WKRP DVD Release: "A Travesty" Say Fans
The DVD release of WKRP in Cincinnati has caused much wailing and gnashing of teeth for lovers of the classic sitcom.
FOX swapped the music used in the shows for cheaper tunes that could be licensed in perpetuity, and when the original song couldn’t be licensed, the scene was cut.
Justin Levine went through this exercise the first time, when the show was sold into syndication. Working at MTM, Levine had to replace the popular rock songs with generic upbeat Muzak that could be used with a one-time, flat licensing fee.
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