# WMRN Studios Promotional Postcard

- Link: https://wmrnhistory.com/accession/wmrn-2026-043/
- Published: 2026-09-29T17:03:03-04:00
- Author: Brendon Hamblin

## Document

## Identification & Description

### Title

WMRN Studios Promotional Postcard

### Description

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  WMRN Studios Promotional Postcard (WMRN-2026-043) is a promotional postcard 
depicting the WMRN AM/FM studio and transmitter facility located north of Marion,
Ohio along U.S. Route 23. Produced during the later twentieth century, the postcard
documents the exterior appearance of the station building, landscaped grounds, and
visible transmission towers associated with WMRN broadcasting operations.  The reverse
side describes WMRN’s service to a seven-county area in North Central Ohio and identifies
the building as housing both AM and FM studios, offices, and transmitter facilities.
Promotional postcards such as this were commonly distributed to listeners, visitors,
advertisers, and station guests as souvenirs and promotional materials.  As surviving
station ephemera, the postcard preserves the public-facing image and physical identity
of WMRN during an important era of locally operated radio broadcasting in Marion,
Ohio.

### Historical Significance

 This postcard provides visual documentation of the WMRN studio and transmission
facility during the station’s later twentieth-century operation. The inclusion of
the station building, transmission towers, and original promotional description 
offers historical insight into WMRN’s public identity, regional reach, and physical
broadcast infrastructure.

### Exhibit Label

 WMRN Studios Promotional Postcard. c.1970s–1980s. Color postcard depicting the
WMRN AM/FM studios and transmitter facility north of Marion, Ohio.

### Accession Number

WMRN-2026-043

### Object Type

[Printed Ephemera](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=235)

### Date

c. 1970s–1980s

### Organizations

[WMRN Staff](https://wmrnhistory.com/archive/?taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bcompare%5D=IN&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Btaxonomy%5D=tnc_tax_2799&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D%5B0%5D=451)

### Creator / Manufacturer

[From the collections of the WMRN Radio History Archive.](https://wmrnhistory.com/archive/?taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bcompare%5D=IN&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Btaxonomy%5D=tnc_tax_2833&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D%5B0%5D=344)

## Content and Context

### People

[Robert T. Mason](https://wmrnhistory.com/archive/?taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bcompare%5D=IN&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Btaxonomy%5D=tnc_tax_2788&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D%5B0%5D=336)

### Archive Collection(s)

WMRN Facilities Collection

### Keywords

Building

## Rights and Access

### Rights Status

Copyrighted

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