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I was surprised to see WKRP in Cincinnati in the TV listings. It was my understanding that all the old music in those shows made them impossible to broadcast an

I was surprised to see WKRP in Cincinnati in the TV listings. It was my understanding that all the old music in those shows made them impossible to broadcast anymore, because (1) the copyright owners wanted too much money, and (2) for some of the music, it was impossible to find the owners. Maybe they got past that, at least for some of the episodes.

autoexec 4y ago
Maybe they replaced the music? That's what they did in order to be able to release the series Daria on DVD. Included in the package was an apology letter explaining why they had to replace all the music. They might have also secured some of the rights and just dropped the episodes containing songs where they couldn't. That's what Disney did when they put The Muppet Show on Disney+. A few episodes are missing because even with Disney's money they couldn't get the rights to all the songs.
- AlbertCory 4y ago
  I haven't watched it yet. I doubt they replaced the music, since it IS about a radio station.
  - fmdragon 4y ago
    That's exactly what they did for the first DVD releases in the mid-2000s. Made it a bit jarring for some of the iconic scenes. I believe the Shout Factory releases a few years back restored the majority of it though.
    - AlbertCory 4y ago
      OK, you made me look at that channel again. I thought WKRP was on at 5:30 (remember the days when you could only watch a show when it was "on"?) but it turns out it was 9:30 today. I only heard a few seconds of Another One Bites the Dust and I'm not sure if it was the Queen version or not. The closing music was custom, I think. So maybe they are just using the non-problematic episodes. So fun to visit the backwaters of the TV world. They had a commercial for a product that helps you GAIN weight! https://www.cb1weightgainer.com/ https://www.cb1weightgainer.com/
fmdragon 4y ago
Where do you see WKRP listed?
- AlbertCory 4y ago
  I don't have an online guide handy, but I do have a digital antenna (something I've written about before). (If you have line-of-sight with the tower, you can still watch major sports events for free. It's not dead.) However, I think I saw WKRP in the "broadcast TV" popup on my TV. You can tell that they're going out on the web to get it, because at first it says "no information available" and then it populates the channels. It was on Channel 1 in the Bay Area, which shows almost all ancient shows.
  - fmdragon 4y ago
    You actually meant your local TV listings! I thought there was a TV listings section in the article, lol. I was confused as to how WKRP could've been in the public domain.
    - AlbertCory 4y ago
      > your local TV listings yes. Those still exist; still free.

autoexec 4y ago

Maybe they replaced the music? That's what they did in order to be able to release the series Daria on DVD. Included in the package was an apology letter explaining why they had to replace all the music. They might have also secured some of the rights and just dropped the episodes containing songs where they couldn't. That's what Disney did when they put The Muppet Show on Disney+. A few episodes are missing because even with Disney's money they couldn't get the rights to all the songs.

AlbertCory 4y ago
I haven't watched it yet. I doubt they replaced the music, since it IS about a radio station.
- fmdragon 4y ago
  That's exactly what they did for the first DVD releases in the mid-2000s. Made it a bit jarring for some of the iconic scenes. I believe the Shout Factory releases a few years back restored the majority of it though.
  - AlbertCory 4y ago
    OK, you made me look at that channel again. I thought WKRP was on at 5:30 (remember the days when you could only watch a show when it was "on"?) but it turns out it was 9:30 today. I only heard a few seconds of Another One Bites the Dust and I'm not sure if it was the Queen version or not. The closing music was custom, I think. So maybe they are just using the non-problematic episodes. So fun to visit the backwaters of the TV world. They had a commercial for a product that helps you GAIN weight! https://www.cb1weightgainer.com/ https://www.cb1weightgainer.com/

fmdragon 4y ago

Where do you see WKRP listed?

AlbertCory 4y ago
I don't have an online guide handy, but I do have a digital antenna (something I've written about before). (If you have line-of-sight with the tower, you can still watch major sports events for free. It's not dead.) However, I think I saw WKRP in the "broadcast TV" popup on my TV. You can tell that they're going out on the web to get it, because at first it says "no information available" and then it populates the channels. It was on Channel 1 in the Bay Area, which shows almost all ancient shows.
- fmdragon 4y ago
  You actually meant your local TV listings! I thought there was a TV listings section in the article, lol. I was confused as to how WKRP could've been in the public domain.
  - AlbertCory 4y ago
    > your local TV listings yes. Those still exist; still free.