"Fake" Stations on TV Shows Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Mary Richards was hired as associate producer of the evening news at WJM-TV in Minneapolis, Minnesota on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". The show ran from 1970-1977. It featured a single woman who had a career and a life without a husband.

Answer: The Dukes of Hazzard

WHOGG was a radio station in Hazzard County, Georgia. The station was owned by Boss Hogg whose main mission in life seemed to be the eradication of those devilish Duke boys, Bo and Luke. "The Dukes of Hazzard" ran from 1979-1985, and one of the main stars was a 1969 Dodge Charger named 'The General Lee'.

Answer: WKRP in Cincinnati

This was tricky since giving you the call letters WKRP was a little too obvious. It seems that the Cincinnati radio station WPIG was a rival station of WKRP, and appeared prominently when they faced each other in a softball challenge. The premise of the show was WKRP's format change from 'elevator music' to TOP 40 rock 'n roll. With the change came a combination of odd characters which made the radio station and "WKRP in Cincinnati" a hit from 1978 to 1982.

Answer: Family Ties

If you got this one right, you get extra points as a Couch Potato Supreme. If I told you the station was a public service station in Columbus, Ohio, run by Steven Keaton, that might have made it easier to choose "Family Ties". Steven and Elyse had three children (originally), one of whom you may remember as Alex P. Keaton, played by Michael J. Fox. The show aired from 1982-1989.

Answer: NewsRadio

WNYX was New York's #2 news radio station on the sitcom "NewsRadio", with Dave Foley ("The Kids in the Hall") as the sensible news director who tried to keep his crew of oddballs in line. The show ran from 1995-1999, and featured the talents of Phil Hartman, Andy Dick, Maura Tierney and Joe Rogan.

Answer: Newhart

"Newhart" (1982-1990) featured the wonderful Bob Newhart, this time as innkeeper Dick Loudon at the Stafford Inn in rural Vermont. Surrounded by eccentrics like "Darryl and his other brother Darryl", Dick remained the level-headed one. Dick used to author self-help books, and the inn's maid, Stephanie, convinced him to appear on a home shopping program on Channel 8, WPIV in Vermont.

Answer: Frasier

Many of us remember when psychiatrist Frasier Crane moved from Boston ("Cheers") back home to Seattle, Washington where he lived with his father, Martin. Frasier answered callers' questions on KACL in Seattle, where his catch phrase was "I'm listening". "Frasier" aired from 1993 through 2004, and was one of the most acclaimed sitcoms of all time.

Answer: Full House

KFLH is a San Francisco radio based station which appeared on "Full House" as the employer of sportscaster Danny Tanner. When Danny's wife died, Danny, his brother-in-law and his friend all helped with the task of raising Danny's three daughters, D.J. Stephanie and Michelle. The program ran from 1987-1995.

Answer: The Simpsons

KBBL are the call letters for Springfield's radio and TV station (Channel 6) where you could find anchorman Kent Brockman (Harry Shearer) pontificating on the news of the day. The program is, of course, Matt Groening's "The Simpsons" which has been on the air since 1989. "The Simpsons" originally appeared as vignettes on "The Tracey Ulmann Show" from 1987 to 1989.

Answer: Northern Exposure

Radio station KBHR, pronounced K-Bear, appeared on "Northern Exposure", set in Cicely, Alaska. The show was about a doctor who graduated from Columbia Medical School and is forced to do his internship in rural Alaska in order to pay for his education. We come to know and love the strange people who occupy this tiny town (including the moose). The show was on from 1990 to 1995.