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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the Fox television network successfully moved to strip an Iowa TV station of its affiliation?
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Reviewer: Epicgenius (talk · contribs) 13:33, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
HiSammi Brie, I will be reviewing this article. I hope to look at this soon, but feel free to ping me if I haven't posted here in a few days. Epicgenius (talk) 20:03, 8 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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It is owned and operated by network majority owner Nexstar Media Group alongside Rock Island, Illinois–licensed CBS affiliate WHBF-TV (channel 4); Nexstar also provides certain services to Davenport, Iowa–licensed Fox affiliate KLJB (channel 18) under a shared services agreement (SSA) with Mission Broadcasting.- I suggest rewording this sentence, which is currently unwieldy (grammatically it feels like this should be two sentences, but I'm also under the impression that KLJB isn't directly related to KGCW anymore).
It was owned by local businessman Steve Hoth, who named it for his wife.- Minor point, but it might be worth mentioning his wife's name in the lead, too.
History:
The station went unbuilt for three years.- Does this mean construction did not start for three years? Or did construction start in 1984 and encounter weather-related delays? Also, reference 1 mentions "equipment problems" rather than weather-related delays.
despite becoming affiliated with Fox on July 31- July 31, 1988?
In 1991, amid reports that the station's payroll checks were bouncing, the general manager resigned- I'd rephrase to avoid juxtaposing the dates "July 31" and "in 1991", e.g. "the general manager resigned in 1991, amid reports that the station's payroll checks were bouncing"
While Hoth hired a Chicago law firm to fight the disaffiliation in court, this was unsuccessful,- I would shorten this, e.g., "Hoth hired a Chicago law firm to fight the disaffiliation in court but was unsuccessful"
owed more than $444,000 against $38,000 in assets- In other words there were $444,000 in liabilities. Since assets are the sum of liabilities and equity, I don't think "against" is the right word.
Documents show the two corporations owe $501,641. Burlington Cablevision owes $57,458 and has no assets, while Burlington Broadcast owes $444,183 and has $36,000 in assets(and it calls the company Burlington Broadcast) I've left this in for now.
low-power WBQD-LP debuted in 2002 as the area's UPN affiliate- Which area, in particular? "The area" can refer to either Burlington or the Quad Cities here.
KGWB-TV became the local affiliate of The CW upon the merger of The WB and UPN in 2006 under new KGCW-TV call letters- I would actually add commas after "of The CW" and "in 2006" because "upon the merger of The WB and UPN in 2006" is a parenthetical expression, and adding commas would really help with the pace of this sentence.
it was one of the top four-rated stations in the market- "it" being KLJB?
@Epicgenius: All of these issues should be resolved. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 17:17, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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the original date in which- Should this be "the original date on which"?
Will do this in a bit. Epicgenius (talk) 14:01, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Epicgenius (talk) 23:23, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
obtained a construction permit to build, which is redundant; I'd just say "obtained a construction permit", anyway. Epicgenius (talk) 14:01, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was: promotedbyBruxton (talk) 17:28, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Self-nominated at 01:18, 7 July 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be loggedatTemplate talk:Did you know nominations/KGCW; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]
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@Sammi Brie: Good article. Since it's available on request can I see what supports the hook. Onegreatjoke (talk) 15:47, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
November 1993: Fox network seeks to pull KJMH's affiliation. Hoth hires Chicago law firm to fight network's move.
May 1994: KJMH loses Fox network affiliation.
Approve. Onegreatjoke (talk) 20:52, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
