WKRP Coming to WGN America Sunday Nights Starting June 8, 2008 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Gork Mania · 05-28-2008, 09:35 PM

Great News for WKRP fans! Read this e-mail I got from WGN America.

You’ll be happy to know that we will do occasional weekly tributes and flashbacks to old shows. Sunday nights prime time will be dedicated to three classics –

WKRP 7-8pm eastern

Newhart 8-9pm eastern

Honeymooners 9-10pm eastern

Thanks for watching and make sure you tell everyone to check us out for Sunday night retro full time starting June 8th.

Sean Compton

SVP Programming

LeeBlue · 05-28-2008, 11:07 PM

Even though I don't get WGN, I think friends in Ohio do so I'll check with them.

This is terrific news -- thanks for sharing!!

Pavan · 05-29-2008, 11:46 AM

Here is the official announcement with details:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/20...k-renames.html

catlover79 · 05-29-2008, 01:38 PM

Chocolate Moose · 05-29-2008, 03:22 PM

What number is wgn, never heard of it ...

Pavan · 05-29-2008, 03:31 PM

You have to check your local cable listings. Check your cable provider's channel listings or an online listing such as TitanTV.com

theshark8777 · 05-30-2008, 09:55 PM

Hopefully this will return WGN back to it's glory days of the 1980s.
A lot of Cable companies around her dropped WGN about 10 years ago.

catlover79 · 05-30-2008, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theshark8777

Hopefully this will return WGN back to it's glory days of the 1980s.
A lot of Cable companies around her dropped WGN about 10 years ago.

I hope it will, too - especially since Nick and TV Land have sold out.

theshark8777 · 06-02-2008, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by catlover79

I hope it will, too - especially since Nick and TV Land have sold out.

I know!! The one channel that looked kinda cool was American Life, and I don't get that!

theshark8777 · 06-06-2008, 10:14 PM

Nice to see it looked like at least some of the music wasnt replaced, if not all.

catlover79 · 06-07-2008, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theshark8777

Nice to see it looked like at least some of the music wasnt replaced, if not all.

Yes, that is a VERY good sign.

JMFabiano524 · 06-09-2008, 02:23 PM

So there was some music that WASN'T MCM'ed (Music Clearance Monster'ed)? Well it is easier, it seems, to use mainstream music when it's on TV and not DVD. But WKRP seemed to have more problems than other shows (pretty much all of it was replaced on N@N, no?)

And this wasn't simply an older print, I am guessing, because this one had the MTM and Fox logos (another good sign, as News Corp has firmly learned its lesson and doesn't seem to replace Mimsie the cat anymore)

catlover79 · 06-09-2008, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JMFabiano524

So there was some music that WASN'T MCM'ed (Music Clearance Monster'ed)? Well it is easier, it seems, to use mainstream music when it's on TV and not DVD. But WKRP seemed to have more problems than other shows (pretty much all of it was replaced on N@N, no?)

And this wasn't simply an older print, I am guessing, because this one had the MTM and Fox logos (another good sign, as News Corp has firmly learned its lesson and doesn't seem to replace Mimsie the cat anymore)

Glad to know Mimsie the MTM kitty is still around, too.

Pavan · 09-16-2008, 12:43 PM

WGN America has scheduled a marathon of WKRP this Sunday (Sept. 21). After its regular Sunday 7-8pm ET airings, you'll see special two-part episodes from 8-10pm ET (preempting Newhart and Honeymooners this week only).

Here are the episodes following its regular 7-8pm ET airings:
8-9pm ET WKRP in Cincinnati #3YAD22 “Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide (Pt.1 & 2)"
9:00pm ET WKRP in Cincinnati #4YAD04 “An Explosive Affair (Part 1)”
9:30pm ET WKRP in Cincinnati #4YAD06 “An Explosive Affair (Part 2)"

catlover79 · 09-19-2008, 02:16 PM

^

Thanks for passing that info along!

05-28-2008, 09:35 PM	#1
Gork Mania Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 05, 2007 Posts: 39	WKRP Coming to WGN America Sunday Nights Starting June 8, 2008 Great News for WKRP fans! Read this e-mail I got from WGN America. You’ll be happy to know that we will do occasional weekly tributes and flashbacks to old shows. Sunday nights prime time will be dedicated to three classics – WKRP 7-8pm eastern Newhart 8-9pm eastern Honeymooners 9-10pm eastern Thanks for watching and make sure you tell everyone to check us out for Sunday night retro full time starting June 8th. Sean Compton SVP Programming

05-28-2008, 11:07 PM	#2
LeeBlue Member Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 16, 2006 Location: NYS Posts: 871	WGN E-Mail Concerning WKRP Even though I don't get WGN, I think friends in Ohio do so I'll check with them. This is terrific news -- thanks for sharing!!

05-29-2008, 03:22 PM	#5
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05-30-2008, 09:55 PM	#7
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05-29-2008, 11:46 AM	#3
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05-29-2008, 03:31 PM	#6
Pavan SO News/Reviews Director Administrator Forum Superstar Join Date: Feb 17, 2000 Location: Linden, NJ (Where Hal Linden got his last name from!) Posts: 26,821	You have to check your local cable listings. Check your cable provider's channel listings or an online listing such as TitanTV.com

06-06-2008, 10:14 PM	#10
theshark8777 Hats for Bats Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 23, 2001 Location: northeast Ohio. Posts: 5,315	Nice to see it looked like at least some of the music wasnt replaced, if not all.

06-09-2008, 02:23 PM	#12
JMFabiano524 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 04, 2002 Posts: 525	So there was some music that WASN'T MCM'ed (Music Clearance Monster'ed)? Well it is easier, it seems, to use mainstream music when it's on TV and not DVD. But WKRP seemed to have more problems than other shows (pretty much all of it was replaced on N@N, no?) And this wasn't simply an older print, I am guessing, because this one had the MTM and Fox logos (another good sign, as News Corp has firmly learned its lesson and doesn't seem to replace Mimsie the cat anymore)

09-16-2008, 12:43 PM	#14
Pavan SO News/Reviews Director Administrator Forum Superstar Join Date: Feb 17, 2000 Location: Linden, NJ (Where Hal Linden got his last name from!) Posts: 26,821	WGN America has scheduled a marathon of WKRP this Sunday (Sept. 21). After its regular Sunday 7-8pm ET airings, you'll see special two-part episodes from 8-10pm ET (preempting Newhart and Honeymooners this week only). Here are the episodes following its regular 7-8pm ET airings: 8-9pm ET WKRP in Cincinnati #3YAD22 “Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide (Pt.1 & 2)" 9:00pm ET WKRP in Cincinnati #4YAD04 “An Explosive Affair (Part 1)” 9:30pm ET WKRP in Cincinnati #4YAD06 “An Explosive Affair (Part 2)"

09-19-2008, 02:16 PM	#15
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	^ Thanks for passing that info along!