# Radio Station WMRN to Add FM Broadcasts Clipping

- Link: https://wmrnhistory.com/accession/wmrn-2026-057/
- Published: 2026-09-29T17:03:04-04:00
- Author: Brendon Hamblin

## Document

## Identification & Description

### Title

Radio Station WMRN to Add FM Broadcasts Clipping

### Description

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 Radio Station WMRN to Add FM Broadcasts Clipping. 1953-05-05. Newspaper clipping.
WMRN-2026-057.

 
  Radio Station WMRN to Add FM Broadcasts Clipping (WMRN-2026-057) is a newspaper-
clipping accession associated with WMRN's expansion into FM broadcasting, preserved
within the WMRN-FM Collection. Dated May 5, 1953, the clipping documents Marion 
radio station WMRN's plans to add FM service.  The article reports on WMRN's FM 
broadcasting plans and discusses the transmitting tower and technical service connected
with the expansion. It places WMRN-FM within the station's broader mid-century development
from AM local service into an expanded broadcast operation.

### Historical Significance

 This clipping documents a major technical expansion in WMRN's history: the move
into FM broadcasting during the early 1950s.  The article helps connect WMRN-FM's
launch to the station's facilities, transmission infrastructure, and public explanation
of FM service for Marion-area listeners.

### Exhibit Label

 Radio Station WMRN to Add FM Broadcasts Clipping. May 5, 1953. Newspaper Clipping.
This item is preserved as part of the WMRN Radio History Archive.

### Accession Number

WMRN-2026-057

### 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

1953-05-05

### Sort Year

1953

### Format / Genre

[Newspaper clipping](https://wmrnhistory.com/archive/?taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bcompare%5D=IN&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Btaxonomy%5D=tnc_tax_2816&taxquery%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D%5B0%5D=381)

### Historical Context

Documents WMRN's technical expansion into FM broadcasting.

## Content and Context

### Archive Collection(s)

Broadcast Equipment and Facilities, WMRN-FM Collection

### Keywords

Documents

## Physical Description and Location

### Quantity / Extent

1

## Rights and Access

### Access / Use Restrictions

Rights unknown; research-only until reviewed.

### Rights Status

Rights Unknown

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