I don't remember if they ever said what Frequency there on
It been a long time
It been a long time
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WKRP in Cincinnati
- Thread starter MarioMania
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True story...
Awhile back I was trying to learn some new songs on guitar, and found a simple version of the theme song. As with any effort to learn a new song, I started playing it slowly. Then a funny thing happened. I realized that the WKRP theme worked as a ballad. Slow it down and play it with feeling, and it's a sad song about longing and loss. I don't know about you, but I've thought about what my life would have been like if I'd stayed in that town and settled down with that one person rather than moving "town to town, up and down the dial."
Awhile back I was trying to learn some new songs on guitar, and found a simple version of the theme song. As with any effort to learn a new song, I started playing it slowly. Then a funny thing happened. I realized that the WKRP theme worked as a ballad. Slow it down and play it with feeling, and it's a sad song about longing and loss. I don't know about you, but I've thought about what my life would have been like if I'd stayed in that town and settled down with that one person rather than moving "town to town, up and down the dial."
In the "New WKRP" series, a sweeper referred to it as "1530" AM which IRL was WCKY (later WSAI and then WCKY again.)
I see there's a WKRP LPFM, but did any higher power stations actually use those calls back in the day? I was aware of a WRKP in WV, which I'd always assumed was a play on the WKRP call letters.
As God as my witness, I thought Turkeys could fly
As I recall, it's 1350AM.
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There was a short-lived station in Salt Lake City that called itself "WKRP", actual call was KRPN.
The sweeper in the fictional WKRP (2nd season) was 1530. WCKY - WSAI was also at 1530 AM.
Oddly enough, when the original series was running on CBS, WCPO was the Eye's affiliate in Cincy at the time. Today, there's a low-power station there that brands as "WKRP-TV", but the legal calls are WBQC-LD, however.
AM. In the final episode of the original series, there was a consultant's report referenced by Mama Carlson that claimed the AM couldn't remain competitive in a music format vs FM stations and that KRP should switch to all news.
No, even in the "New WKRP In Cincinnati" it was an AM station
I wonder why they choes 1530
Not a clue. There was no frequency mentioned in the original series, just "50000 watts" and "5000 watts" on a faux coverage map.
I found this on Amazon if it counts for anything: WKRP 1530 Am Shirt Fashion Men's Short Sleeve T-Shirt Black | Amazon.com
Thanks for posting. I just bought one!
Even though as the show went on their ratings got better, I think the line "Cincinnati's number one rock station" is probably going a little too far, especially on AM in the 80's or 90's, unless they've managed to get an FM translator or two since then.Thanks for posting. I just bought one!
The New WKRP came on in the 90s, and it was definitely asked why a rock station was still portrayed to be on AM in 1993.Even though as the show went on their ratings got better, I think the line "Cincinnati's number one rock station" is probably going a little too far, especially on AM in the 80's or 90's, unless they've managed to get an FM translator or two since then.
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