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

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…

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