Original Item
Original Item
Description
Printed program schedule issued by the Marion Broadcasting Co. for WMRN in Marion, Ohio, effective October 1973. The folded paper schedule provides separate Monday-through-Friday, Saturday, and Sunday listings for WMRN programming.
The schedule documents a wide range of local and network programming, including news, weather, sports, agricultural reports, religious programming, music, community-service programs, seasonal sports broadcasts, and locally produced programs. Named WMRN personalities appearing in the schedule include Chuck Evers, Ken Charles, Madge Cooper, Marj Williams, Al Vent, and Steve Stewart.
The front cover identifies WMRN as “1490 On Your AM Dial” and promotes WMRN-FM at 106.9 MHz with the slogan “The Most Beautiful Sound Around.”
The surviving copy contains extensive handwritten annotations, schedule revisions, strike-throughs, time changes, initials, and other working notes. A handwritten notation on the cover reads “1973 & 1974,” suggesting that the schedule remained in active use or was updated after its original October 1973 effective date.
The object exhibits substantial evidence of handling and use, including discoloration, staining, creasing, edge wear, tears, losses, and significant deterioration along the central fold. The handwritten annotations are retained as part of the historical record of the object.
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WMRN-2026-073. WMRN Program Schedule, Effective October 1973. WMRN Radio History Archive.
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Historical Context
This program schedule provides a detailed snapshot of WMRN’s broadcast day in October 1973. Programming represented includes local and network news, weather, sports, agricultural information, religious broadcasts, music, community-service programming, and locally produced features. The schedule also documents WMRN’s simultaneous AM and FM presence, identifying WMRN at 1490 AM and its FM service at 106.9 MHz. Extensive handwritten revisions and annotations indicate that this copy functioned as a working reference and apparently remained in use beyond its original October 1973 effective date, rather than serving solely as an unmarked promotional schedule.
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