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May 8, 2026

A real WKRP radio comes to Cincinnati, decades after the sitcom about a fictional station

CINCINNATI (AP) — WKRP isn't dead — as of Monday, it's living on the air in Cincinnati.

The call letters from the fictional radio station featured in a CBS sitcom were adopted by a trio of real “adult hits” stations in time for Monday's morning drive, and co-owner Jeff Ziesmann described listeners as “stoked.”


 
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