Original Item
WMRN Construction and Site-Purchase Newspaper Clippings (WMRN-2026-055) is a grouped newspaper-clipping accession associated with the founding and build-out of WMRN in Marion, Ohio, preserved within the Founding of WMRN Collection. Dated 1940, the clippings document construction planning, the North Main Street transmitter/site purchase, staffing plans, regulatory progress, and the Marion Broadcasting Co.’s local-service mission.
The group brings together related launch-era newspaper coverage that names WMRN and Marion Broadcasting Co. and describes the practical work of turning Marion’s new radio station from an approved project into an operating broadcast facility.
Objects Included
- WMRN-2026-055.1 – Work to start on radio station soon clipping.
- WMRN-2026-055.2 – Marion Broadcasting Station site-purchase clipping.
- WMRN-2026-055.3 – Continuation clipping describing radio station work to be started.
Historical Significance
These clippings document the founding period of WMRN, including the station’s physical construction, local ownership, and preparations for regular service in Marion, Ohio.
Together, the articles preserve the administrative and community context behind WMRN’s arrival: site acquisition, regulatory approval, news-service planning, and the local-service ambitions that shaped the station’s earliest public identity.
Exhibit Label
WMRN Construction and Site-Purchase Newspaper Clippings. 1940. Newspaper Clippings. This grouped accession is preserved as part of the WMRN Radio History Archive.
Research Notes
Additional Details
Expanded archival notes are grouped here so the main accession record stays readable while still supporting citation, transcription, and deeper research.
Transcription / OCR
Transcript/OCR review is pending for this record.
People and Timeline
- People
- A. Maurice Dunlap, J. L. McConnell, Louis Mahla, Robert E. Riley, Robert T. Mason, William (Bus) Olpp
- Timeline placement
- The exact date or era for this record is still being refined. Related records and donor context may help place it more precisely in the station timeline.
Citation and Rights
WMRN-2026-055. WMRN Construction and Site-Purchase Newspaper Clippings. WMRN Radio History Archive.
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Full Catalog Metadata
- Object type
- Newspaper Clipping
- Collection
- Broadcast Equipment and Facilities, Founding of WMRN Collection
- Digital location
- selected_wmrn_records/WMRN-2026-055_WMRN_construction_start_clippings
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