# Microphone Flag – “American WMRN”

- Link: https://wmrnhistory.com/accession/wmrn-2026-009/
- Published: 2026-09-29T17:03:00-04:00
- Author: Brendon Hamblin

## Document

## Identification & Description

### Title

Microphone Flag – “American WMRN”

### Description


_“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.

 

### Accession Number

WMRN-2026-009

### Object Type

[Equipment](https://wmrnhistory.com/archive/?taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bcompare%5D=IN&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Btaxonomy%5D=tnc_tax_2741&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D%5B0%5D=237)

## Content and Context

### Stations / Brands

[WMRN Radio](https://wmrnhistory.com/archive/?taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bcompare%5D=IN&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Btaxonomy%5D=tnc_tax_2792&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D%5B0%5D=433)

### Keywords

Photographs

## Rights and Access

### Access / Use Restrictions

Photographic materials held by the WMRN Radio History Archive."
 "Use subject to
archive policies.

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