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| Broadcast area | Cincinnati metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 550 kHz |
| Branding | 55KRC |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
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| WCKY, WEBN, WKFS, WLW, WSAI | |
| History | |
First air date | May 22, 1924 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Kodel Radio Company (former owner) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 29737 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 39°00′29.22″N 84°26′38.79″W / 39.0081167°N 84.4441083°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | 55krc |
WKRC (550 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Cincinnati, Ohio. The station airs a talk radio format, under the branding "55KRC". The station's offices and studios are on Montgomery Road off Interstate 71 in Cincinnati.
WKRC is powered at 5,000 watts by day and 1,000 watts at night, using a directional antenna with a four-tower array. Its transmitter site is off Murnan Road near the AA Highway (Kentucky Route 9) in Cold Spring, Kentucky.[2]
Despite the similarities in their call sign, WKRC was not the inspiration behind the television show WKRP in Cincinnati. The show's creator, Hugh Wilson, wrote the premise based on personal experiences at WQXI in Atlanta.[3][4][5]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WKRC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WKRC
- ^ "Director Hugh Wilson, Creator Of 'WKRP In Cincinnati,' Dies At 74", by Doreen McCallister, National Public Radio, January 18, 2018.
- ^ "Former WQXI GM Jerry Blum, inspiration for Art Carlson on ‘WKRP in Cincinnati,’ has passed" by Rodney Ho, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 16, 2018.
- ^ "Gerald Blum, Inspiration for ‘Big Guy’ Carlson on ‘WKRP in Cincinnati,’ Dies at 86" by Roy Trakin, Variety.