>Ltbdl: made templatedata. was not helped by complete lack of documentation and ambiguous and overlapping parameters.

2024-05-16T14:32:32Z

made templatedata. was not helped by complete lack of documentation and ambiguous and overlapping parameters.

New page

{{Documentation subpage}}

{{Lua|Module:Infobox|Module:InfoboxImage|Module:Check for unknown parameters}}
{{Parameter names example |name |logo |logo_size |logo_alt |logo_caption  |image |image_size |image_alt |caption |type |branding |country |airdate |available |founded |founder |motto |tvstations |tvtransmitters |radiostations |radiotransmitters |market_share |endowment |revenue |net_income |licence_area |headquarters |broadcast_area |area |nation |regions |erp |owner |parent |key_people |established |test_card |test_of_transmission |launch_date |dissolved |former_names |digital |virtual channel |analog |analog channel |picture format |servicename1 |service1 |servicename2=...... |service2=...... |servicename7 |service7 |callsigns |callsign_meaning |former_callsigns |affiliation |affiliates |groups |former_affiliations |webcast |website |language |replaced |replaced_by |subsidiary |footnotes}}

This infobox is for articles about [[broadcast network]]s. It should not be used for television stations or radio stations. Use [[:Template:Infobox television station]] or [[:Template:Infobox radio station]], instead.

== Usage ==
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow: auto;">
{{Infobox broadcasting network
| name =
| logo =
| logo_size =
| logo_alt =
| logo_caption =
| collapsible =
| image =
| image_size =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| type =
| branding =
| country =
| airdate =
| available =
| founded =
| founder =
| motto =
| tvstations =
| tvtransmitters =
| radiostations =
| radiotransmitters =
| market_share =
| endowment =
| revenue =
| net_income =
| licence_area = 
| headquarters =
| broadcast_area =
| area =
| nation =
| regions =
| erp =
| owner =
| parent =
| key_people =
| established =
| test_card =
| test_of_transmission =
| launch_date = 
| dissolved = 
| former_names =
| digital =
| virtual channel =
| analog =
| analog channel =
| picture format =
| servicename1 =
| service1 =
| servicename2 =
| service2 =
| servicename3 =
| service3 =
| servicename4 =
| service4 =
| servicename5 =
| service5 =
| servicename6 =
| service6 =
| servicename7 =
| service7 =
| callsigns = 
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| affiliation = 
| affiliates =
| groups =
| former_affiliations =
| webcast =
| website = 
| language =
| replaced =
| replaced_by =
| subsidiary =
| footnotes =
}}
</syntaxhighlight>

Use <nowiki>{{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}}</nowiki> (with {{Para|df|y}} if applicable) for one of {{para|airdate}}, {{para|founded}}, {{para|foundation}} or {{para|launch_date}}.

== Microformat ==
{{UF-hcard-org}}

==TemplateData==
{{TemplateData header}}
<templatedata>
{
"params": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"suggested": true,
"aliases": [
"network_name"
],
"label": "Name",
"description": "Name of the broadcasting network.",
"example": "BBC"
},
"logo": {
"type": "wiki-file-name",
"suggested": true,
"aliases": [
"network_logo"
],
"label": "Logo",
"description": "The network's logo."
},
"logo_caption": {
"type": "content",
"aliases": [
"network_logo caption",
"logo caption"
],
"label": "Logo's caption",
"description": "The logo's caption.",
"suggested": true
},
"logo_size": {
"type": "number",
"aliases": [
"network_logo_size",
"logosize"
],
"label": "Logo size",
"description": "Size of the image, in pixels.",
"example": "250"
},
"logo_alt": {
"type": "content",
"aliases": [
"network_logo_alt"
],
"label": "Logo caption alt text",
"description": "Alt text of the logo. Alt text will be read out by screen readers and is not visible."
},
"collapsible": {
"label": "Collapsible?",
"description": "Set image to be collapsible.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"image": {
"type": "wiki-file-name",
"aliases": [
"screenshot"
],
"label": "Screenshot",
"description": "Screenshot of the network's website."
},
"image_size": {
"aliases": [
"screenshot_size"
],
"label": "Screenshot size",
"description": "Size of the screenshot, in pixels.",
"type": "number"
},
"image_alt": {
"aliases": [
"screenshot_alt"
],
"label": "Screenshot alt text",
"description": "Alt text of the screenshot. Alt text will be read out by screen readers and is not visible.",
"type": "content"
},
"caption": {
"type": "content",
"label": "Screenshot's caption",
"description": "The screenshot's caption."
},
"type": {
"type": "content",
"aliases": [
"network_type"
],
"label": "Type",
"description": "Type of broadcasting network.",
"example": "Radio, terrestrial television and satellite television broadcaster",
"suggested": true
},
"branding": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Branding",
"description": "What the network brands itself as.",
"example": "NHK"
},
"country": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Country",
"description": "Country where the network is headquarted.",
"suggested": true
},
"airdate": {
"type": "string",
"label": "First air date",
"description": "Date which the network first aired, in the format {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}.",
"example": "{{Start date|1970|2|26}}",
"suggested": true
},
"available": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Availability",
"description": "Regions where the network is available.",
"example": "Global",
"suggested": true
},
"founded": {
"type": "string",
"aliases": [
"foundation"
],
"label": "Founded",
"description": "Where the network was founded.",
"suggested": true
},
"founder": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Founder",
"description": "Who founded the network."
},
"motto": {
"type": "content",
"label": "Motto"
},
"tvstations": {
"type": "string",
"label": "TV stations"
},
"tvtransmitters": {
"type": "string",
"label": "TV transmitters"
},
"radiostations": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Radio stations"
},
"radiotransmitters": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Radio transmitters"
},
"market_share": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Market share"
},
"endowment": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Endowment",
"description": "Financial endowment. Use {{increase}} or {{decrease}} at the beginning, and then state the endowment and year.",
"example": "{{increase}} $100.0 million (2000)"
},
"revenue": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Revenue",
"description": "Use {{increase}} or {{decrease}} at the beginning, and then state the revenue and year.",
"example": "{{increase}} $100.0 million (2000)"
},
"net_income": {
"label": "Net income",
"description": "Use {{increase}} or {{decrease}} at the beginning, and then state the net income and year.",
"example": "{{increase}} $100.0 million (2000)",
"type": "string"
},
"license_area": {
"type": "string",
"aliases": [
"licence_area"
],
"label": "License area",
"description": "Area which the network is licensed to broadcast in."
},
"headquarters": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Headquarters",
"description": "Location of network's headquarters."
},
"broadcast_area": {
"label": "Broadcast area",
"description": "Area(s) which the network broadcasts in.",
"type": "string"
},
"area": {
"label": "Area",
"type": "content"
},
"nation": {
"label": "Nation",
"type": "string"
},
"regions": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Regions"
},
"erp": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Effective radiated power"
},
"owner": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Owner"
},
"parent": {
"label": "Parent",
"type": "string"
},
"key_people": {
"aliases": [
"keypeople"
],
"type": "content",
"label": "Key people",
"description": "People key to the network, for example the CEO.",
"example": "[[Katherine Maher]] (CEO)"
},
"established": {
"label": "Established",
"description": "When the network was established. Use {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}.",
"example": "{{Start date|2016|df=y}}",
"type": "string"
},
"test_card": {
"label": "Test card",
"type": "string"
},
"test_of_transmission": {
"aliases": [
"test of transmission"
],
"label": "Transmission test",
"type": "content"
},
"launch_date": {
"aliases": [
"launched"
],
"label": "Launch date",
"description": "Date when the network was launched. Use {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}.",
"type": "string"
},
"dissolved": {
"type": "string",
"aliases": [
"closure_date",
"closed"
],
"label": "Dissolved",
"description": "Date when the network was dissolved. Use {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}."
},
"former_names": {
"type": "content",
"aliases": [
"past_names"
],
"label": "Former names",
"description": "Former names of the network."
},
"digital": {
"type": "content",
"label": "Digital channel(s)",
"description": "List of digital channels the network owns."
},
"virtual channel": {
"type": "content",
"label": "Virtual channel(s)",
"description": "List of digital channels the network owns."
},
"analog": {
"type": "content",
"aliases": [
"Analog channel"
],
"label": "Analogue channel(s)",
"description": "List of analogue channels the network owns."
},
"Picture format": {
"aliases": [
"picture_format",
"picture format"
],
"type": "content",
"label": "Picture format",
"description": "What formats the network broadcasts in.",
"example": "[[1080i]] ([[HDTV]])"
},
"servicename1": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Service name 1",
"description": "Name of the service that the network operates. Continues until 7.",
"example": "[[Free-to-air|Free channels]]"
},
"service1": {
"type": "number",
"label": "Service 1",
"description": "Number of channels the network broadcasts of service name 1. Continues until 7."
},
"servicename2": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Service name 2"
},
"service2": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Service 2"
},
"servicename3": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Service name 3"
},
"service3": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Service 3"
},
"servicename4": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Service name 4"
},
"service4": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Service 4"
},
"servicename5": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Service name 5"
},
"service5": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Service 5"
},
"servicename6": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Service name 6"
},
"service6": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Service 6"
},
"servicename7": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Service name 7"
},
"service7": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Service 7"
},
"callsigns": {
"type": "string",
"aliases": [
"callsign"
],
"label": "Callsign(s)",
"description": "Callsign of the network."
},
"callsign_meaning": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Callsign meaning",
"description": "Meaning of the callsign."
},
"former_callsigns": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Former callsigns"
},
"affiliation": {
"type": "string",
"aliases": [
"affiliations",
"affiliates"
],
"label": "Network affiliation(s)",
"description": "List of network affiliate(s)."
},
"groups": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Group(s)"
},
"former_affiliations": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Former affiliation(s)",
"description": "List of former network affiliate(s)."
},
"webcast": {
"label": "Webcast",
"description": "Link to a webcast of the broadcast network.",
"type": "string"
},
"website": {
"type": "string",
"label": "Official website",
"description": "Use {{URL}}.",
"suggested": true
},
"language": {
"type": "content",
"label": "Language(s)",
"description": "Language(s) the network broadcasts in."
},
"replaced": {
"type": "content",
"label": "Replaced",
"description": "If this network replaced another network, list the replaced network here."
},
"replaced_by": {
"type": "content",
"label": "Replaced by",
"description": "If this network has been replaced, list here what networks it has been replaced by."
},
"subsidiary": {
"type": "content",
"label": "Subsidiary of?"
},
"footnotes": {
"type": "content",
"label": "Notes",
"description": "Footnotes which will be at the bottom of the infobox."
}
},
"description": "This infobox is for articles about broadcast networks. It should not be used for television stations or radio stations. Use {{Infobox television station}} or {{Infobox radio station}}, instead.",
"paramOrder": [
"name",
"logo",
"logo_caption",
"logo_size",
"logo_alt",
"collapsible",
"image",
"image_size",
"image_alt",
"caption",
"type",
"branding",
"country",
"airdate",
"available",
"founded",
"founder",
"motto",
"tvstations",
"tvtransmitters",
"radiostations",
"radiotransmitters",
"market_share",
"endowment",
"revenue",
"net_income",
"license_area",
"headquarters",
"broadcast_area",
"area",
"nation",
"regions",
"erp",
"owner",
"parent",
"key_people",
"established",
"test_card",
"test_of_transmission",
"launch_date",
"dissolved",
"former_names",
"digital",
"virtual channel",
"analog",
"Picture format",
"servicename1",
"service1",
"servicename2",
"service2",
"servicename3",
"service3",
"servicename4",
"service4",
"servicename5",
"service5",
"servicename6",
"service6",
"servicename7",
"service7",
"callsigns",
"callsign_meaning",
"former_callsigns",
"affiliation",
"groups",
"former_affiliations",
"webcast",
"website",
"language",
"replaced",
"replaced_by",
"subsidiary",
"footnotes"
],
"format": "block"
}
</templatedata>

== Tracking category ==
* {{clc|Pages using Infobox broadcasting network with unknown parameters}}

==See also==
{{Film- and television-related infobox templates}}

<includeonly>{{Sandbox other||

[[Category:Radio infobox templates|Network]]
[[Category:Television infobox templates|Broadcasting network]]
[[Category:Templates that add a tracking category]]
}}</includeonly>

Template:Infobox broadcasting network/doc - Revision history

>Ltbdl: made templatedata. was not helped by complete lack of documentation and ambiguous and overlapping parameters.