WMRN Construction and Site-Purchase Newspaper Clippings

WMRN Construction and Site-Purchase Newspaper Clippings (WMRN-2026-055) is a grouped newspaper-clipping accession associated with the founding and build-out of WMRN in Marion, Ohio, preserved within the Founding of WMRN Collection. Dated 1940, the clippings document construction planning, the North Main Street transmitter/site purchase, staffing plans, regulatory progress, and the Marion Broadcasting Co.'s local-service mission.

The group brings together related launch-era newspaper coverage that names WMRN and Marion Broadcasting Co. and describes the practical work of turning Marion's new radio station from an approved project into an operating broadcast facility.

Objects Included

• WMRN-2026-055.1 – Work to start on radio station soon clipping.
• WMRN-2026-055.2 – Marion Broadcasting Station site-purchase clipping.
• WMRN-2026-055.3 – Continuation clipping describing radio station work to be started.

Historical Significance

These clippings document the founding period of WMRN, including the station's physical construction, local ownership, and preparations for regular service in Marion, Ohio.

Together, the articles preserve the administrative and community context behind WMRN's arrival: site acquisition, regulatory approval, news-service planning, and the local-service ambitions that shaped the station's earliest public identity.

Exhibit Label

WMRN Construction and Site-Purchase Newspaper Clippings. 1940. Newspaper Clippings. This grouped accession is preserved as part of the WMRN Radio History Archive.