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Who wants to be WKRP?

If this was 20 or 30 years ago, I would think there there would have been lots of interest. But even today, it's still worth something. If I owned a station in Cincinnati, I would definitely be making an offer, unless the money they are looking for is just crazy.
 
If you had a station with COL Cincinnati and played Classic Hits, I bet you could edit the ending of the theme song and use it as the legal ID, since that would be covered under the regular licensing as something released as a record originally:
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"'CAUSE I...WANNA BE...W-K-R-P...."

Sorry, I saw that headline and instantly, "Anarchy In The UK" came to mind.

WKRP would be the perfect calls for a Classic Hits or Yacht Rock type station east of the Mississippi.
 
I remembered what I was going to post...

From 1986-1992, there was an Oldies station In Salt Lake City. KRPN. The legal ID was...W-KRPN Randolph-Salt Lake City. Clever
 
There’s already iHeart’s WKRC-AM, Hubbard’s WKRQ-FM and Sinclair’s WKRC-TV in Cincinnati. Not sure if using WKRP would cause any conflict or confusion with these stations, but I thought it was worth bringing up. There was a LPTV station, WBQC-LD, that used WKRP-TV for its branding for several years until its sale to Gray.

Interestingly, WKRP was created to stand for “crap,” but CBS almost didn’t use it due to the presence of the real WKRC in Cincinnati. WKRC, however, loved it and thought it was great publicity.

www.tvinsider.com

10 Fun Facts About ‘WKRP in Cincinnati,’ Which Ended 40 Years Ago

For example, see what the real-life WKRC in Cincinnati thought about the similarly-named CBS sitcom.
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What about The Oasis in Cincinnati (WNKR-106.7, WOXY-97.7)? They are oldies and would be perfect for a relaunch as "WKRP in Cincinnati". There should be a few "WKR-" calls also available for the other FM.
They would get plenty of media attention. Possible even national attention, with the right DJs and personalities.
 
I imagine the price tag to licence is in the five figures at least. You won't see any small operators applying for it The big corporate operators are too much in debt to justify such an expenditure.

And why would a TV station have any interest?
 
crainbebo said:
What about The Oasis in Cincinnati (WNKR-106.7, WOXY-97.7)? They are oldies and would be perfect for a relaunch as "WKRP in Cincinnati". There should be a few "WKR-" calls also available for the other FM.
They would get plenty of media attention. Possible even national attention, with the right DJs and personalities.
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If they do become "WKRP in Cincinnati", I half expect a slight shift towards classic rock (maybe leaning towards stuff like Lynyrd Skynyrd and Led Zeppelin, with a sprinkling of yacht rock for good measure), and Tim Reid voice-tracking evenings in-character as Venus Flytrap (since the death of Howard Hesseman means we can't have Dr. Johnny Fever introducing tracks)

Oh, and if they wanna go all the way and change the call letters of the other FM to "WKRP", somebody's gonna have to pay the LPFM in North Carolina for the call sign.
 


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