Original Item
WMRN AM Hot Country 107 Prize Button (WMRN-2026-065) is a promotional button and memorabilia accession associated with WMRN-AM and the Hot Country 107 branding era, preserved within the Promotional Ephemera Collection. Undated, the item documents station-branded prize and listener-engagement material.
The round button reads “WMRN AM Prize Button Hot Country 107.” As a small promotional object, it reflects how station branding moved beyond the broadcast signal into giveaways, appearances, contests, and other audience-facing activity.
Historical Significance
This button documents a later WMRN branding era and preserves an example of the promotional material used to connect the station with listeners.
Items like prize buttons help show how local radio identity was carried into public life through color, slogans, contests, and portable station-branded objects.
Exhibit Label
WMRN AM Hot Country 107 Prize Button. Date unknown. Button / Promotional Memorabilia. This item is preserved as part of the WMRN Radio History Archive.
Research Notes
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People and Timeline
- People
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- Timeline placement
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Citation and Rights
WMRN-2026-065. WMRN AM Hot Country 107 Prize Button. WMRN Radio History Archive.
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Full Catalog Metadata
- Object type
- Button, Promotional Ephemera
- Collection
- Hot Country 107 Collection, Promotional Ephemera Collection
- Digital location
- selected_wmrn_records/WMRN-2026-063_WMRN_AM_prize_button
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