WKRP in Cincinnati
Title Card
Format	Sitcom
Created by	Hugh Wilson
Starring	Gary Sandy Howard Hesseman Gordon Jump Loni Anderson Tim Reid Jan Smithers Richard Sanders Frank Bonner
Country of origin	United States
No. Hugh Wilson (b August 21, 1943) is a director writer and actor Gary Sandy (born December 25, 1945) is an American actor best known for his starring role as program director Andy Travis on the classic TV Sitcom Howard Hesseman (born February 27, 1940) is an American actor Arthur Gordon Jump ( April 1, 1932 &ndash September 22 2003) was an American Actor best known as the clueless Radio station Loni Kaye Anderson (born August 5, 1946) is an American Actress, best known for her role as Jennifer Marlowe on the television Tim Reid (born December 19 1944 is an African American Actor, Comedian and Film director best known for his roles in Prime time Karin Jan Smithers (born July 3, 1949) is an American Television and Film actress. Richard Sanders (born August 23, 1940 in Harrisburg Pennsylvania) is an American Actor. Frank Bonner (born Frank Woodrow Boers Jr on February 28, 1942 in Little Rock Arkansas) is an American actor and television director The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of seasons	4
No.  of episodes	90
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	September 18, 1978 – September 20, 1982
External links
IMDb profile

WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982) is an American situation comedy that featured the misadventures of the staff of a struggling radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The year 1978 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1978. The year 1982 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1982. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The show was created by Hugh Wilson and was based upon his experiences working in advertising as a client of a classic album-oriented rock radio station. Hugh Wilson (b August 21, 1943) is a director writer and actor Album-oriented rock (sometimes referred to as Adult-oriented rock or as West Coast Rock) abbreviated AOR and originally called album-oriented radio The ensemble cast consisted of Gary Sandy, Howard Hesseman, Gordon Jump, Loni Anderson, Tim Reid, Jan Smithers, Richard Sanders and Frank Bonner. An ensemble cast is a cast in which the principal performers are assigned roughly equal amounts of importance in a dramatic production Gary Sandy (born December 25, 1945) is an American actor best known for his starring role as program director Andy Travis on the classic TV Sitcom Howard Hesseman (born February 27, 1940) is an American actor Arthur Gordon Jump ( April 1, 1932 &ndash September 22 2003) was an American Actor best known as the clueless Radio station Loni Kaye Anderson (born August 5, 1946) is an American Actress, best known for her role as Jennifer Marlowe on the television Tim Reid (born December 19 1944 is an African American Actor, Comedian and Film director best known for his roles in Prime time Karin Jan Smithers (born July 3, 1949) is an American Television and Film actress. Richard Sanders (born August 23, 1940 in Harrisburg Pennsylvania) is an American Actor. Frank Bonner (born Frank Woodrow Boers Jr on February 28, 1942 in Little Rock Arkansas) is an American actor and television director

As was typical of most MTM productions, the humor came more from running gags based on the known predilections and quirks of each character, rather than from outlandish plots or racy situations. MTM Enterprises was an independent production company established in 1969 by Mary Tyler Moore and her then-husband Grant Tinker to produce The The running gag is an often amusing Joke or reference that appears repeatedly throughout a work or series of works The characters also developed somewhat over the course of the series.

The series won a Humanitas Prize and received 10 Emmy Award nominations, including three for Outstanding Comedy Series. The Humanitas Prize is an award for film and television writing intended to promote human dignity meaning and freedom Andy Ackerman (who would go on to direct Seinfeld) won an Emmy Award for Videotape Editing in season 3. Robert Andrew “Andy” Ackerman is a director and producer who is best known for his work on Seinfeld, The New Adventures of Old Seinfeld is an American Situation comedy, or sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5 1989 to May 14 1998 lasting nine seasons

WKRP premiered September 18, 1978 on the CBS television network and aired for four seasons and 90 episodes through September 20, 1982. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) During the third and fourth seasons, CBS repeatedly moved the show around its schedule, contributing to its eventual cancellation.

When WKRP went into syndication, it became an unexpected blockbuster. For the next decade, it was one of the most popular sitcoms in syndication, outperforming many much bigger prime time hits, including all the other MTM sitcoms.

Jump, Sanders, and Bonner reprised their supporting roles in a spinoff/sequel series, The New WKRP in Cincinnati, which ran from 1991 to 1993 in syndication. Media spin-off is the process of deriving new Radio programs Television programs or Video games or even Novels from already existing ones A sequel is a work in Literature, Film, or other media that portrays events following those of a previous work The New WKRP in Cincinnati was a sequel/spin-off of the original CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati. The year 1991 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1991. The year 1993 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1993.

Contents 1 Premise 2 Characters 3 Episodes 4 Time slots 5 Production 6 The "real" WKRP 7 Musical themes 8 Music licensing 9 DVD releases 10 Notes 11 External links

Premise

New programming director Andy Travis tries to turn around struggling radio station WKRP, despite the well-meaning efforts of the mostly-incompetent staff: bumbling station manager Arthur Carlson, oily sales manager Herb Tarlek, and clueless news director Les Nessman. Andy Travis is a fictional character on the television Situation comedy WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-82 Arthur Carlson, aka " The Big Guy " (born 1931 is a Fictional character on the television Situation comedy WKRP in Cincinnati Herb Tarlek (Herbert Ruggles Tarlek Jr born 1946) is a character on the television situation comedy WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-1982 Les Nessman is a fictional character on the television Situation comedy WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-82 played by Richard Sanders. Rounding out the cast are super receptionist Jennifer Marlowe, enthusiastic junior employee Bailey Quarters, and spaced-out veteran disc jockey Johnny Caravella ("Dr. Johnny Fever"). Jennifer Elizabeth Marlowe is a character on the television situation comedy WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-82 Bailey Quarters is a character on the television sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati. Dr Johnny Fever (born 1940) is an off-the-wall character and Disc jockey (DJ on the Sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati. To help bolster ratings, Travis hires a new disc jockey, Gordon Sims ("Venus Flytrap"). Venus Flytrap (born 1950) is a character on the television situation comedy WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-82 played by Tim Reid. Lurking in the background and making an occasional appearance is the station's owner (and Carlson's mother), ruthless business tycoon Mrs. Carlson.

Characters

• Andy Travis (Gary Sandy). Andy Travis is a fictional character on the television Situation comedy WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-82 Gary Sandy (born December 25, 1945) is an American actor best known for his starring role as program director Andy Travis on the classic TV Sitcom For the most part, program director Andy Travis serves as the straight man for the eccentric staff of the station he has been hired to run. In service industries such as Education, a program director researches plans develops and implements one or more of the firm's professional services Straight Man (New York Random House, 1997 is a Novel by Richard Russo set at the fictional West Central Pennsylvania State University in Railton Before coming to WKRP, he had an unblemished record of turning around failing radio stations, but meets his match in his wacky staff members, of whom he becomes distressingly fond. The show's opening theme song is about Andy and his decision to settle down in Cincinnati; in the episode "The Creation of Venus", Andy echoes the opening theme lyrics in talking about his past ("Got kinda tired of packing and unpacking, town to town, up and down the dial").

• Arthur Carlson (Gordon Jump), occasionally called the "Big Guy", is the middle-aged general manager, whose main qualification for the job is that his business tycoon mother is the owner. Arthur Carlson, aka " The Big Guy " (born 1931 is a Fictional character on the television Situation comedy WKRP in Cincinnati Arthur Gordon Jump ( April 1, 1932 &ndash September 22 2003) was an American Actor best known as the clueless Radio station His bumbling, indecisive management is one of the main reasons the station is unprofitable, although he is a decent man and something of a father-figure to his employees.

• Dr. Johnny Fever (Howard Hesseman) is a burnt-out veteran disc jockey who came to WKRP after being fired from a major station in Los Angeles when he said "booger" on the air. Dr Johnny Fever (born 1940) is an off-the-wall character and Disc jockey (DJ on the Sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati. Howard Hesseman (born February 27, 1940) is an American actor A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience After the station changes format, one of his first on-air words (after being told he would not be fired for saying it) is "booger. " Cynical and neurotic, he is usually in one sort of trouble or another. Though the character's real name is John Caravella, he often uses a stage name, notably including Johnny Sunshine, Rip Tide and Heavy Early.

• Les Nessman (Richard Sanders), the fastidious, bow-tied news reporter, approaches his job with absurd seriousness, despite being almost totally incompetent. Les Nessman is a fictional character on the television Situation comedy WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-82 played by Richard Sanders. Richard Sanders (born August 23, 1940 in Harrisburg Pennsylvania) is an American Actor. For instance, he mispronounces golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez's name as "Ki Ki Rod-ri-gweeze". Early years Rodríguez was born into a poor family in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. Les is forever trying to win the fictitious Ohio radio news trophy, the "Buckeye Newshawk Award" (though he has already won five times), as well as the "coveted Silver Sow Award" for excellence in farm news, particularly hog reports. He is best friends with fellow employee Herb Tarlek. To protest not having an office of his own, he has marked where walls would be with tape on the floor around his desk, and mimics opening a door whenever he enters or leaves. Mr. Carlson humors him by "knocking" (clicking his heels together) before entering.

  Les has an anti-Communist obsession, and regularly makes dire warnings in his radio broadcasts against the "Communist threat" which he believes is infiltrating America. His anti-Communist broadcasts are reminiscent of a 1950's "Red Scare" fearmonger. The source of this obsession is revealed in one episode, when Les learns that his real father was a Communist who deserted his mother before Les was born. His mother grew to hate all Communists, and passed this obsession to her son.

  As a running gag, Nessman wears a band-aid in a different spot each episode. History The Band-Aid was invented in 1920 by Earle Dickson, an employee of Johnson & Johnson for his wife Josephine who frequently cut and burned herself while cooking It is suggested that these band-aids are due to repeated attacks by Fang, Nessman's monstrous dog (who is never seen but is heard growling offstage in another room in Nessman's apartment). In fact, the band-aids are a running in-joke. During the filming of the pilot episode, Richard Sanders bumped his head on a studio light and had to wear a bandage to cover the cut. From then on, Sanders decided, Les Nessman would always wear a bandage on his head.

• Jennifer Marlowe (Loni Anderson) is the station's gorgeous blonde receptionist, and the station's highest-paid employee. Jennifer Elizabeth Marlowe is a character on the television situation comedy WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-82 Loni Kaye Anderson (born August 5, 1946) is an American Actress, best known for her role as Jennifer Marlowe on the television Despite her image, she is informed, wise, and able to handle practically any situation with aplomb, no matter how absurd. Although very aware of her sex appeal, with various wealthy, powerful men at her beck and call, she is friendly and good-hearted with the station staff.

• Herb Tarlek (Frank Bonner), the boorish, tasteless advertising account executive, wears loud plaid suits, with his belt matching his white shoes. Herb Tarlek (Herbert Ruggles Tarlek Jr born 1946) is a character on the television situation comedy WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-1982 Frank Bonner (born Frank Woodrow Boers Jr on February 28, 1942 in Little Rock Arkansas) is an American actor and television director He can't land the big accounts, usually succeeding only in selling air time for trivial products such as "Red Wigglers — the Cadillac of worms!" Although married to Lucille (Edie McClurg), he persistently pursues Jennifer, who has absolutely no interest in him. Cadillac is a Brand of Luxury vehicles owned by General Motors. Edie McClurg (born July 23, 1951) is an American actress She is known for her perky Upper Midwestern accent. In a futile attempt to discourage him, Johnny Fever once tells him she is the result of the most "cunningly successful sex change operation in history. " While Herb is portrayed as buffoonish most of the time, he does occasionally show a sympathetic side. Tarlek was based on radio executive Clark Brown. ^[1]

• Venus Flytrap (Tim Reid), the soulful, funky evening DJ, runs his show with a smooth-talking persona and mood lighting in the studio. Venus Flytrap (born 1950) is a character on the television situation comedy WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-82 played by Tim Reid. Tim Reid (born December 19 1944 is an African American Actor, Comedian and Film director best known for his roles in Prime time His real name, Gordon Sims, is almost never used and he maintains an aura of mystery. In an early episode, it is revealed that Gordon Sims is a Vietnam veteran who is wanted for desertion from the US Army. In Military terminology desertion is the Abandonment of a " Duty " or post without permission from one's Government or superior After Sims agrees to turn himself in, the Army dismisses all charges against him, since Sims deserted after his service in Vietnam. In later episodes, Venus's backstory is changed, and it is revealed that he spent several years as a high-school teacher before becoming a radio deejay.

• Bailey Quarters (Jan Smithers), the young ingénue of the radio station, is originally in charge of billing and station traffic, but is later given additional duties as an on-air news reporter, in which capacity she proves much more capable than Les. Bailey Quarters is a character on the television sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati. Karin Jan Smithers (born July 3, 1949) is an American Television and Film actress. As the series progresses, she overcomes her shyness and develops self-confidence. Beginning with the second season, she becomes linked romantically with Johnny Fever. The dynamic between Jennifer and Bailey has been likened to that between Ginger and Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island. Ginger Grant was a character in the 1960s Television Sitcom Gilligan's Island. Mary Ann Summers is a fictional Winfield Kansas farm girl who is a character in the Television Sitcom Gilligan's Gilligan's Island is an American TV sitcom originally produced by United Artists Television.

• Mrs. Carlson (Sylvia Sidney in the series pilot, Carol Bruce afterward) is Arthur Carlson's ruthless, domineering mother and the owner of WKRP. Sylvia Sidney ( August 8, 1910 - July 1, 1999) was an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe Award -winning American Carol Bruce ( November 15, 1919 &ndash October 9, 2007) was an American band singer Broadway star and film and television actress An extremely successful and rich businesswoman, her only regret is that her approach to parenting (the "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger" school of child-rearing) backfired; her son ended up indecisive, weak-willed and afraid of her. In the final episode of the series, it is revealed that she had always intended WKRP to lose money (for the tax writeoff), which explains why she allows the incompetent employees to continue working at the station. The only one who is able to get the better of her on a regular basis is her sarcastic butler, Hirsch (Ian Wolfe). Ian Wolfe ( November 4, 1896 &ndash January 23, 1992) was an American actor whose films date from 1934 to 1990 She and Hirsch are not regular characters, only appearing in three or four episodes each season.

• Three other DJs at the station are mentioned, but (with one exception) never seen: Moss Steiger has the graveyard shift after Venus and is mentioned as having attempted suicide at least twice; Rex Erhardt (who was finally seen in the fourth season episode "Rumours") hosts a program after Dr. Johnny Fever's morning show; and "Dean the Dream" has the afternoon drive slot. Drive time is Prime time for Radio Broadcasting. It consists of the morning hours when listeners wake up get ready and/or head to work or school and Another DJ, Doug Winter, is hired and fired in the same episode.

• Series writer Bill Dial occasionally shows up as engineer Bucky Dornster.

Episodes

Main article: List of WKRP in Cincinnati episodes

In the pilot episode, Andy Travis comes to the station as the new programming director, hired to improve the dismal ratings of the beautiful music station, run by weak-willed Arthur Carlson. See also WKRP in Cincinnati The following is a complete listing of episodes of the TV series WKRP in Cincinnati. Beautiful music (sometimes abbreviated as BM, or BM / EZ for beautiful music / easy listening) is a mostly-instrumental music format that Travis abruptly changes the programming format to rock music, but WKRP's ratings fail to improve significantly in the Cincinnati market (although even the mild rise that does occur is considered wonderful by the other employees), mostly because of his unwillingness to fire the existing personnel when he takes over; their idiosyncrasies are more to blame for the station's fortunes than its format. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums.

One of WKRP in Cincinnati's best-known and most-loved episodes ("Turkeys Away") is a comic account of a disastrous promotion. See also WKRP in Cincinnati The following is a complete listing of episodes of the TV series WKRP in Cincinnati. As a publicity stunt, the station drops live turkeys out of a helicopter over a shopping center as a Thanksgiving's Day giveaway. The turkeys plunge to their deaths as shoppers run for their lives, all while Les Nessman describes the scene in words reminiscent of Herbert Morrison's reporting of the Hindenburg disaster. Herbert Stanley Morrison Baron Morrison of Lambeth, CH PC ( 3 January 1888 &ndash 6 March 1965) was a British WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A shaken Arthur Carlson later remarks, "As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly. " It was named by TV Guide as one of the greatest episodes in television history. TV Guide is the name of a North American weekly magazine about television programming This episode along with the "dancing ducks" episode is based on real events occurring at WQXI in Atlanta, a station that series creator Hugh Wilson worked while in the advertising business. Hugh Wilson (b August 21, 1943) is a director writer and actor ^[2]

The episode "In Concert" was inspired by a real event: the tragic concert by The Who in Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum on December 3, 1979. See also WKRP in Cincinnati The following is a complete listing of episodes of the TV series WKRP in Cincinnati. US Bank Arena (known originally as the Riverfront Coliseum, and known later as The Crown and the Firstar Center) is an indoor arena located The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend US Bank Arena (known originally as the Riverfront Coliseum, and known later as The Crown and the Firstar Center) is an indoor arena located Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)

Time slots

The show started out performing badly; placed in a tough time slot, it got poor ratings and was put on hiatus after only eight episodes, even though they included some of the most famous ones of the series, including "Turkeys Away". But due to good reviews and positive fan reaction, especially from disc jockeys, who immediately hailed it as the first show that really understood the radio business, CBS decided to bring WKRP back without any cast changes.

WKRP was given a new time slot, one of the best on the network, following M*A*S*H. M*A*S*H was a Medical drama / Black comedy produced by 20th Television Fox for CBS. This allowed creator Hugh Wilson to move away from farcical radio-based stories, which is what CBS mostly wanted at the beginning, and start telling stories that, while not necessarily serious, were more low-key and character-based. Hugh Wilson (b August 21, 1943) is a director writer and actor To allow the ensemble to mingle more, the set was expanded. An ensemble cast is a cast in which the principal performers are assigned roughly equal amounts of importance in a dramatic production A previously unseen communal office area ("the bullpen") was added to accommodate scenes with the entire cast.

Partway through the second season, the show was moved back to its original earlier time. CBS executives wanted to free up the prized post-M*A*S*H slot for House Calls (with former M*A*S*H star Wayne Rogers). House Calls was a Sitcom that lasted three seasons and 57 episodes from December 17, 1979 to May 27, 1982, on CBS Wayne M Rogers (born April 7 1933, Birmingham Alabama) is an American Film and Television Actor, best They also felt that the rock n' roll music and the sex appeal of Loni Anderson were better-suited to the earlier slot, which at that time was thought of as mostly aimed at young people. For the next two seasons, the writers and producers often had to fight CBS over what kind of content was appropriate for a show in the so-called "family hour".

During the third and fourth seasons, CBS moved WKRP around repeatedly, so much so that cast and crew members claimed that even they didn't know when the show aired. After the fourth season, the network decided not to renew the show. The final first-run episode of WKRP to air was seventh in the weekly Nielsen ratings for all series, specials and sports events. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television Prior to the broadcast, the series had already been cancelled.

Production

WKRP was videotaped before a live studio audience at Goldenwest Videotape Division, later moving to the CBS Studio Center. KTLA, channel 5 is a television station in Los Angeles California. CBS Studio Center is a television and film studio located in the Studio City district of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley. ^[3]

In the opening credits for the episode titled "Fish Story", Hugh Wilson went under the name of Raoul Plager. He was under pressure by CBS to write a more broad comedy, but since he didn't want to be credited for work that he believed that was beneath him, he used the alias. The episode turned out to be the highest rated in the show's run.

Los Angeles disc jockey Steve Marshall of KNX-FM submitted a spec script for WKRP (back when they were actually accepted by studios) which was bought by the producers. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience KCBS-FM is a Radio station in Los Angeles California broadcasting to the Greater Los Angeles area on 93 A spec script is a "speculative" Screenplay, one that the Variety Slanguage Dictionary defines as being "shopped or He later joined the writing staff of the show (briefly holding down both jobs simultaneously).

Producers Dan Guntzelman and Steve Marshall also created and produced Just the Ten of Us, which featured Frank Bonner in a supporting role as a Catholic priest. Steve Marshall (born July 19 1943 is a writer and producer for film and television Just the Ten of Us is a Situation comedy starring Stand-up comedian Bill Kirchenbauer as Coach Graham Lubbock a teacher and the head of Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities Blake Hunter co-created Who's the Boss?. Who's the Boss? is an American Television sitcom starring Tony Danza, Judith Light, Alyssa Milano,

George Gaynes directed the finale episode ("Up and Down the Dial"). George Gaynes (born as George Jongejans on May 16, 1917) is a Finnish -born American Actor. Gaynes is best known for playing Henry Warnimont on Punky Brewster and Eric Lassard in the Police Academy movies. Punky Brewster was an American Sitcom about a girl named Punky Brewster ( Soleil Moon Frye) being raised by her Foster parent Commandant Eric Lassard is a fictional character in the 1984 film Police Academy, as well as its six sequels. Police Academy is a long-running series of Comedy films the first six of which were made in the 1980s

The "real" WKRP

The first assignment of the callsign was in 1978, to a new, daytime only, AM station in Dallas, GA. At first, the FCC denied the call letters to the new station, stating that MTM (Mary Tyler Moore Productions) had a 'hold' on the callsign. When the station's lawyer pointed out to the FCC, "MTM is neither a licensee, nor a permittee. Therefore, MTM has no legal basis to reserve the WKRP callsign", they allowed the assignment.

The call letters WKRP (supposedly a pun on the word "crap") are currently assigned to a low-power TV station in Carthage, Tennessee. Carthage is a town in Smith County, Tennessee, United States. ^[4] The call letters are not currently assigned to any AM or FM radio station, and any potential user would have to obtain permission from the TV station owners and the FCC. These call letters were most recently assigned to an AM station in North Vernon, Indiana, about 60 miles from Cincinnati, but the call sign was changed to WNVI in 1997. North Vernon is a city in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar

Though WKRP was never identified by frequency in the original series (although it was on the AM dial), it was identified as being at AM 1530 in the 1991 series remake (which, in reality, was the frequency for WCKY). WCKY is an AM radio station in Cincinnati Ohio, USA, broadcasting at 1530 kHz with 50000 watts and its transmitter is located in nearby Coincidentally, Cincinnati boasts the similarly-named WKRC in Cincinnati. WKRC (AM is a Radio station based in Cincinnati Ohio that is owned by Clear Channel Communications and broadcasts at 550 kHz Except for almost identical call letters and currently being CBS affiliates, there is no known connection between the two entities. At the time of series' airing, the CBS affiliate in Cincinnati was WCPO.

WEBN, a Cincinnati radio station, originally had a classical and jazz format but eventually changed format to album-oriented rock, a format which continues to this day. WEBN (1027 FM) is an American Radio station in Cincinnati Ohio. In real life, the transition to rock-and-roll was gradual, unlike the fictional WKRP where the rapid change was played up for comedic effect in the opening two episodes. ^[5]

Cincinnati also has a very popular rock/pop station called WKRQ (aka Q102) which was on the air during the show. WKRQ, known on-air as Q102, is a radio station located in the Cincinnati Ohio area and broadcasts at 101 As it is one letter away from WKRP in the alphabet, there has been speculation that it was the source of the name.

WKRP's signal power was seen on a poster in one of the offices. The poster on the pilot episodes stated that WKRP had a 50,000 watt signal, but later episodes downgraded the station's power to 5,000 watts. The watt (symbol W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one Joule of energy per Second.

In the 1980s, a radio station in Salt Lake City (KRPN) identified itself on-air as "WKRP in Salt Lake City, The Oldies Network". Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U

The character of Arthur Carlson was based on an actual person, as was Dr. Johnny Fever. The real Arthur Carlson owned a group of radio stations in Central Pennsylvania under the name Susquehanna Radio. The Susquehanna Radio Corporation was a Media corporation which operated from 1941 to 2006 that was headquartered in York Pennsylvania. Based in York, Pennsylvania, it was one of the first radio "chains" to emerge in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Carlson also was a past president of the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB). Fever was based on an afternoon drive DJ at one of Carlson's stations, working under the name "Kevin McKeever".

The transmission tower seen at the beginning of WKRP in Cincinnati actually belonged to Cincinnati's NBC affiliate, WLWT. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's WLWT, also known as News 5, is a Television station in Cincinnati Ohio, broadcasting locally on VHF channel 5 as an NBC affiliate ^[6]

Musical themes

WKRP had two musical themes, one opening and the other closing the show. The opening theme, called "WKRP In Cincinnati Main Theme", was composed by Tom Wells, with lyrics by series creator Hugh Wilson, and performed by Steve Carlisle. Hugh Wilson (b August 21, 1943) is a director writer and actor It peaked at 65 on the Pop Singles chart in 1981 and at 29 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1982. The lyrics refer to the life of character Andy Travis.

The closing theme, "WKRP In Cincinnati End Credits", was a hard rock number composed and performed by Jim Ellis, an Atlanta musician who recorded some of the incidental music for the show. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock According to people who attended the recording sessions, Ellis didn't yet have lyrics for the closing theme, so he sang nonsense words to give an idea of how it would sound. Wilson decided it would be funny to use lyrics that were deliberately gibberish, as a satire on the incomprehensibility of many rock songs. ^[7] Also, since CBS always had an announcer talking over the closing credits, Wilson knew that no one would actually hear the closing theme lyrics anyway. In one pop-cultural nod to the closing theme, a character performs the song in the film Ready to Rumble. Ready to Rumble is a 2000 comedy film directed by Brian Robbins and written by Steven Brill, which is based on the now defunct The closing theme is also played at the end of the syndicated morning radio show The Big Show with John Boy and Billy. John Isley and Billy James, known as John Boy & Billy, are American radio hosts based in Charlotte North Carolina.

The first song played on WKRP after the switch to a Rock format was "Queen Of The Forest" by Ted Nugent.

Music licensing

The show was one of the earliest to extensively use contemporary music by big groups and artists of the time such as Foreigner, Pink Floyd, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Queen, The Eagles, Styx, Supertramp, Elvis Presley, The Kinks, Jerry Lee Lewis, Deep Purple, The Knack, Blondie, KISS, Joe Walsh, Earth, Wind & Fire, The Doors, Donna Summer, ELO, and Talking Heads to name a few . Foreigner is a rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran musicians Mick Jones and ex- King Crimson member Ian McDonald, Pink Floyd are The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Styx ( pronounced: /stɪks/ is an American Rock band. Their hit songs have included " Come Sail Away " " Babe " " See also Supertramp (ecology and Alexander Supertramp Supertramp were a British Progressive rock band The Kinks were an English pop and rock group formed in 1963 and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band Jerry Lee Lewis (born September 29, 1935) is an American Rock and roll and Country music Singer, Songwriter Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968 The Knack are a Los Angeles -based rock band that rose to fame with their first single " My Sharona " an international hit in 1979 (see Blondie is an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and has so far sold over 60 million records Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Joseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh (born November 20, 1947) is an American Guitarist, songwriter and Rock musician He has been a Earth Wind & Fire is an African - American Funk band led by Maurice White that achieved worldwide success in the 1970s This article is about the band For their self-titled debut album see The Doors (album; for the Oliver Stone film see The Doors (film; for Doors in computing Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines December 31, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician who gained Talking head Talking Heads was an American New Wave band formed in 1974 in New York City and active until 1991 The songs were often tied into the plot of the episode. Music licensing deals cut at the time of production were for a limited amount of time (approximately ten years). Music licensing is the Licensed use of Copyrighted Music. Music licensing is intended to ensure that the creators of musical works get paid for their work In addition, the show was videotaped rather than filmed because it was cheaper to get the rights to rock songs for a taped show. Once the licenses expired, later syndicated versions of the show did not feature the music as first broadcast, but rather generic "sound-alikes" by studio musicians in order to avoid paying additional royalties. Royalties (sometimes running royalties) are usage-based payments made by one party (the "licensee" to another (the "licensor" for ongoing use of an In some cases (when the music was playing in the background of a dialogue scene), some of the characters' lines had to be redubbed by sound-alike actors. This was evident in all prints of the show issued since the early 1990s, which included its brief late-1990s run on Nick at Nite. Nick at Nite is the evening programming block broadcast over Nickelodeon Sunday &ndash Thursdays from 900 p

As a result, production on a WKRP DVD was delayed for years because of the expense of procuring music licenses. It was feared that fans would reject edited versions. Sales of first-season DVD sets of Roseanne and The Cosby Show suggested that viewers prefer original, uncut episodes. Roseanne is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from 1988 to 1997 starring Stand-up comedian Roseanne The Cosby Show is an American television Situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, first airing on September 20, 1984 However, as was done with many other television series, the DVD release of WKRP in Cincinnati - Season One has much of the music replaced by generic substitutes. In addition, some scenes have been cut or truncated and voice overs used to avoid using unlicensed musical content. ^[8]

DVD releases

	DVD Season	Ep #	Region 1	Region 2	Comments
	Season 1	22	April 24, 2007		"Do My Eyes Say Yes?" Featurette, "A 'Fish Story' Story" Featurette, 2 Commentary Tracks featuring Creator Hugh Wilson and Cast Members Loni Anderson and Frank Bonner
	Season 2
	Season 3
	Season 4

Notes

External links

• WKRP in Cincinnati at the Internet Movie Database
• WKRP in Cincinnati at TV.com
• Summary and episode guide from TV Guide
• WKRP in Cincinnati at TV Wiki
• A Guide To Music Changes In WKRP (the 1998 syndicated version)
• Antenna In Google Maps

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