Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sunrise Radio, Ireland

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The result was no consensus. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 23:53, 27 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sunrise Radio, Ireland[edit]

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Station broadcast under a temporary licence, the Irish equivalent of a Restricted Service Licence, in 2005 and again in 2006, per [1]. The station seems to have only operated a few months in each incarnation. In 2008, the frequency was awarded to a permanent station, Classic Hits (Ireland). I scrounged up one article on it but I do not think it meets WP:GNG or WP:BCAST. If kept, the title should be "Sunrise Radio (Ireland)". Raymie (t • c) 19:39, 5 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Radio-related deletion discussions. Raymie (t • c) 19:39, 5 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ireland-related deletion discussions. Raymie (t • c) 19:39, 5 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep. Comment. I'm somewhat on the fence. As per nom, the "passing mention" in that Irish Times article is not contributory to notability (as the primary topic of that piece is not the subject). However, there does appear to have been some limited coverage where the subject is the primary topic. Like "New dawn for ethnic Irish radio" in Sunday Independent, "Poles crazy for multi-cultural radio station" in Magill Magazine, or "Ethnic radio a huge hit" in Irish Independent. I'm not sure that, on its own, this small number of editorial pieces is evidence of WP:SIGCOV. That being said, WP:BCAST could be met. I'm less familiar with the typical outcomes of discussions under BCAST, but the subject is covered extensively in Broadcasting Diversity: Migrant Representation in Irish Radio (Moylan; 2013; ISBN 9781783202256). In which the author devotes a chapter or more to the subject. And describes the apparent originality of the programming. And notes that "Despite only every acquiring a temporary licence (albeit renewed the following year), to date Sunrise FM remains the only dedicated multiethnic or polylingual radio service to broadcast in Ireland". This "first/only/ever/unique" aspect of the station might at least be contributory to a discussion under BCAST. Probably not cut and dried. ~~Remaining on fence myself for now. Pending more WP:BEFORE efforts myself~~... Guliolopez (talk) 09:48, 6 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Update. I've gotten "off the fence". It's far from clear cut. Hence I've updated my !vote only to a "weak keep". But there is at least a moderate amount of coverage. In news and magazine and academic sources. And the apparent "originality" of programming and "only/ever polylingual station" claim would seem to be verified and at least somewhat contributory to notability under BCAST. I wouldn't lose any sleep if this were deleted. But my own recommendation leans (if only slightly) towards a "keep". Guliolopez (talk) 11:00, 14 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 09:14, 13 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 09:26, 20 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - a community radio station that was on the air for a couple of months in 2006 is not notable. Spleodrach (talk) 18:16, 20 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep and rename to Sunrise Radio (Ireland): With sources indicated by Guliolopez, article is good enought to pass WP:BCAST (and perhaps WP:NTEMP). ASTIG😎 _{(ICE T • ICE CUBE)} 07:12, 25 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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