The WMRN Archives

A preserved WMRN-AM 1490 promotional announcement for “Scholastic Challenge,” likely dating to the 1990s. This piece reflects local radio’s longstanding involvement in educational and community-oriented programming, highlighting academic competition and student participation within the Marion area. Promotions such as “Scholastic Challenge” demonstrate how stations like WMRN Radio frequently partne...

A preserved WMRN-AM 1490 promotional announcement for “Larry King News,” likely dating to the 1990s. This piece promotes nationally syndicated news content associated with Larry King, reflecting how local radio stations like WMRN Radio incorporated nationally recognized personalities and network programming into their daily broadcast lineup. During the late 20th century, short-form syndicated news...

A preserved WMRN-AM 1490 promotional announcement for the station’s “Coats for Christmas” community campaign, likely dating to the 1990s. This piece reflects WMRN’s involvement in local charitable outreach efforts during the holiday season, promoting the collection and distribution of winter coats for individuals and families in need throughout the Marion community. Campaigns like “Coats for Chris...

A preserved WMRN-AM 1490 promotional announcement for the station’s “Wheel of Turkey” giveaway promotion, likely dating to the 1990s. This piece reflects the kind of seasonal contests and listener promotions that were a staple of local radio broadcasting during the late 20th century. Promotions like the “Wheel of Turkey” helped build audience engagement while reinforcing WMRN’s role as a community...

A preserved WMRN-AM 1490 promotional announcement for the station’s “Action Fone” service, likely dating to the 1990s. This piece promotes a listener-access telephone system providing on-demand information, including time and temperature, accessed by calling a local number (382-WMRN). Services like this were a common feature of local radio stations before widespread internet access, offering quick...

A preserved WMRN-AM 1490 promotional announcement for AccuWeather coverage, likely dating to the 1990s. This piece reflects the station’s partnership with national weather services and its emphasis on delivering timely and reliable forecasts to listeners. This recording is presented as part of the WMRN Radio History Archive. The WMRN Radio History Archive preserves and shares the broadcast legacy...

A preserved WMRN-AM 1490 promotional announcement for the Peanut Push, a long-running Marion-area fundraising tradition, likely dating to the 1980s. This piece highlights the station’s role in promoting local charitable efforts, including the Junior Service Guild’s Christmas Clearinghouse. The Peanut Push became a signature community event, closely tied to WMRN personalities and on-air promotion....

A preserved WMRN-AM 1490 promotional announcement referencing coverage related to the Soviet Union, likely dating to the 1980s. This piece reflects Cold War-era news themes and how local radio stations framed global events for their audiences. It demonstrates WMRN’s role in delivering international news with local presentation. This recording is presented as part of the WMRN Radio History Archive....

A preserved WMRN-AM 1490 promotional announcement for a Jan & Dean “Greatest Hits” music feature, likely dating to the 1970s. This piece reflects WMRN’s music programming during an era when classic hits and oldies formats played a central role in local radio. Promotions like this highlight how stations curated recognizable artists and themed programming to attract and retain listeners. This re...

A preserved WMRN-AM 1490 news promo featuring ABC News affiliation, likely dating to the 1990s. This piece reflects the station’s connection to national news networks, reinforcing its role in delivering timely and credible information to listeners in Marion, Ohio and surrounding communities. Promos of this type highlighted the importance of network partnerships in local radio news operations, blen...

A preserved WMRN-AM 1490 radio promo for Cleveland Indians baseball, likely dating to the 1990s. This piece reflects how WMRN positioned its Major League Baseball coverage leading into the season, promoting its role as a local affiliate carrying Cleveland Indians broadcasts to listeners in Marion, Ohio and surrounding communities. Focusing on preseason anticipation and fan engagement, the promo hi...

A preserved WMRN-AM 1490 radio promo for Cleveland Indians baseball, likely dating to the late 1970s or early 1980s. This piece reflects how WMRN positioned its Major League Baseball coverage during the era, promoting its role as a local affiliate carrying Cleveland Indians broadcasts to listeners in Marion, Ohio and surrounding communities. Branded during a period when the station emphasized its...

This episode presents a preserved WMRN News special broadcast marking the 10th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, which occurred on January 28, 1986. The program, titled “Challenger: Marion Thinks Back on the Unthinkable,” features reflections from Marion-area residents, educators, public officials, and broadcasters recalling where they were and how they learned of the tragedy....

This episode presents a preserved promotional announcement for WMRN-AM 1490 highlighting the station’s weekday morning programming hosted by Jeff Ruth. The promos feature on-air exchanges between Jeff Ruth and Terry Cole, who served in a news role at the station. Airing Monday through Friday from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m., the program was branded as “Hometown Radio, WMRN,” emphasizing a mix of local infor...

This episode presents a preserved WMRN News promotional announcement titled “Power Out; SOS.” The promo emphasizes WMRN’s role as an essential source of information during power outages and emergency situations affecting Marion, Ohio and surrounding communities. Framed with urgency and immediacy, the piece reinforces the station’s identity as a dependable lifeline when normal communication channel...

This episode presents a preserved WMRN News promotional announcement titled “Power Outage.” The promo highlights WMRN’s role as a critical source of information during power outages affecting Marion, Ohio and surrounding communities. Emphasizing immediate updates, service interruptions, and local impact, the piece reinforces the station’s identity as a dependable resource during emergency situatio...

This episode presents a preserved WMRN News promotional announcement titled “Rain.” The promo highlights WMRN’s commitment to delivering timely weather information to listeners in Marion, Ohio and surrounding communities. Focused on rain events and changing local conditions, the piece reinforces the station’s identity as a dependable source for real-time updates that affect daily life — from trave...

This episode presents a preserved WMRN News promotional announcement titled “Accurate Grapevine.” The promo reinforces WMRN’s positioning as a reliable and verified source of information within the Marion, Ohio community. By contrasting rumor with responsible reporting, the piece emphasizes the station’s commitment to accuracy, credibility, and trusted local journalism. As part of WMRN’s broader n...

This episode presents a preserved WMRN News promotional announcement titled “Domestic Violence – Denise Brown.” Produced during the national attention surrounding the O.J. Simpson case, the promo highlights WMRN’s exclusive local interview with Denise Brown, sister of Nicole Brown Simpson. At a time when domestic violence became a subject of intense public discussion, WMRN positioned itself as the...

This episode presents a preserved WMRN promotional announcement for Cleveland Indians baseball. The promo features audio from Albert Bell’s return to Cleveland following his departure from the Indians organization in November 1996. Capturing crowd reaction and commentary from that moment, the piece reflects the charged atmosphere surrounding one of the most memorable storylines in 1990s Cleveland...

This episode presents a preserved WMRN News promotional announcement titled “Way On Down,” voiced by Terry Cole. The promo highlights the station’s weather coverage and reflects how WMRN communicated approaching weather systems and changing conditions to listeners in Marion, Ohio and the surrounding communities. The phrasing suggests movement and developing weather patterns, reinforcing the statio...

This episode presents a preserved WMRN News promotional announcement titled “No Winter Wonderland,” voiced by Terry Cole. The promo highlights the station’s winter weather coverage and reflects how WMRN framed snow and seasonal conditions for listeners in Marion, Ohio and the surrounding communities. While winter weather can be picturesque, the piece underscores the practical realities of travel c...

This episode presents a preserved WMRN News promotional announcement highlighting the station’s winter weather coverage, voiced by Terry Cole. The promo reflects WMRN’s role in providing timely and dependable winter storm information to Marion, Ohio and the surrounding communities. Emphasizing preparation, awareness, and community impact, the piece reinforces the station’s identity as a trusted so...

This episode presents a preserved WMRN News promotional announcement highlighting the station’s severe weather and tornado coverage, voiced by Terry Cole. The piece reflects WMRN’s role as a primary source of urgent weather information for Marion, Ohio and surrounding communities. Emphasizing responsiveness, immediacy, and on-the-ground reporting, the promo reinforces the station’s identity as a t...

This episode presents a preserved WMRN News promotional announcement titled “We’re There,” voiced by WMRN News Director, Terry Cole and Scott Gurfen. The promo reinforces WMRN’s longstanding identity as a present and responsive local news source serving Marion, Ohio and the surrounding communities. Emphasizing immediacy and commitment, the piece reflects the station’s positioning as being on the s...