Original Item
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.
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
No dedicated transcript/OCR is required for this object record yet.
People and Timeline
- People
- " Ohio), "Associated with American Broadcasting Company (ABC) affiliation period, WMRN Radio (Marion"
- 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-2026-009. Microphone Flag – “American WMRN”. WMRN Radio History Archive.
See the archive access and use policy.
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.
Community Identification
Recognize someone or know more about this item?
Submit a correction, identification, source note, or additional detail. Submissions are reviewed by the archive before any public record is changed.
