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That's funny, especially since the callsign was part of the humor of the show.
by JKCalhoun 5mo ago
That's funny, especially since the callsign was part of the humor of the show.
- mixmastamyk 5mo agoFunny, I didn't watch this show much but was well aware of it as a kid, maybe it went over my head. And like many things introduced as a kid, I never thought to consider what KRP was supposed to mean. But I did just now, cheers. Meta: I'm still learning new things about the 70s and 80s.
- JKCalhoun 5mo agoI think it went over a lot our heads at the time… The conceit of the show (pilot episode) was that the station had been a staid and lame radio station (out of Cincinnati) that suddenly came under new ownership (I think?). The staff now get to build a new (and cooler) brand for the station and there are no longer any guardrails.
- jancsika 5mo agoThey even had a parody of a reality show in "Real Families." This was in 1980. There's a scene where Herb is talking his family up as he attempts to casually throw a football with his kid. It quickly becomes obvious Herb has never played with his son, who makes no attempt to catch the ball and just keeps getting hit with it. Ooh, it's even better than I remembered-- Herb steals his son's stuffed animal from him to get him to play catch: https://youtu.be/1Tk6NpIncXg?t=444 https://youtu.be/1Tk6NpIncXg?t=444
- riddley 5mo agoHelp me out with KRP's hidden meaning.
- slater 5mo ago"crap" ...?
- LocalH 5mo agoThe best thing I remember reading related to WKRP in terms of actual radio is when a station in Salt Lake City changed their call to KRPN and used creative wording to attach themselves to WKRP. From Wikipedia: > Other stations have adopted similar branding in reference to the series. In 1986, a Salt Lake City FM station (now KUMT) changed its calls letters to KRPN, and branded itself as WKRP, using the similarity of the spoken letter "N" to the word "in" for a sound-alike station identification: "W KRPN Salt Lake City".