# Construction of WMRN Radio Studios (1940s)

- Link: https://wmrnhistory.com/accession/wmrn-2026-023/
- Published: 2026-09-29T17:03:01-04:00
- Author: Brendon Hamblin

## Document

## Identification & Description

### Title

Construction of WMRN Radio Studios (1940s)

### Description


_Early construction of the WMRN radio studios in Marion, Ohio during the 1940s. 
The photograph shows the station building under construction with the broadcast 
tower already erected on the site._

## Description

This photograph documents the early construction of the WMRN radio studios in Marion,
Ohio during the 1940s. The image captures the station building while still in the
early stages of construction, with the structure partially completed and the broadcast
tower already installed adjacent to the building.

Radio stations of this era often constructed their transmitter facilities and studios
together, with the broadcast tower serving as the central element of the station’s
transmission system. The presence of the tower alongside the unfinished structure
illustrates the early development of the WMRN facilities as the station prepared
for regular broadcasting operations.

Images documenting the construction of local radio stations are relatively rare,
making this photograph an important visual record of WMRN’s physical beginnings 
in Marion. The image provides insight into the early infrastructure of small-market
radio broadcasting during the mid-twentieth century.

The exact date of the photograph and the identity of the photographer are currently
unknown.

### Accession Number

WMRN-2026-023

### Object Type

[Photograph](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=231)

## Content and Context

### Keywords

Building

## Rights and Access

### Access / Use Restrictions

None known. For educational and historical use.

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