Exhibits
Curated digital exhibits documenting major milestones in WMRN history
Digital Exhibits
The WMRN Radio History Archive presents a limited series of curated digital exhibits highlighting major milestones, traditions, and defining moments in the station’s history.
Each exhibit integrates archival materials, documented research, and contextual narrative to present a structured historical record.
Current Exhibits
Rod Serling at WMRN
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From Beautiful Music to Hot Country 107
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Buckeye Chuck and Marion Radio Culture
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The First Broadcast: December 23, 1940
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WMRN Radio: The Station That Carried Marion
Interpretive Exhibit WMRN Radio: The Station That Carried Marion An exhibit exploring WMRN’s role in the life of Marion, Ohio, through federal records, broadcast…
WMRN Peanut Push
The WMRN Peanut Push is one of Marion, Ohio’s most enduring community fundraising traditions. Established in 1969 through the initiative of WMRN broadcaster Charlie…
Buckeye Chuck
Buckeye Chuck is Ohio’s official weather-predicting groundhog and one of the most enduring broadcast traditions associated with WMRN-AM (1490) in Marion, Ohio. The tradition…