Talk:KDIC (FM)

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Disparities in timelines[edit]

The KDIC record on the FCC station database states that "KDIC's first license was granted 9-12-1968." This seems to conflict with "KDIC went on the air on May 20, 1968". Given that Grinnell has a fall and spring semester, with the academic year ending in May, it seems more likely that they went on the air in the fall of 1968. ^[1]

Since I work for Grinnell College and Wikipedia strongly requests we don't update our "own" pages, I think it would be good for anyone who agrees with the change to update the entry. Thanks. Sarah at Grinnell (talk) 20:48, 21 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "FM Query Results - KDIC". transition.fcc.gov. FCC. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

KDIC Antenna Damaged in Derecho[edit]

I work for Grinnell College, and am new to using the request edit template. Please review and update if you approve. Also, if you see anything I'm doing wrong or am missing, please let me know. I want to make this easy for the reviewers.

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest was declined. Needs secondary sources. See comments below

Specific text to be added or removed:

In spring of 2020, the station ended live student broadcasts due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Later that year, KDIC's antenna was damaged in the derecho that passed through Iowa in 2020. It was removed Aug. 31. As a result of these two incidents, the station implemented an online platform to allow live shows to stream to remote users. ^[1]^[2]

Reason for the change: I think this makes for interesting historical data about the station, especially a few years down the road. FWIW, the station's live stream is not active during the summer when the radio station is off air.
References supporting change: See citation in text to be added

Sarah at Grinnell (talk) 13:49, 22 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done @Sarah at Grinnell: do you have secondary sources that have written about the incidents? One source provided is a blog and the other is from the school. What is needed are independent reliable sources. One of things to consider is if secondary sources have not written about something then, generally, it should not be covered in the article. If you can find secondary sources, please submit another request. S0091 (talk) 22:17, 10 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "FCC Monitor: Several Stations Off Air or At Reduced Power". www.northpine.com. Upper Midwest Broadcasting. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
^ "Grinnell's KDIC hits the airwaves again". www.thesandb.com. The Scarlet and Black. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

[1] "FM Query Results - KDIC". transition.fcc.gov. FCC. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

[2] "FCC Monitor: Several Stations Off Air or At Reduced Power". www.northpine.com. Upper Midwest Broadcasting. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

[3] "Grinnell's KDIC hits the airwaves again". www.thesandb.com. The Scarlet and Black. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

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