WKRP trivia

[Imlivinontheair]

I caught this episode of WKRP recently and heard all of the local call letters. They would not mean much to anyone outside the area.

Trivia: Can you pick out all of the stations? How about their corresponding frequencies?

Start listening at about 19:58

https://youtu.be/S4XDAYxFQKQ

 

[gr8oldies]

WCNW-1560 (possibly at the time 94.9). WLQA I think is the current Warm 98, 91.7 was and is WVXU, WCLU -1320, WKRC-550, Q102 was and is WKRQ, WSAI-FM during their mellow rock phase on 94.1, WSAI-1360. I'll let someone else pick up the rest

 

[RadioBill]

wzip - 1050 & 92.5,
wube - 1230 & 105.1
wguc - 90.7
webn - 102.7

 

[Imlivinontheair]

wzip - 1050 & 92.5,
wube - 1230 & 105.1
wguc - 90.7
webn - 102.7

They really did try to make the show authentic with local references like these.

There was a segment in one episode where there is a Blue Wisp Jazz Club poster clearly seen in the background (for all of you WNOP fans). Lots of Xavier and UC stuff are visible as well. A whole episode was dedicated to the Who tragedy. Actors Gordon Jump and Gary Sandy are both from Dayton (also referenced a ton in the show). Jump also had a degree in Journalism.

To this day when I am speaking to someone on the phone long distance and they hear that I am in Cincinnati they ask about WKRP. It never gets old.

I wonder how many people got into radio or journalism or TV because of the impact that a program like this can have?

 

[gr8oldies]

Watch out for the Dayton Poisoner!

 

[Cincinnati Kid]

Watch out for the Dayton Poisoner!

Is he/she any relation to the "Cincinnati Strangler"?

 

[Imlivinontheair]

wzip - 1050 & 92.5,
wube - 1230 & 105.1
wguc - 90.7
webn - 102.7

Were there any other episodes that made a local reference to another real station?

They would bring up WPIG periodically but this was not a real Cincinnati station.