Details are light, but a radio station in Cincinnati has acquired the letters WKRP, marking the first time a radio station in that city has legally had those letters (though there was a TV station that used the letters as a nickname that we covered almost two decades ago (https://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2008/12/lifetime-december-2008-and-january-2009.html)).

Is WKRP Coming to Cincinnati for Real? (https://ultimateclassicrock.com/wkrp-cincinnati-2026/)

Someone needs to buy WPIG and then have them fight it out in the bathroom

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Thanx Todd,thats funny!

I thought WKRP was always there!!

WKRP in Cincinnati becomes a reality (https://ew.com/wkrp-in-cincinnati-becomes-a-reality-as-three-stations-adopt-famous-moniker-11966687#:~:text=WKRP%20in%20Cincinnati%20is%20becoming,Cincinnati's%20NPR%20affiliate%2C%2091.7%20WVXU.)

As of May 4, 2026, three Ohio-area radio stations formally rebranded to (https://www.google.com/search?q=WKRP+in+Cincinnati+becomes+a+reality&sca_esv=cb0ecc58b37c0fe9&sxsrf=ANbL-n6aR3O45ZDaXA8PL84SvzlBngINzA%3A1777967550094&source=hp&ei=vqH5aYnjAsSj0PEP7IvSuQ8&iflsig=AFdpzrgAAAAAafmvzsxvj8JB860BduTurb00LS1xYWMN&ved=0ahUKEwiJuvih1aGUAxXEETQIHeyFNPcQ4dUDCDk&uact=5&oq=WKRP+in+Cincinnati+becomes+a+reality&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6IiRXS1JQIGluIENpbmNpbm5hdGkgYmVjb21lcyBhIHJlYWxpdHkyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigAUiVBlAAWABwAHgAkAEAmAFfoAFfqgEBMbgBA8gBAPgBAvgBAZgCAaACaZgDAJIHAzAuMaAHzQSyBwMwLjG4B2nCBwMyLTHIBwSACAE&sclient=gws-wiz) "WKRP in Cincinnati," bringing the iconic 1978–1982 CBS sitcom to life. Formerly named "The Oasis," this three-station network serves Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, and Dayton, playing rock and pop from the 1960s–80s.

Thats awesome!

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More than 40 years after the fictional WKRP (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5sG5ytM4Ds) made “Livin’ on the Air in Cincinnati” a pop-culture catchphrase, the call letters are becoming a reality on the Tri-State radio dial: https://tinyurl.com/yc57kdm9

Im trying to find the stream to listen :)