WKRP Is Back in Cincinnati

(graphics by Gayle Van Horn)

Series star Gary Sandy kicks off new era for 97.7 FM

By Nick Langan 

Published: May 4, 2026

Nearly 50 years after the iconic “WKRP in Cincinnati” premiered, the call letters have finally found their way back to the Queen City.

The voice of Gary Sandy — who played program director Andy Travis on the CBS sitcom — welcomed listeners to the new WKRP(FM) 97.7 on the Cincinnati radio dial at 6 a.m. on Monday, according to a report filed by John Kiesewetter of Cincinnati’s WVXU(FM).

The pair of Randy Michaels — whose many decades in the radio industry include time as the former CEO of Jacor and Clear Channel — and Jeff Ziesmann operate the three-station oldies-formatted network known as “The Oasis.”

Michaels’ Radioactive LLC bought the rights to use the call sign in April. Lance Venta of RadioInsight was first to report the move of the calls.

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