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The WKRP call letters are for sale. Will they live on the air in Cincinnati?

Update.
The iconic WKRP call letters are going to WOXY Mason/Cincinnati.
WOXY call letters going to WYDB Englewood/Dayton.
Both effective Friday, May 8th.
Randy Michael's filed for them today, according to Radioinsight.
Mystery solved!
radioinsight.com

Cincinnati’s Oasis Takes On WKRP Branding

After Oak City Media, which has operated 101.9 WKRP-LP Raleigh NC since 2015, put the rights to the call letters up for sale in February, it has apparently found a buyer in Cincinnati.
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Now we'll find out if being WKRP will be a boost for them in attracting listeners. I'm also wondering if there will be any changes with the music played.
 
Earlier today, I came across the online livestream of WNKR,WOXY & WYDB & heard them stunting by repeatedly playing the extended version of the "WKRP in Cincinnati" theme song by Steve Carlisle.
 
Route66Fan said:
Earlier today, I came across the online livestream of WNKR,WOXY & WYDB & heard them stunting by repeatedly playing the extended version of the "WKRP in Cincinnati" theme song by Steve Carlisle.
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Interesting. But I wonder how “WKRP in Cincinnati” will play out for Dayton listeners on 94.5?
 
My prediction was right! WKRP belongs in Cincinnati. I hope we can get the surviving cast to fly out to Cincinnati for special guest shifts. Bring reporters and camera crews to film for local Cincinnati news AND for ABC News/CNN/CBS etc. Get WKRP the national attention it deserves.

Here's wishing for many years of WKRP Radio...in Cincinnati.
 
redsfan1966 said:
Do the WKRP radio call letters really mean anything anymore?
Even in Cincinnati?
The TV show was on nearly 50 years ago. Seems a little late to capitalize on it.
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Other than fans of the show that remain, probably most people see the clip from the Turkey drop episode on Facebook every November.
Facebook radio friends are saying it's on the air with programming (same as Oasis format) with Gary Sandy introing the format.
 
i'm surprised they didn't use the same font as the original tv series
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considering that TV is a visual medium. Certainly that font isn't off limits.
 
I've seen tons of print, social media and television stations in Cincinnati and Dayton covering this story today. Jusy do a simple Google search. So, explain to me how this is nothing short of all positive exposure for the stations? You could not pay for the free exposure alone they are receiving. Regardless of what any of us think it's still a "net-net" for Randy and team.
 

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My prediction was right! WKRP belongs in Cincinnati. I hope we can get the surviving cast to fly out to Cincinnati for special guest shifts.
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Not too many are still with us. Of the eight billboarded actors on the original series, four are deceased (Gordon Jump in 2003, Frank Bonner in '21, Howard Hesseman in '22 and Loni Anderson last year).

Of the others, Gary Sandy is 80, Tim Reid is 81, Richard Sanders is 85, and the only one still in her 70s is Jan Smithers, who's 76. Yes, I guess they could do interviews or promos for the station, but how likely is it that any of them would hop a plane to do publicity for a little group of Ohio stations, even if Randy treated them like royalty for the week? Also, would they be themselves, or in character? Time has a nasty effect on people's vocal range and quality. Keeping in mind that this is radio and that's all a listener is going to hear, how many of them still sound like the characters they portrayed half a century ago?

It's better to use clips from the original show, when these folks were (a) alive and (b) still sounded like the people they were back then. Leave the rest to the memories of viewers listeners.

(Edit: fixed my typo)
 
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I wonder whose actual tower that is in the pic?
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It's the old Channel 5 tower on Chickasaw Street. It no longer exists. And I agree with the poster asking about the logo. Why wouldn't they have used the old logo or at least the same font style? This new logo looks amateurish and way too busy. And why does it still say The Oasis?
 
Directional Ray said:
It's the old Channel 5 tower on Chickasaw Street. It no longer exists. And I agree with the poster asking about the logo. Why wouldn't they have used the old logo or at least the same font style? This new logo looks amateurish and way too busy. And why does it still say The Oasis?
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They could use that same font for something else and the worst that would happen is they might need to license the font itself from the font publisher. But if they were to take the actual logo -- font, letters, layout -- they'd have to get permission and licensing from whoever now owns the original show's intellectual property. That could be as sticky a wicket as it has become to license songs. They may have already tried and gotten the idea shot down, or they may have decided it wasn't worth the headache.
 


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