Template:Infobox radio station

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Usage

{{{name}}} ({{{callsign}}})

{{{above}}}
[[File:{{{logo}}}|frameless|alt={{{logo_alt}}}|upright={{{logo_upright}}}|class=ib-radio-station-logo]] {{{logo_caption}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|frameless|alt={{{image_alt}}}|upright={{{image_upright}}}|class=ib-radio-station-logo]] {{{caption}}}
{{{city}}} {{{country}}}
Broadcast area	{{{area}}}
Frequency	{{{frequency}}}
RDS	{{{rds}}}
Branding	{{{branding}}}
Programming
Language(s)	{{{language}}}
Format	{{{format}}}
Subchannels	{{{subchannels}}}
Network	{{{network}}}
Affiliations	{{{affiliations}}}
Ownership
Owner	{{{owner}}} ({{{licensee}}})
Operator	{{{operator}}}
Sister stations	{{{sister_stations}}}
History
Founded	{{{founded}}}
First air date	{{{airdate}}}
Last air date	{{{last_airdate}}}
Former call signs	{{{former_callsigns}}}
Former names	{{{former_names}}}
Former frequencies	{{{former_frequencies}}}
Call sign meaning	{{{callsign_meaning}}}
Technical information
Licensing authority	{{{licensing_authority}}}
Facility ID	{{{facility_id}}}
Class	{{{class}}}
Power	{{{power}}}
ERP	{{{erp}}}
HAAT	{{{haat}}}
Transmitter coordinates	{{{coordinates}}}
Translator(s)	{{{translator}}}
Repeater(s)	{{{repeater}}}
Links
Webcast	{{{webcast}}}
Website	{{{website}}}

{{Infobox radio station
| name                = 
| city                = 
| country             =
| above               = 
| callsign            = 
| logo                = 
| logo_upright        = 
| logo_alt            = 
| logo_caption        = 
| image               = 
| image_alt           = 
| caption             = 
| area                = 
| frequency           = <!--also can use "frequencies" if there are multiple-->
| rds                 = 
| branding            =
| languages           = 
| format              = 
| subchannels         = 
| network             = 
| affiliations        = 
| owner               = 
| licensee            = 
| operator            = 
| sister_stations     = 
| founded             = 
| airdate             = 
| last_airdate        = 
| former_callsigns    = 
| former_names        = 
| former_frequencies  = 
| callsign_meaning    = <!--do not apply special formatting-->
| licensing_authority = 
| facility_id         = <!--For United States radio stations only-->
| class               = 
| power               = <!--AM stations only-->
| erp                 = <!--FM stations only-->
| haat                = <!--FM stations only-->
| coordinates         = 
| translators         = 
| repeaters           = 
| webcast             = 
| website             = 
| child               = 
| embed_header        = 
| embedded            = 
}}

Parameters

All fields except for name, format, and owner are optional and will be hidden when not used; when values are entered for the relevant parameters, the fields will automatically appear.

The parameters translator and repeater should not both be used, except in unusual circumstances. Similarly, area is not used to simply repeat the same information that is already present in city; it should be used only when it needs to provide different information, such as a wider metropolitan market that might be served by a station whose city is technically just a suburb of the whole market.

The following country shortcodes are supported in Infobox radio station and Infobox television station:

• AR = Argentina
• AU = Australia
• BR = Brazil
• CA = Canada
• CN = China
• DE = Germany
• ES = Spain
• FR = France
• HK = Hong Kong
• ID = Indonesia
• IE = Ireland
• IN = India
• IL = Israel
• IT = Italy
• JP = Japan
• KE = Kenya
• KR = South Korea
• MX = Mexico
• NG = Nigeria
• NZ = New Zealand
• NO = Norway
• PH = Philippines
• PK = Pakistan
• SA = South Africa
• TR = Turkey
• TZ = Tanzania
• UK = United Kingdom
• US = United States
• VE = Venezuela
• ZW = Zimbabwe

Calculating "image_upright"

The |image_upright= parameter, and |image2_upright= and |logo_upright= where applicable, are provided so as to facilitate the use of scalable images in this infobox, in accordance with the instructions at WP:IMAGESIZE, which advises against the use of "px" (for example: thumb|300px), as this forces a fixed image width.

Scalable images respect the user's base preference, which may have been selected for that user's particular devices. Module:InfoboxImage, which is used in this infobox, accommodates the use of scaling. However, setting the appropriate scale is slightly more complex than setting a raw "px" value. This guide provides a quick conversion table to make the process of setting a scale easier. It is based on a default thumbnail setting of 220px.

• 170px → upright=0.75
• 180px → upright=0.8
• 190px → upright=0.85
• 200px → upright=0.9
• 210px → upright=0.95
• 220px → upright=1
• 230px → upright=1.05
• 240px → upright=1.1
• 250px → upright=1.15
• 260px → upright=1.2
• 270px → upright=1.23
• 280px → upright=1.25
• 290px → upright=1.3
• 300px → upright=1.35

Country-specific licensing parameters

This template displays links to license information for select countries when certain parameters are supplied.

Australia

Set licensing_authority to [[Australian Communications and Media Authority|ACMA]] and enter the Broadcast Service Licence (BSL) number in the field acma_bsl.

Brazil

Set licensing_authority to [[National Telecommunications Agency (Brazil)|ANATEL]] and enter the hexadecimal Channel ID in the field anatel_id. This is the field labeled "ID do Canal" in the last column of the ANATEL station search tool.

United States

Set licensing_authority to [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] and enter the numeric Facility ID in the field facility_id. The template will determine if the station is AM or FM by if the power (AM) or erp (FM) parameter is filled.

Sub-templates

Where possible, use:

• {{Frequency}}
• {{Start date}}
• {{End date}}
• {{Coord}}
• {{URL}}

as above.

If the radio station streams, consider using:

• {{TuneIn}}
• {{IHeartRadio}}
• {{Audacy.com}}

If the radio station broadcasts digitally using the HD Radio digital radio standard, include {{HD Radio}} as part of the frequency parameter.

For lists, use {{unbulleted list}} ({{ubl}}) instead of line breaks for accessibility reasons.

Microformat

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the place-name and location parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the subject to an address book. Within the hCard is a Geo microformat, which additionally makes the coordinates (latitude & longitude) parsable, so that they can be, say, looked up on a map, or downloaded to a GPS unit. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates

If the place or venue has "established", "founded", "opened" or similar dates, use {{start date}} for the earliest of those dates unless the date is before 1583 CE.

If it has a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes

hCard uses HTML classes including:

• adr
• agent
• category
• county-name
• extended-address
• fn
• label
• locality
• nickname
• note
• org
• region
• street-address
• uid
• url
• vcard

Geo is produced by calling {{coord}}, and uses HTML classes:

• geo
• latitude
• longitude

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Precision

When giving coordinates, please use an appropriate level of precision. Do not use {{coord}}'s |name= parameter.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox radio station in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox radio station

Infobox for radio stations

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	name	Name of radio station, often the call sign	Line	suggested
Call sign (secondary)	callsign	Call sign of a station. Use only in countries where call signs exist but are secondary, such as Argentina and Australia. Example 4TSV	Unknown	optional
Top label	above	Label field used if the station is a satellite or repeater of another station.	Unknown	optional
Logo	logo	Logo of radio station	Unknown	optional
Logo size	logo_size	A width for the image. When not specified, it defaults to frameless which uses the size in each user's Preferences (ranges from 120px to 300px).	Unknown	optional
Logo upright scale factor	logo_upright	See MOS:UPRIGHT	Number	optional
Logo alternative text	logo_alt	Alternative text for logo	Unknown	optional
Logo caption	logo_caption	Caption to appear under the radio station logo.	Unknown	optional
Image	image	Second image	File	optional
Image size	image_size	A width for the image. When not specified, it defaults to frameless which uses the size in each user's Preferences (ranges from 120px to 300px).	Unknown	optional
Image upright scale factor	image_upright	A numerical factor for the sizing of the image. See MOS:UPRIGHT for more information.	Number	optional
Image alternative text	image_alt alt	Alternative text for the image	Unknown	optional
Caption	caption	Caption to appear under an image or under both a logo and an image.	Unknown	optional
City	city	Name of city of license	Page name	suggested
Country	country	Country. Also supports some two-letter codes including UK, US, etc. For a full list, see Template:Infobox radio station/doc#Country codes.	Content	suggested
Area	area	Name of broadcast area	Content	optional
Frequency	frequency frequencies	Frequency in Hertz, using {{Frequency|NNN|XHz}}; additionally include {{HD Radio}} when the station broadcasts using that digital radio standard Example {{Frequency|1010|kHz}} or {{Frequency|91.7|MHz}} {{HD Radio}}	Line	suggested
Radio Data System	rds	Radio Data System programme service name	Line	optional
Branding	branding	The way the station presents its name, if different from the ''name'' parameter. Example If name= WHIT, then branding= Hot 99.5	Content	optional
Language(s)	language languages	Language(s) in which the station broadcasts	Unknown	optional
Format	format	Programming format: See: Radio format	Content	suggested
Subchannels	subchannels	Digital subchannels of the radio station; HD Radio subchannels should be listed in order by channel number followed by program/station name and the format in parentheses. HD1 simulcasts of the main analog program channel need not be listed. Example HD2: Bluegrass Country (Bluegrass/Americana)	Content	optional
Network	network	Network to which station belongs	Content	optional
Affiliations	affiliations	Affiliations of radio station	Content	optional
Owner	owner	Owner of radio station	Content	suggested
Licensee	licensee	Licensee of radio station	Content	optional
Operator	operator	Operator of radio station	Content	optional
Sister stations	sister_stations	Sister stations	Content	optional
Founded	founded	Date/year in which a station was founded, such as a predecessor to the current station, but not its sign-on date.	Content	optional
First air date	airdate	First date of broadcast, using {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} Example {{Start date|1999|01|20}}	Content	suggested
Last air date	last_airdate	Last date of broadcast (for defunct stations), using {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} Example {{End date|2014|12|31}}	Content	optional
Former call signs	former_callsigns	Former call signs	Content	optional
Former names	former_names	Former names of radio station. Don't use if former_callsigns is being used as well.	Content	optional
Former frequencies	former_frequencies	Former frequencies	Content	optional
Call sign meaning	callsign_meaning	Call sign meaning. Do not apply special formatting to the expanded acronym, per MOS:ACRO and Talk:WNGH-TV#RfC about TV and radio station style variances.	Content	optional
Licensing authority	licensing_authority	Relevant licensing agency for the station. In some countries, the correct link and additional parameters trigger additional links to license information: see [[Template:Infobox radio station/doc#Country-specific licensing parameters]]. Example [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]	String	optional
Facility ID	facility_id	(For US stations) Facility ID number assigned by the US Federal Communications Commission.	Number	optional
ACMA Broadcast Service Licence number	acma_bsl	(For Australian stations) The Broadcast Service Licence number associated with the station by the Australian Communications and Media Authority. It can be found using the ACMA Register of Radiocommunications Licences: https://web.acma.gov.au/rrl/register_search.search_dispatcher. Example 6446	Number	optional
ANATEL ID number	anatel_id	(For Brazilian stations) The hexadecimal ID associated with the station by the National Telecommunications Agency. It is found as the last column in the ANATEL station search tool: http://sistemas.anatel.gov.br/se/public/view/b/srd.php. Example 57dbac7a0791c	String	optional
Class	class	(For stations in North America, Colombia, and Brazil) Class	String	optional
Power	power	Power rating for AM stations, in watts	Content	optional
ERP	erp	Effective radiated power for FM stations, in watts	Content	optional
HAAT	haat	Height above average terrain, in meters	Content	optional
Coordinates	coordinates	Transmitter coordinates, using {{coord|}}	String	suggested
Translators	translator translators	Translator(s)	Content	optional
Repeaters	repeater repeaters	Repeater(s)	Content	optional
Webcast	webcast	Live streaming URL of radio station, using [URL Listen Live]	String	optional
Website	website	URL for radio station, encased in {{URL|}} Default {{URL|}}	String	optional
Child	child	Set to yes if being embedded in another infobox.	Boolean	optional
Embed header	embed_header	Header to appear above another infobox being embedded.	Line	optional
Embed	embedded	For embedding other templates (see WP:IEmbed for more information).	Template	optional

Tracking category

• Category:Pages using infobox radio station with unknown parameters (0)

See also

• {{Infobox television station}}

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