Document
Identification & Description
Title
Microphone Flag – “American WMRN”
Description

Description
This record documents the “American WMRN” microphone flag used by WMRN Radio in Marion, Ohio during the station’s affiliation with the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The microphone flag appears in period photographs of WMRN broadcasts and public appearances, where it served as a visible identifier of the station’s network association and on-air branding.
Although the original physical microphone flag is no longer known to exist, its design and usage are preserved through surviving photographic documentation. This accession record formally indexes the artifact within the historical record of WMRN and preserves evidence of the station’s early network-affiliated broadcasting era.
Accession Number
WMRN-2026-009
Object Type
Content and Context
Stations / Brands
Keywords
Photographs
Rights and Access
Access / Use Restrictions
Photographic materials held by the WMRN Radio History Archive."
"Use subject to archive policies.
"Use subject to archive policies.
Attachments
Catalog Record
Archival Description
Record Metadata
- Accession number
- WMRN-2026-009
- Title
- Microphone Flag – “American WMRN”
- Date
- September 29, 2026
- Station association
- WMRN
- Rights
- See archive access and use policy.
- Historical context
- “American WMRN” microphone flag used by WMRN during its American Broadcasting Company (ABC) network-affiliation era, circa 1940s–1950s. Description This record documents the “American WMRN” microphone flag used by WMRN Radio in Marion, Ohio during the station’s affiliation with...