WMRN (AM)

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WMRN
WMRN AM Logo.png
Broadcast areaMid-Ohio
Frequency 1490 kHz
BrandingNewsRadio 1490 WMRN
Programming
Format News/talk
Network Fox News Radio
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Cincinnati Bengals Radio Network
Cleveland Cavaliers Radio Network
Cleveland Guardians Radio Network
Columbus Blue Jackets Radio Network
Ohio State Sports Network
Ownership
Owner
WMRN-FM, WYNT
History
First air date
December 23, 1940;83 years ago (1940-12-23)
Call sign meaning
Marion [1]
Technical information
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
Webcast Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website wmrn.iheart.com

WMRN (1490 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. It is licensed to Marion, Ohio, ("MRN" stands for Marion Radio News) and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., through licensee iHM Licenses, LLC. It features programming from Fox News Radio and Premiere Networks. [2]

Contents

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Former logo

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, 106.9 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 1490 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-AM-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.

Current programming

All programming is syndicated from co-owned Premiere Networks and aired live unless otherwise noted. National news updates from Fox News Radio air at the beginning of each hour. Local newscasts are heard at the bottom of each hour and following Fox News, a few minutes past each hour on weekdays.

Weekdays

Saturday

Sunday

Live sports programming

Note that live sports programming preempts the regularly-scheduled programming listed above on the terrestrial broadcast. Regularly-scheduled programming airs on the streamed broadcast due to blackout restrictions imposed by the National Football League, the National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, and the NCAA.

Fall

Winter

Spring/Summer

Note: In the event of scheduling conflicts, Ohio State football and Cincinnati Bengals football take precedence over Cleveland Guardians games in September.

Former programming

Syndicated

Local

Additional local programming aired throughout WMRN's history during its time operating under a full-service format prior to its shift to mostly syndicated programming by 2019.

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References

  1. ↑ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  2. ↑ "WMRN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1951 page 243, Broadcasting & Cable
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