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| Broadcast area | Upper Sandusky,Marion,Bucyrus, Ohio |
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| Frequency | 94.3MHz |
| Branding | Buckeye Country 94.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WYNT,WMRN | |
| History | |
First air date | April 1953 (WMRN-FM at 106.9) February 27, 1975 (94.3 as WDIF) |
Former call signs | WDIF (1975–2008) |
Former frequencies | 106.9 MHz (1953-1/6/2008) |
Call sign meaning | Marion |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 59282 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,000 watts |
| HAAT | 91 meters (299 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | buckeyecountry943.iheart.com |
WMRN-FM (94.3MHz) is acountry music radio station inMarion, Ohio, currently owned byiHeartMedia.
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 theColumbus market asWRXS.
94.3 FM was previouslyWDIF, and had served Marion since 1975[2] with anadult-oriented format. Originally owned by Scantland Communications, who also ownedWQEL-FM (92.7Bucyrus, 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 publicationRadio and Records named WDIF "Best Small Market Station in America." By 1982, WDIF was named "Best Small Market Station" in the country by Billboard magazine. Scantland would sell WDIF-FM to Burbach Broadcasting in 1994 who ownedWMRN-AM and WMRN-FM 106.9 inMarion, Ohio,WBUK-FM (106.3,Ottawa, Ohio) andWPFX-FM (107.7,North Baltimore, Ohio). Burbach Broadcasting owned several other radio stations inClarksburg, West Virginia,Parkersburg, West Virginia andState College, Pennsylvania.
In 1996, Ohio Radio Group purchasedWQEL andWBCO in nearby Bucyrus from former owner Scantland Communications becoming a local radio powerhouse owning several stations, includingWFXN-FM (102.3,Galion, Ohio),WMAN-FM (98.3,Fredericktown, Ohio)andWXXF (107.7Loudonville, Ohio). In 1996,WYNT which was based in nearbyUpper Sandusky, Ohio were also added making Ohio Radio Group the largest radio ownership company in Ohio. The company also tried to purchaseWMRN-AM, WDIF-FM, WMRN-FM,WBUK-FM andWPFX-FM but the sale was not approved by the Department of Justice because of ownership limits in the concentrated Mid-Ohio market. Burbach then sold the stations to Randy Michaels-led Jacor Communications, based inCincinnati, Ohio.
Before WMRN-FM's move to 94.3 FM, WDIF had been known as "Mix 94.3."
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