Talk:WHUM-TV

A fact from WHUM-TV appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 5 September 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that WHUM-TV featured a cooking show hosted by a woman who did not know how to cook and scoured for recipes at the local public library?

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Did you know nomination[edit]

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 10:12, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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... that WHUM-TV billed itself as "the world's most powerful television station" in 1953? Source: [1] (Note: use of 1953 is because it signed on that year.)
- ALT1:... that 64 years ago today, Pennsylvania television station WHUM-TV ceased broadcasting for good after its tower was struck by a lightning bolt? Source: p9
- ALT2:... that WHUM-TV featured a cooking show hosted by a woman who did not know how to cook and scoured for recipes at the local public library? Source: [2]
- ALT3:... that WHUM-TV was considered the first high-power UHF television station in 1953? Source: p19

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bridges Hall of Music
Comment: ALT1 requires running September 4.

Created by Raymie (talk). Self-nominated at 06:15, 22 August 2020 (UTC). Additional hooks added at 18:34, 22 August 2020 (UTC).[reply]

Interesting hook. This checks out source-wise, the article is new enough and doesn't appear to have any copyright violations. Good to go. ⑉⑉Mccunicano ☕️ 06:39, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]