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Letter on WMRN/Marion Broadcasting Co. letterhead thanks David F. Thomas for his WMRN-FM reception report and describes WMRN-FM's May 6, 1953 operation.
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Letter on WMRN/Marion Broadcasting Co. letterhead thanks David F. Thomas for his WMRN-FM reception report and describes WMRN-FM's May 6, 1953 operation.
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Letter on WMRN and Marion Broadcasting Co. letterhead verifies David F. Thomas's reception report for WMRN on March 13, 1946.
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Five-page transcript labeled as a special radio tape for Station WMRN in Marion, Ohio, responding to WMRN's editorial concerning the Youth Employment Act.
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Three related clippings document WMRN-FM radio personality Scott Shawver being buried alive as a Marion Jaycees haunted-forest fundraiser/promotion.
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Digital image of a round station-branded prize button reading "WMRN AM Prize Button Hot Country 107."
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Black-and-white photograph shows a speaker at microphones with an American Broadcasting Company WMRN Marion banner; companion label identifies the Ohio Air Tour, August 1947,…
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WMRN cover sheet for an attached editorial "As We View It" dated May 15, 1966 by Robert T. Mason, General Manager.
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WMRN cover sheet for an attached editorial "As We View It" dated March 6, 1966 by Robert T. Mason, General Manager.
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Orange Radio WMRN Script page discusses Route 23 improvement, state highway planning, and civic coordination around Marion transportation needs.
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Two continuous orange Radio WMRN Script pages discuss snow removal in downtown Marion, Washington traffic controls, and municipal handling of snow and ice.
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Dated WMRN cover sheet identifying an attached editorial titled "As We View It" on March 13, 1960 by Robert T. Mason, General Manager of…
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Rate card image shows the WMRN Marion, Ohio brand, station building, towers, and slogan "The Quality Sound of Community Service."
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Clipping reports that Marion radio station WMRN would add FM broadcasts and discusses the transmitting tower and FM service.
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Clipping states that radio station WMRN's first regular broadcast began at 1:15 p.m. after FCC approval arrived.
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Three clippings document planned construction, the purchased North Main Street site, staffing, local programming goals, and regulatory steps for WMRN and the Marion Broadcasting…
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Rotary International identification button bearing the name "Terry Cole Radio," associated with longtime WMRN broadcaster Terry Cole.
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Round promotional listener button featuring the text "I love WMRN" in red and black on a white background.
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Parent accession for a newly ingested group of historical WMRN photographs. Item-level identifications require registrar review.
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Mary Fox, gospel singer featured on the “Good News” program over WMRN, pictured with a WMRN-branded microphone in a promotional postcard, circa 1950. Description…
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Photograph of Charlie Evers with members of the Marion Exchange Club during a community gathering.
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Photograph of WMRN alumni gathered to celebrate the station’s 70th anniversary in Marion, Ohio.
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Photograph of Charlie Evers participating in a Marion Cadets fundraising campaign as honorary chairman.
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Photograph of WMRN personalities Jeff Ruth and Charlie Evers (WMRN-AM) alongside Scott Shawver (WMRN-FM), circa 1995.
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Photograph of Charlie Evers promoting WMRN’s Groundhog Day broadcast featuring Buckeye Chuck.
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