<P> There is a radio station operating under the call letters WKRP that serves the Raleigh, North Carolina market; it operates at 101.9 FM, and is a community radio station that first aired in 2015 . </P> <P> WKRP had two musical themes, one opening and the other closing the show . </P> <P> The opening theme, a soft rock / pop number called "WKRP In Cincinnati Main Theme," was composed by Tom Wells, with lyrics by series creator Hugh Wilson, and was performed by Steve Carlisle . An urban legend circulated at the time that Richard Sanders (who had comparable vocal characteristics to Carlisle) had recorded the song . Wilson stated in the commentary for the first season's DVD set that this was simply not true . (Sanders would later "sing" the lyrics in a promo spot on VH1 for The New WKRP in Cincinnati, which parodied the U2 song, "Numb .") </P> <P> A full - length version of the original theme song was released in 1979 on a 45 rpm vinyl single on the MCA Records label . It peaked at 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1981 and at 29 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1982 . The lyrics refer to the life of character Andy Travis, who actually casually recites part of the lyrics as dialogue in one episode, The Creation of Venus . (The lyrics could also be construed to refer to on - air DJs Dr. Johnny Fever or Venus Flytrap .) </P>

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