WMRN (AM)

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WMRN
Broadcast areaMid-Ohio
Frequency 1490 kHz
BrandingNewsRadio 1490 WMRN
Programming
Format Conservative talk
Network Fox News Radio
Affiliations Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
WMRN-FM, WYNT
History
First air date
December 23, 1940
(83 years ago) (1940-12-23)
Call sign meaning
Marion
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 40169
Class C
Power 1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
 40°36′50.00″N83°7′47.00″W / 40.6138889°N 83.1297222°W / 40.6138889; -83.1297222
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website wmrn.iheart.com

WMRN (1490 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Marion, Ohio, and featuring a conservative talk radio format. Owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., WMRN's studios and transmitter are co-located on the city's northern end. [2] In addition to a standard analog transmission, WMRN is available online via iHeartRadio.

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History

WMRN signed on the air on December 23, 1940. It was the first radio station to broadcast from Marion. In its early years, it was an affiliate of the ABC Radio Network, carrying its dramas, comedies, news, and sports during the "Golden Age of Radio." [3]

In May 1953, WMRN's owners launched an FM sister station, WMRN-FM, initially operating as a simulcast of the AM station. In the 1960s, it switched to automated beautiful music until its format was flipped to country music on April 1, 1981. It moved to 94.3 MHz in 2008.

When network programming shifted from radio to television in the 1950s, WMRN switched to a full-service, middle of the road format of popular adult music, news, and sports, branding itself "Hometown Radio 1490." Over time, talk shows were added and music programming was removed. By the late 1980s, WMRN's weekday schedule consisted largely of locally-produced talk shows accompanied by the nationally syndicated The Rush Limbaugh Show , with the last vestiges of its non-religious music schedule, largely consisting of weekend oldies programming, removed by 1999.

WMRN and WMRN-FM were acquired by Jacor Communications in the 1990s, which later merged into Clear Channel Communications, the forerunner to today's iHeartMedia. Under Clear Channel's ownership, WMRN's traditional full-service/hometown format featuring a variety of locally-produced content was phased out, as syndicated talk programming began filling the station's afternoon and evening weekday schedule. Since the June 2019 retirement of longtime local morning host Jeff Ruth, WMRN airs no locally-produced weekday programming, except for local newscasts.

Programming

WMRN's entire broadcast lineup is syndicated with programming sourced mostly from co-owned Premiere Networks and Compass Media Networks. The station also is an affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians Radio Network, the Ohio State Sports Network, the Columbus Blue Jackets Radio Network, and the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Radio Network.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WMRN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WMRN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1951 page 243, Broadcasting & Cable
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