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Microphone Flag – “American WMRN”

Photographs WMRN-2026-009
Microphone Flag – “American WMRN”
“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 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.

 

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People and Timeline
People
" Ohio), "Associated with American Broadcasting Company (ABC) affiliation period, WMRN Radio (Marion"
Timeline placement
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Citation and Rights

WMRN-2026-009. Microphone Flag – “American WMRN”. WMRN Radio History Archive.

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Full Catalog Metadata
Object type
Artifact
Source / donor
Unknown
Physical location
Not extant" "Original physical microphone flag no longer survives
Usage notes
Photographic materials held by the WMRN Radio History Archive." "Use subject to archive policies.

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