Template:Infobox television station

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{{Infobox television station}} (formerly Infobox broadcast) is an infobox for television station articles.

Usage

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

{{{above}}}
[[File:{{{logo}}}|{{{logo_size}}}|alt={{{logo_alt}}}|class=ib-tv-station-logo]] {{{logo_caption}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{image_alt}}}|class=ib-tv-station-logo]] {{{caption}}}
{{{location}}} {{{country}}}
City	{{{city}}}
Channels	Analog: {{{analog}}} Digital: {{{digital}}} Virtual: {{{virtual}}}
Branding	{{{branding}}}
Programming
Language(s)	{{{language}}}
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 channel number(s)	{{{former_channel_numbers}}}
Former affiliations	{{{former_affiliations}}}
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
Website	{{{website}}}

{{Infobox television station
| location               =
| city                   =
| country                =
| above                  =
| callsign               =
| name                   =
| logo                   =
| logo_size              =
| logo_alt               =
| logo_caption           =
| image                  =
| image_size             =
| image_alt              =
| caption                =
| analog                 =
| digital                =
| virtual                =
| branding               =
| language               =
| subchannels            =
| network                =
| affiliations           =
| owner                  =
| licensee               =
| operator               =
| sister_stations        =
| founded                =
| airdate                =
| last_airdate           =
| former_callsigns       =
| former_names           =
| former_channel_numbers =
| former_affiliations    =
| callsign_meaning       =
| licensing_authority    =
| facility_id            =
| class                  =
| power                  =
| erp                    =
| haat                   =
| coordinates            =
| translator             =
| translators            =
| repeater               =
| repeaters              =
| webcast                =
| website                = 
| child                  = 
| embed_header           =
| embedded               = 
}}

Parameters

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

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

Sub-templates

Where possible, use:

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

as above.

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 television station in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox television station

Infobox for broadcast television stations

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	name	Name of television station, often the call sign	Line	suggested
Call sign	callsign	The call letters of the station, as assigned by the appropriate national broadcast authority. Note: If the licensing authority is the [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]], the template will use |callsign= to display external links to public licensing information for this station, so do not insert extra text into this parameter value.	String	optional
ATSC 3.0 flag	atsc3	Displays "ATSC 3.0 station" on the top of infoboxes for stations broadcasting in this standard	Boolean	optional
Top label	above	Label field used if the station is a satellite or repeater of another station.	Content	optional
Logo	logo station_logo	Logo of television station	File	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 scaling factor	logo_upright	See MOS:UPRIGHT. To convert from a fixed pixel size, divide it by 220	Number	optional
Logo alternative text	logo_alt	Alternative text for logo. This should be used for a description of the logo itself.	Unknown	optional
Logo caption	logo_caption	Caption to appear under the television 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 scaling factor	image_upright	See MOS:UPRIGHT. To convert from a fixed pixel size, divide it by 220	Number	optional
Image alternative text	image_alt	Alternative text for the image. This should be used for a description of the image itself.	Unknown	optional
Caption	caption	Caption to appear under an image or under both a logo and an image.	Unknown	optional
Location	location	The name of the municipality in which the station's programming originates. That is, the primary studio and office location. This is opposed to the transmitter location which may be in a different community, and also opposed to regional "satellite" studios or facilities.	Content	suggested
Country	country	Country of television station. Also supports some two-letter codes including UK, US, etc. For a full list, see Template:Infobox radio station/doc#Country codes (this template uses the same list).	Content	suggested
City	city	Name of city of license. Use only if notably different from the general location.	Page name	optional
Analog channel	analog	Indicate the analog channel number of the station's primary analog transmitter, and whether it is in the VHF or UHF spectrum. Not applicable in areas or nations that have fully completed a digital switchover.	Content	optional
Digital channel	digital	Indicate the channel number of the station's primary digital transmitter, if applicable, and whether it is in the VHF or UHF spectrum.	Content	optional
Virtual channel	virtual	Indicate the virtual channel number of the station's primary digital transmitter if it differs from its actual channel number.	Content	optional
Branding	branding station_branding	The name by which the station refers to itself as. If the station produces its own newscast, the name of the newscast (excluding timeslots) should be placed under the general branding name. Do not differentiate between brand names. Example KOMO 4	Content	optional
Language(s)	language languages	Language(s) in which the station broadcasts	Unknown	optional
Subchannels	subchannels	Digital subchannels of the television station	Content	optional
Network	network	Network to which station belongs. In the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, and Brazil, use "affiliations" instead.	Content	optional
Affiliations	affiliations	Affiliations of television station	Content	optional
Owner	owner	Owner of television station	Content	suggested
Licensee	licensee	Licensee of television station	Content	optional
Operator	operator	Operator of television station. Use only if different from owner.	Content	optional
Sister_stations	sister_stations	Stations in the same region/market that share the same operator via ownership or management agreement	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}}	Content	suggested
Last air date	last_airdate enddate	Last date of broadcast (for defunct stations), using {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}}	Content	optional
Former call signs	former_callsigns	Former call signs	Content	optional
Former names	former_names	Former names of television station. Don't use if former_callsigns is being used as well.	Content	optional
Former channel numbers	former_channel_numbers	Former channel numbers of television station	Content	optional
Former affiliations	former_affiliations	Former affiliations of television station	Content	optional
Call sign meaning	callsign_meaning	The meaning behind the callsign letters, if available and verifiable. Per MOS:ACRO, do not use bold or other style to emphasize the first letter of acronyms. Use sentence case.	Content	optional
Licensing authority	licensing_authority	Relevant licensing agency for the station. In the United States, using [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] triggers additional profile and license information links. Example [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]	Content	optional
Facility ID	facility_id	Facility ID assigned by the US Federal Communications Commission (for US stations)	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]] Example 100	Number	optional
ANATEL ID number	anatel_id	(For Brazilian stations) The hexadecimal ID associated with the station by the [[National Telecommunications Agency (Brazil)|National Telecommunications Agency]]. It is found as the last column in the [http://sistemas.anatel.gov.br/se/public/view/b/srd.php ANATEL station search tool]. Example 57dbab8f308ab	String	optional
Class	class	Class	Content	optional
Power	power	Transmitter power output, in watts. Do not use except in the Philippines.	String	optional
ERP	erp effective_radiated_power	Effective radiated power, in watts	String	optional
HAAT	haat HAAT	Height above average terrain, in meters	String	optional
Coordinates	coordinates	Transmitter coordinates, using {{coord|}}	Content	suggested
Translators	translator translators other_chs	Translator(s)	Content	optional
Repeaters	repeater repeaters	Repeater(s). If you have used the translators field, don't use this one except in unusual circumstances.	Content	optional
Webcast	webcast	URL to a live stream link for the station	String	optional
Website	website homepage	URL for television 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 television station with unknown parameters (0)

See also

• {{Infobox radio station}}

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