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Nearly 50 Years Later, WKRP in Cincinnati Becomes a Real Radio Station

Nearly 50 Years Later, WKRP in Cincinnati Becomes a Real Radio Station

Published by José Betancourt

It took near­ly 50 years. WKRP in Cincin­nati is no longer just a TV sit­com. It’s now a real radio sta­tion in Cincin­nati. A Cin­cy-area FM sta­tion, known as “The Oasis,” has adopt­ed the WKRP call let­ters after acquir­ing them from a non­prof­it radio sta­tion in North Car­oli­na. The Raleigh-based sta­tion put the call let­ters up for auc­tion as part of a fundrais­ing effort. And then The Oasis snapped them up. To mark the offi­cial launch last week, the sta­tion played the TV show’s theme song for six straight hours. Mov­ing for­ward, the sta­tion will con­tin­ue play­ing clas­sic rock from the ’60s through the ’80s — much like the music fea­tured on the 1978–82 sit­com. As a bonus, Gary Sandy, who played pro­gram direc­tor Andy Travis, has record­ed pro­mos for the revived WKRP. If the orig­i­nal show was before your time, you can watch some episodes on YouTube. Enjoy… If you would like to sup­port the mis­sion of Open Cul­ture, con­sid­er mak­ing a dona­tion to our site. It’s hard to rely 100% on ads, and your …

WKRP in Cincinnati Now Exists in Real Life

WKRP in Cincinnati Now Exists in Real Life

Published by Daniella Wilson

Baby, if you’ve ever wondered … whether there’s a real radio station called WKRP in Cincinnati, there is now. A station formerly known as “The Oasis” bears the call letters made famous by the 1978-82 sitcom as of Monday. The station, 97.7 FM in the Cincinnati area, aired the WKRP theme song for six hours straight early Monday morning before the changeover became official. The station will play classic rock and pop — music that viewers might have heard snippets of in episodes of WKRP in Cincinnati. Gary Sandy, who played program director Andy Travis on the series, recorded a series of promos for the station. “We play essentially the same music that they played on WKRP,” station owner Jeff Ziesmann told public radio station WVXU. “It made more sense for us to do this than any other station in town.” WKRP in Cincinnati also starred Howard Hesseman, Tim Reid, Loni Anderson, Gordon Jump, Jan Smithers, Frank Bonner and Richard Sanders. It ran for four seasons on CBS; a spinoff/sequel, The New WKRP in Cincinnati, ran in syndication in …