Have you ever wondered why some of your favorite shows aren't making it to DVD? Well, in the case of the hilarious WKRP in Cincinnati, MSN notes that it has to do with the Recording Industry Ass. of America.

Sadly, there's little chance of this late '70s sitcom about an edgy FM radio station ever making it to disc. The problem: The rights to all the contemporary hits played on the show have become prohibitively expensive. Syndicated versions broadcast in the '90s, in fact, stripped all the original songs from the show, replacing them with generic studio music -- and because DJs often spoke over the music, and cracked wise in reference to the songs, voice doubles were hired to redo dialogue. What's up with that?

So why was something that was okay to show in the 1970s not okay to show in 2005? To my knowledge, it's not because copyright law has changed. It's because you can't even whistle your favorite tune any more without some RIAA lawyer demanding 50 cents.