news from Fox News Radio.
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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