tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975530.post2933467968081686879..comments2023-09-22T13:45:50.991-04:00Comments on Ohio Media Watch: Baby, If You've Ever WonderedOhio Media Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07003503894299610300noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975530.post-44683920451596360772008-09-23T12:51:00.000-04:002008-09-23T12:51:00.000-04:00Yeah, newsnomore, I've read that about Arthur Carl...Yeah, newsnomore, I've read that about Arthur Carlson...which, with the Susquehanna ownership of WHLO at the time, makes yet another Ohio connection.<BR/><BR/>And yes, there were many stations who adopted the "WKRP" calls for one reason or another after the show aired. I was reading about a Salt Lake City oldies station which adopted the calls "KRPN" and added a "W" in front of the legal...<BR/><BR/>But no, the station we see on TV actually never existed on the radio, in Cincinnati or anywhere else...though apparently the syndicated follow in the 1990's claimed to be at 1530 AM.<BR/><BR/>And my stand on the debate? Bailey, definitely. No offense to Ms. Marlowe.<BR/><BR/>--The ManagementOhio Media Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07003503894299610300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975530.post-24931724426873501302008-09-22T21:04:00.000-04:002008-09-22T21:04:00.000-04:00When I worked at WHLO in the early 80's during the...When I worked at WHLO in the early 80's during the Susquehanna days, our group program director was based in Cincinnati. His name was Art Carlson. They named the character after him.newsnomorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11015802228502751843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975530.post-79902861899596005712008-09-22T09:42:00.000-04:002008-09-22T09:42:00.000-04:00I caught just the tail end of the marathon last ni...I caught just the tail end of the marathon last night :( - but it got me thinking about the show. I remembered their Christmas Carol show and realized how eerily prescient it was - the future showing Herb Tarlek as the only surviving employee at an automated station, much like the Venus episode you described. Sadly, those guys were way ahead of the curve...Joe Clifford Fausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01150422629782031715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975530.post-19982706451784227042008-09-21T19:56:00.000-04:002008-09-21T19:56:00.000-04:00I had the immense pleasure of working at then news...I had the immense pleasure of working at then news/talk WCKY 1530 back in the early 80s when it was owned by Federated Media, with studios in the Carew Tower. Jim Glass (later of WKNR) was the PD, Joan Bennett (now ABC Newsradio), Jack Salvatore (now KNX in LA), the legendary Don Herman and the whole vibe -- and extended family ranging from WCKY to WKRC to WLW to WEBN lived very much like the TV show. It was some of the best radio of my career.<BR/><BR/>And for the record: Camp Washington 5-way, hands down and Bailey, absolutely.Ed Espositohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654277416250326746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975530.post-75087328043914261302008-09-21T16:38:00.000-04:002008-09-21T16:38:00.000-04:00The "WKRP" calls were unassigned when the show wen...The "WKRP" calls were unassigned when the show went on the air, and they've bounced around a bit in subsequent years. They were in North Vernon, Indiana for a while. More recently, WKRP-LP was a low-power TV station in Washington DC (now Daystar's WDDN-LP 23), and the calls now belong to an LPTV in Carthage, Tennessee.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05832736511127058645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975530.post-31310244211924816272008-09-21T13:12:00.000-04:002008-09-21T13:12:00.000-04:00I've said it more than once, WKRP wasn't a sitcom....I've said it more than once, WKRP wasn't a sitcom. It was a documentary.dnalevelchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06883835437042266440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975530.post-85158947189332449852008-09-21T11:15:00.000-04:002008-09-21T11:15:00.000-04:00I worked in radio in the early 70's, and I never l...I worked in radio in the early 70's, and I never liked the show.derek2https://www.blogger.com/profile/07023665875890288591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975530.post-77090050496715188292008-09-21T11:09:00.000-04:002008-09-21T11:09:00.000-04:00Ahhh, but there actually WAS a WKRP...only not in ...Ahhh, but there actually WAS a WKRP...only not in Cincy, I believe that it was in Georgia a few years ago. However, according to radio-locator.com, there is no longer any station that has the call letters WKRP assigned to them.YEKIMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01921751875397071034noreply@blogger.com