|
WMRN-FM
WMRN-FM (94.3 Hertz, MHz) is a country music radio station in Marion, Ohio, currently owned by iHeartMedia. Station history The previous WMRN-FM had served the nearby Marion, Ohio area at 106.9 MHz with a country music format under the on-air monikers “FM-107”, “Country 107”, “Hot Country 107” and "Buckeye Country 107" over the previous years. The country format moved to 94.3 MHz, where the WMRN-FM call letters were moved to on 1/6/2008. The original WMRN-FM (106.9) moved to the Columbus, Ohio, Columbus market as WZCB, WRXS. 94.3 FM was previously WDIF, and had served Marion since 1975 with an Adult Top 40, adult-oriented format. Originally owned by Scantland Communications, who also owned WQEL-FM (92.7 Bucyrus, Ohio), featured an eclectic format of soft jazz and adult contemporary hits as well as newscasts produced by a 3-person news department. The call letters reflected the station's slogan, "WDIF Makes a Difference." In the late 1970s, the radio trade p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WZCB
WZCB (106.7 FM) – branded 106.7 The Beat – is a commercial mainstream urban radio station licensed to Dublin, Ohio, serving the Columbus metro area. Owned by iHeartMedia, the WZCB studios are located in Downtown Columbus, while its transmitter resides near Columbus' northeast side. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WZCB broadcasts over two HD Radio channels, and streams online via iHeartRadio. History As a Marion station (1953–2007) WMRN-FM had gone on the air on 106.9 MHz in Marion, Ohio, in April 1953, more than seven years after receiving its original construction permit. In the 1970s, it was a beautiful music station; later, it became country "Buckeye Country 107". Moving to the Columbus market (2007) On December 1, 2007, the station was relicensed to Dublin, Ohio and began targeting the Columbus radio market; the station frequency also had moved to 106.7 MHz. Prior to the announced launch, iHeartMedia (then known as Clear Channel Comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WYNT
WYNT (95.9 FM) is a hot adult contemporary radio station formerly located in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, now located with its studios in Marion, Ohio, and its transmitter and city of license moved to Caledonia, Ohio. It broadcasts music from the 1990s through today as "Majic 95.9" and is part of the iHeartMedia, Inc.'s Marion cluster which includes WMRN and WMRN-FM. Its Cleveland FM sister WMJI also uses the "Majic" branding for its 1960s/70s with a few 50s titles (now 1970s/80s with a few 60s titles) oldies station. WYNT was also formerly an oldies station under the same branding. The station had for years, served as a full-service adult contemporary/country music station serving Upper Sandusky, the seat of Wyandot County, as well as the communities surrounding Upper Sandusky, which is not to be confused with the town of Sandusky, Ohio...about 50 miles due north in Erie County, best known as the home of Cedar Point. History According to the 1981 Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WMRN-AM
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. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WMRN is available online via iHeartRadio. 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." page 243, In May 1953, WMRN's owners laun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion, Ohio
Marion is a city in Marion County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located in north-central Ohio, approximately north of Columbus, Ohio, Columbus. The population was 35,999 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, down slightly from 36,837 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is the largest city in Marion County and the principal city of the Micropolitan statistical area, Marion micropolitan area. It is also part of the larger Columbus–Marion–Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area. President of the United States, President Warren G. Harding, a former owner of the ''The Marion Star, Marion Star'', was a resident of Marion for much of his adult life and is buried at Harding Tomb. The city and its development were closely related to industrialist Edward Huber and his extensive business interests. The city is home to several historic properties, some listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Marion County, Ohio. Marion cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Music
Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is primarily focused on singing Narrative, stories about Working class in the United States, working-class and blue-collar worker, blue-collar American life. Country music is known for its ballads and dance tunes (i.e., "Honky-tonk#Music, honky-tonk music") with simple form, folk lyrics, and harmonies generally accompanied by instruments such as banjos, fiddles, harmonicas, and many types of guitar (including acoustic guitar, acoustic, electric guitar, electric, steel guitar, steel, and resonator guitar, resonator guitars). Though it is primarily rooted in various forms of American folk music, such as old-time music and Appalachian music, many other traditions, including African-American, Music of Mexico, Mexican, Music of Ireland, Irish, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WPFX-FM
WPFX-FM (107.7 Hertz, MHz, "The Wolf") is an American radio station, licensed to Luckey, Ohio. WPFX-FM is owned and operated by Patton Advertizing Enterprises, LLP, with an effective radiated power of 5,200 watts. The station's studios are located in downtown Toledo, and its transmitter is located in Bowling Green, Ohio. History 107.7 first filed for a construction permit in March 1988, and initially assigned the call letters WIZD. However, these call letters were not used and the station went on the air June 1, 1989 as "Jumpin' Country 107.7" WHMQ, though licensed to North Baltimore, Ohio, North Baltimore, maintained its studios and offices along Tiffin Avenue in Findlay, Ohio, Findlay. From 1999 to 2002, the callsign was changed to WIMJ and was known as Magic 107.7 with an Oldies format. In 2002, Clear Channel Communications, Clear Channel changed the callsign to WPFX-FM and the format was also changed to classic rock as 107.7 The Fox to better target then rival Classic Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WXXF
WXXF (107.7 FM broadcasting, FM) – branded ''107.7 The Breeze'' – is a commercial soft adult contemporary Radio broadcasting, radio station licensed to Loudonville, Ohio, Loudonville, Ohio. Owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., WXXF primarily serves the Mid-Ohio counties of Richland County, Ohio, Richland, Crawford County, Ohio, Crawford, Morrow County, Ohio, Morrow, Holmes County, Ohio, Holmes, Ashland County, Ohio, Ashland, and Wayne County, Ohio, Wayne. The studios for WXXF are located in Mansfield, Ohio, Mansfield, while the station transmitter resides in Galion. Besides a standard analog transmission, the station is available online via iHeartRadio. Formerly a full-power repeater of Galion, Ohio, Galion sister station WFXN-FM, WXXF radio stunt, stunted with Christmas music in preparation for a new format to debut on December 26, 2019. History WXXF-FM began as WBZW in March 1990. After a failed attempt to win the construction permit for WKLM in Millersburg, Ohio, Millersburg, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredericktown, Ohio
Fredericktown is a village (United States)#Ohio, village in Knox County, Ohio, Knox County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,648 at the United States Census 2020, 2020 census. History Fredericktown was platted in 1807, and named after Frederick, Maryland, the native home of a first settler. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 2,493 people, 1,050 households, and 691 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 1,133 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.0% White (U.S. Census), White, 0.4% African American (U.S. Census), African American, 0.2% Native American (U.S. Census), Native American, 0.3% from Race (U.S. Census), other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census), Hispanic or Latino (U.S. Census), Latino of any race were 0.9% o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WMAN-FM
WMAN-FM (98.3 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format as a simulcast of WMAN (1400 AM). Licensed to Fredericktown, Ohio, WMAN-FM serves the Ashland/Mansfield/Mount Vernon Mid-Ohio area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and features programing from Fox News Radio, Compass Media Networks, and Premiere Networks. WMAN-FM (then WWMM)'s simulcast of WMAN was originally a trimulcast with WMAN-FM (now WSWR) which ended on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at noon. Prior to December 2011, the station was WXXR, which, along with Shelby-licensed WSWR (100.1 FM), programmed a classic hits format branded as "My 100.1/98.3." WSWR also featured an oldies format as "Crusin' 100." The WMAN simulcast began on December 26, 2011. The first local program on the new FM signal was aired on December 26 "Rusty Cates & the WMAN Morning News". The first live high school sports broadcast on the FM signal was aired on Thursday December 29, a girls basketball game played betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galion, Ohio
Galion ( ) is a city in Crawford County, Ohio, Crawford, Morrow County, Ohio, Morrow, and Richland County, Ohio, Richland counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 10,453 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Galion is the second-largest city in Crawford County after Bucyrus, Ohio, Bucyrus. The Crawford County portion of Galion is part of the Bucyrus micropolitan statistical area. The small portion of the city that is located in Richland County is part of the Mansfield metropolitan area, while the portion extending into Morrow County is considered part of the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area. History The region was first inhabited by Native American tribes up until the first settlers, Benjamin Leveridge and his two sons, arrived in 1817. In 1820, William Hosford and his two sons, Asa and Horace, settled on land outside of the area. It was not until Colonel James Kilbourne decided to "lay out a town half way between Columbus and the Lakes" that the crossroads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WFXN-FM
WFXN-FM (102.3 FM broadcasting, FM) – branded as 102.3 The Fox – is a commercial mainstream rock Radio broadcasting, radio station licensed to serve Galion, Ohio, Galion, Ohio. Owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., WFXN-FM primarily services the Mid-Ohio counties of Richland County, Ohio, Richland, Crawford County, Ohio, Crawford, and Morrow County, Ohio, Morrow, and is the local affiliate for ''Rover's Morning Glory'' and ''The House of Hair with Dee Snider''. The WFXN-FM studios are located in Mansfield, Ohio, Mansfield, while the station transmitter resides in Galion. Besides a standard analog transmission, the station is available online via iHeartRadio. History WFXN-FM began as WQLX on November 8, 1974. At first, WQLX simulcast WGLX (1570 AM) under the ownership of Harry Gray's Radio Galion. After only owning the station for one year, Gray had a heart attack at the age of 58, the control of the station was transferred to Joseph Billow until a sale could take place. In 1976, Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
