WMRN-2026-053
WMRN 53 Years Serving the Marion Area Promotional Timeline Handout
Printed WMRN promotional timeline handout headed "Celebrating 53 Years of Serving the Marion Area," likely produced in or after Se...
WMRN-AM 1490 Collection Hub
Collection Hub The AM station pathway for founding records, early studio materials, WMRN News, local programming, anniversaries, and Marion civic broadcasting. Advertisement announcing “Evers In The Morning” on WMRN-AM beginning October 15, 1990. Photograph of WMRN alumni gathered to celebrate the station’s 70th anniversary in Marion, Ohio. Photograph of WMRN personalities Jeff Ruth and Charlie Evers (WMRN-AM) alongside Scott Shawver (WMRN-FM), circa 1995. Description Interior view of the WMRN-AM on-air studio, likely photographed in the mid-to-late 1990s. The image captures the stati... This document formally established the legal corporate entity responsible for constructing and operating radio station WMRN in M... In this historic WMRN broadcast from May 6, 1948, a young Rod Serling delivers a reflective commentary marking the third anniversa... Promotional banner reading “WMRN AM – Marion’s Radio Station – 1490.” Description This accession documents a rectangular promotion... Original Item Description Printed program schedule issued by the Marion Broadcasting Co. for WMRN in Marion, Ohio, e... Description This episode presents a curated selection of on-air anniversary bumpers used by Marion Radio, WMRN during milestone ce... Description This episode features a historic WMRN Radio recording from December 23, 1960, marking the station’s twentieth annivers... This recording preserves an unscripted and memorable moment from a live WMRN-AM broadcast featuring longtime WMRN personality Char... Mark Turner introduces this candid behind-the-scenes recording of WMRN personality Jeff Ruth while Ruth is preparing to broadcast... This recording preserves a humorous WMRN remote-broadcast segment featuring Charlie Evers at the Union County Fair in Marysville,... Original Item Description Printed program schedule issued by the Marion Broadcasting Co. for WMRN in Marion, Ohio, e... This original mounted black-and-white photographic composition depicts WMRN in Marion, Ohio. The image combines a dramatic upward... Two historic aerial photographs documenting the WMRN radio station property at 1330 N. Main Street in Marion, Ohio, in 1939 and 19... Letter on WMRN and Marion Broadcasting Co. letterhead verifies David F. Thomas's reception report for WMRN on March 13, 1946.WMRN-AM 1490
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5 people/roles
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WMRN-2026-053
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“Evers In The Morning” — WMRN-AM Program Announcement (October 15, 1990)
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WMRN Alumni Gather for 70th Anniversary Celebration — Group Photograph (Date Unknown)
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WMRN Morning Personalities Photograph — Jeff Ruth and Charlie Evers (WMRN-AM) with Scott Shawver (WMRN-FM) (Circa 1995)
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WMRN-AM On-Air Studio Interior (Late 1990s Era)
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Articles of Incorporation — Marion Broadcasting Company (April 22, 1940)
WMRN-2026-026
Rod Serling Commentary on V-E Day Anniversary — WMRN Broadcast (May 6, 1948)
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WMRN AM “Marion’s Radio Station – 1490” Promotional Banner
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WMRN Program Schedule, Effective October 1973
Related Audio, Exhibits, and Pages
Station Anniversary On-Air Bumpers | WMRN-AM 1490 | Marion, Ohio | Date Unknown
20th Anniversary Address by Robert T. Mason | WMRN-AM 1490 | Marion, Ohio | December 23, 1960
Gravity Wins: Charlie Evers Falls from His Chair During the Closings & Delays | WMRN-AM 1490 | Marion, Ohio | Date Unknown
Buckeye Chuck Groundhog Day Broadcast | WMRN-AM 1490 | Marion, Ohio | February 2, 2015
Jeff Ruth Off-Air Recording Before High School Basketball Broadcast — “Sh-Boom” | WMRN-AM 1490 | Marion, Ohio | Date Unknown
Charlie Evers Interviews a Young “Beavis” at the Union County Fair | WMRN-AM 1490 | Marysville, Ohio | Date Unknown
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WMRN-2026-073
WMRN Program Schedule, Effective October 1973
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Mounted WMRN Promotional Photograph Featuring Broadcast Tower, Microphone and Transmitting Equipment
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Aerial Photographs of the WMRN Radio Station Site, 1939 and 1946
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WMRN Reception Verification Letter to David F. Thomas