{"id":53163,"date":"2022-07-01T06:00:34","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T10:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=53163"},"modified":"2022-06-29T06:26:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T10:26:41","slug":"dave-spots-a-realistic-pro-16-in-wkrp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/dave-spots-a-realistic-pro-16-in-wkrp\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave spots a Realistic PRO-16 in WKRP episode"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Dave (N9EWO)<\/a>, who shares the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“WKRP In Cincinnati” – “Tornado” S01 E12 (February 1979)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

“The station staff finds themselves in danger when Herb unplugs a teleprinter just as it is receiving a local tornado warning.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Look for the Radio Shack Realistic PRO-16 (cat no. 20-165) scanner receiver at 35:15 in this dual episode “Internet Archive” video. A Midland 13-902 weather radio sits on top of the PRO-16 scanner.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Dave Zantow N9EWO
\nJanesville WI<\/p>\n

Sharp eyes there, Dave!\u00a0 Thank you for sharing this! WKRP is classic!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dave (N9EWO), who shares the following: “WKRP In Cincinnati” – “Tornado” S01 E12 (February 1979) “The station staff finds themselves in danger when Herb unplugs a teleprinter just as it is receiving a local tornado warning.” Look for the Radio Shack Realistic PRO-16 (cat no. 20-165) scanner receiver at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,305,5803],"tags":[2584,5506,9875],"class_list":["post-53163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-nostalgia","category-scanners","tag-dave-zantow-n9ewo","tag-radios-in-movies","tag-wkrp"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-dPt","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":43662,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/radio-waves-radio-stations-in-the-movies-opposition-to-abc-budget-cuts-numbers-stations-and-student-repairs-vintage-radios\/","url_meta":{"origin":53163,"position":0},"title":"Radio Waves: Radio Stations in the Movies, Opposition to ABC Budget Cuts, Numbers Stations, and Student Repairs Vintage Radios","author":"Thomas","date":"June 2, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Radio Waves:\u00a0 Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Because I keep my ear to the waves, as well as receive many tips from others who do the same, I find myself privy to radio-related stories that might interest\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0readers.\u00a0 To that end:\u00a0Welcome to the\u00a0SWLing Post\u2019s Radio Waves, a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Broadcasters"","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RCA-Vintage-Dial.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RCA-Vintage-Dial.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RCA-Vintage-Dial.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RCA-Vintage-Dial.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RCA-Vintage-Dial.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10886,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/dave-reviews-the-tecsun-pl-880-pl660-and-sangean-ats-909x\/","url_meta":{"origin":53163,"position":1},"title":"Dave reviews the Tecsun PL-880, PL660 and Sangean ATS-909X","author":"Thomas","date":"September 24, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Dave Zantow (N9EWO) has posted reviews of the Tecsun PL-660, PL-880 and Sangean ATS-909X on his website. 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