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A fact from WDDO (1240 AM) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 29 August 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that radio station WBML made its first broadcast just one hour after the funeral of its manager-to-be?

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Did you know nomination[edit]

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The result was: promoted by Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 17:05, 21 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that a Georgia radio station made its first broadcast just one hour after funeral services for its manager-to-be? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107411409/henry-lowe-dies-of-brief-illness/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107411193/tribute-to-lowe-paid-by-station/
- ALT0a: ... that radio station WBML made its first broadcast just one hour after funeral services for its manager-to-be? Source: see ALT0
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/LAX Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility
- Comment: I'm unsure if saying "a Georgia radio station" is too country-ambiguous, thus the call sign option.

5x expanded by Sammi Brie (talk). Self-nominated at 02:26, 12 August 2022 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

Thanks for your work on the article. No issues found. Both hooks are OK, I have no real preference between them. Perhaps ALT0a may be better, for the reason mentioned in the comment. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 13:21, 12 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]