One of radio’s most recognizable call signs is about to go on the block.
WKRP (101.9), a 100-watt low-power FM station in Raleigh, NC, is auctioning off its WKRP call letters to qualified TV, AM and full-power FM stations east of the Mississippi River — with a special hope that a Cincinnati broadcaster steps forward.
“For the first time in years, the iconic WKRP call letters are available,” says D.P. McIntire, General Manager of WKRP-LPFM and Executive Director of licensee Oak City Media Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. “I would like nothing better than to see a Cincinnati-licensed commercial radio or television station participate in our process and ‘bring WKRP home,’” he tells “Cincinnati Public Radio” WVXU radio/television reporter John Kiesewetter…