up that the reason he chose call letters  "WKRP" is that they were the only ones not being used by an actual  station. He said he wanted to use "WSOS" or "WHLP" but they were  taken. During the shows run, a small AM radio station in Georgia  applied to the FCC for the call letters WKRP. The shows producers  considered legal action, but were informed by the FCC that their  trademark rights did not prevent a legitimate radio station from  using the call letters, which were granted to the applicant.