Welcome to the WMRN Radio History Archive
The WMRN Radio History Archive is a historical preservation project dedicated to documenting the legacy of WMRN (AM 1490) and WMRN-FM in Marion, Ohio.
Founded in 1940, WMRN has served north-central Ohio for generations through news, music, sports, and community service. This archive preserves that story through photographs, documents, audio recordings, ephemera, and original research.
Materials are collected from public records and private collections for educational and historical purposes.
Station History
Ownership, formats, call letters, and major milestones from WMRN’s founding in 1940 to today.
Facilities & Equipment
Studios, transmitters, towers, blueprints, photographs, and technical documentation related to WMRN’s physical broadcast infrastructure.
People & Programming
Air personalities, engineers, newsroom staff, shows, slogans, and eras that defined WMRN on the air.
Browse the Archive
Individual records including photographs, audio recordings, documents, advertisements, and ephemera preserved as discrete archival entries.
About the Archive
Scope, collection policy, provenance, and project background.
This site is a living archive. New materials are added as they are identified, documented, and preserved.
WMRN and WMRN-FM are referenced for historical documentation purposes only.