It's pretty amazing looking back how many TV shows they made about the medium television almost crushed. But radio was the subject or workplace for some great - and some not so great - TV shows over the years. Some you've heard of, others have been lost to history.

But all had one thing in common - they all took place in a station and they often boasted crazy characters who worked there - much like the real thing.

All these were taken from the Fall Preview issues of TV Guide magazine. And we begin with the gold standard from 1978.



Next on the list of true greats was a show that won Emmys and audience, and only partially took place in a radio station. It was a spin-off from Cheers and is considered one of the best comedies of all time. It might beat WKRP for longevity and awards, but it's second on this list, because not all of it took place at the fictional KACL in Seattle. 




In 1995, former Kid In The Hall Dave Foley was in a radio station as the guy in charge of a wacky crew of newscasters and more. Interesting to note that Newsradio was not a fall debut but was part of the so-called "Second Season," when new shows replaced others that had flopped in the ratings and hoped to take their time slot. Newsradio did that on NBC and unlike some others mentioned in this article, it became a hit.



This 1967 show only lasted a season, but was one of the first on TV to exploit the medium. Both of its stars, Ronnie Schell and Joby Baker, passed away just a few weeks ago. 



Remember "Midnight Caller?" Don't worry. Nobody else does, either. The 1988 show surrounded an ex-cop who worked the graveyard shift and would take calls from people in the middle of the night. One of his first - a woman who was a serial killer. Wonder if she gave her real name to the screener?



And finally, we hit 1991 and two real life on-air personalities who somehow got their own weird show on NBC. The Adventures of Mark and Brian featured the L.A. duo in an almost inexplicable show that was quickly cancelled. Proving only that the shock jocks should have stuck to radio.