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Description
Two-sided WMRN promotional brochure describing the station’s daily and weekend programming, seven-county listening area, news, sports, music, weather, agriculture, remote facilities, auxiliary equipment, personnel, and market data.
The program side lists the “Good Morning Show,” “Orbit” with Madge Cooper Guthery, “Mid-Day Matinee,” “The Music Man,” “Good Evening Show,” “Music Till Midnight,” Saturday sports coverage, and Sunday programming including Emanuel Lutheran Church services. The companion side identifies Worth Kramer as president and Arthur L. Martin as vice president/general manager, carries the slogan “The quality sound of community service,” and includes 1970 SRDS consumer market data and maps of WMRN’s coverage area.
Historical Significance
The brochure provides an unusually broad picture of WMRN around 1970, combining programming, staff, facilities, audience geography, market information, and station branding in a single promotional piece.
It is particularly valuable for documenting the structure of WMRN’s broadcast day, the station’s seven-county service identity, and the way local programming and community service were presented alongside advertiser-oriented market statistics.
Source & Provenance
Two digital brochure-side images preserved from a World Radio History scan of Ohio radio coverage and promotional materials. The original brochure was issued by WMRN / Marion Broadcasting Company. No physical original is represented by this accession.
Rights & Use Note
Copyright status has not been independently determined. These digital research copies are preserved for historical, research, and educational use with source attribution.
Exhibit Label
WMRN Programs and Market Information Brochure. Circa 1970. Two-sided promotional brochure documenting WMRN programming, personnel, seven-county coverage, market data, and the slogan “The quality sound of community service.”
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