WMRN Rate Card No. 18

WMRN Rate Card No. 18 (WMRN-2026-058) is an advertising and rate-card accession associated with WMRN sales, station branding, and sponsor-facing promotion, preserved within the Promotional Ephemera Collection. Undated, the item documents how WMRN presented its station identity, facilities, and community-service message to advertisers.

The rate card shows the WMRN Marion, Ohio brand, station building, broadcast towers, and the slogan "The Quality Sound of Community Service." As a business document, it links the station's visual identity to its commercial and civic role in Marion.

Historical Significance

Rate cards document how local radio stations described their audiences, facilities, and advertising value to businesses and sponsors.

This example preserves WMRN's station imagery and sales language, showing how the station combined technical credibility, local presence, and community-service branding in its promotional material.

Exhibit Label

WMRN Rate Card No. 18. Date unknown. Advertising / Rate Card. This item is preserved as part of the WMRN Radio History Archive.