The differences
from Frasier's setting are:
(a) the radio station
is not part of National Public Radio but is a (failing) commercial station;
(b) the station is located
in the heart of blue collar country as a result of the original owner's
desire to bring culture to the masses (whether they want it or not); the
location is as yet undetermined but could be somewhere like Detroit, Chicago,
or Philly;
(c) a stipulation in
the will of the original owner insists that the station (called "The Classical"
- which is itself a source of contention among the players, who bitch about
the fact that it's an adjective used as a noun) must play classical music
only and cannot play rock or any other genre;
(d) the original owner
is a recent convert to classical music so they are not themselves a genuine
afficionado (or they would never have thought of imposing the genre on
an unwilling and uninterested audience - a genuine businessman would have
looked to the bottom line and played whatever genre brought in revenue);
(e) Carla takes on the
station even though the challenge is considerable, for two reasons: (1)
she can, as station owner, consider that she has one-upped Frasier and
(2) having visited the station initially and realizing that she cannot
sell it as a going concern, decides that she wants to deflate what she
sees as a community of smug prigs;
(f) even though the roles
are reversed - in Cheers she was a minion but didn't let her lowly position
stop her from doing battle with the owners - she still feels herself to
be looked down upon by the staff, and so there is plenty of opportunity
for smart mouthed banter from her and repressed rebellion from her more
cultured subordinates;
(g) one of the threads
might be a continuing series of attempts by Carla to circumvent the stipulation
about only playing classical music; perhaps she hires someone to play modern
versions of the classics (for example, Rondo Veneziano), which would cause
ructions;
The published premise
contains a little more detail along with a few more threads.