This accession preserves an off-air recording of WMRN-FM’s Christmas Day programming broadcast on December 25, 1973. The recording was captured by Larry Hass using a Teac reel-to-reel recorder and later digitized for archival preservation.
The surviving audio provides a representative sample of WMRN-FM’s holiday programming during the early 1970s, including Christmas music selections, station identifications, advertisements, news segments, and public service announcements.
Audio Section
Part 1 — Christmas Day Broadcast (Segment One)
Recorded: December 25, 1973
Source: Off-air recording captured by Larry Hass using a Teac reel-to-reel recorder.
Description
This segment preserves a portion of WMRN-FM’s Christmas Day broadcast as heard by listeners in Marion, Ohio on December 25, 1973. The recording includes holiday music programming along with typical broadcast elements such as station identification announcements and local advertising.
Part 2 — Christmas Day Broadcast (Segment Two)
Recorded: December 25, 1973
Source: Off-air recording captured by Larry Hass using a Teac reel-to-reel recorder.
Description
This segment continues the preserved recording of WMRN-FM’s Christmas Day broadcast. The audio captures additional Christmas music programming along with routine broadcast material including announcements, advertisements, and public service messages typical of local FM radio during the period.
Archival Note
These recordings survive as donor-provided off-air captures rather than original station master recordings. As such, they provide an authentic representation of how WMRN-FM’s programming was heard by listeners at the time of broadcast.