WKRP in Cincinnati was a hit sitcom about a radio station that ran from 1978 to 1982. It inspired me to seek a career in radio, which I kept up for 24 years. WKRP was a fictional station, with call letters designed to invoke the word "crap." But WKRP in Cincinnati is fictional no more.
The call letters WKRP were owned by a low power FM station in Raleigh, North Carolina, broadcasting since 2015. Earlier this year, they announced they were auctioning off the call letters as a fundraiser for the nonprofit that runs the station, and invited Cincinnati stations to make a bid. WOXY (the Oasis) in Mason, Ohio, serves the Cincinnati area, and won the bid. Beginning Monday morning at midnight, they played the WKRP TV theme until the morning show began. Now people in Ohio and Kentucky can listen to the real WKRP in Cincinnati on three FM frequencies. You can also listen online. -via Metafilter
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