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The Courier is a daily newspaper based in Findlay, Ohio. It is delivered primarily to Hancock County and parts of Wyandot, Putnam, Seneca, Wood, Allen and Henry counties in Ohio. It was owned and operated by the Heminger family of Findlay for 131 years before being sold in November 2019 to Ogden Newspapers of Wheeling, West Virginia.
During the 1880s, Findlay was a booming center of oil and natural gas production, though the supply of petroleum had dwindled by the early 20th century. Findlay hosted the highly competitive Ohio State Music Festival in 1884. A young cornet player, Warren G. Harding, and his Citizens' Cornet Band of Marion placed third in the competition. [13]
The station began as WFIN-FM and in 1975 changed to country-formatted WHMQ.In June 1989 the call letters became WKXA.Since the station adopted its current calls it has changed format several times, from CHR to Hot Adult Contemporary to Rock Adult Contemporary (as "Rockin' Hits 100.5") to the current classic hits sound.
Studios and offices were located at 500 1/2 South Main Street in downtown Findlay. The station operated at its current frequency and daytime power, but with no nighttime authorization. In September 1949, WFIN was sold to Findlay Publishing Company. R.L. Heminger was the company president, and Harold Heminger was named general manager.
Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,920. [1] Its county seat and largest city is Findlay. [2] The county was created in 1820 and later organized in 1828. [3] It was named for John Hancock, the first signer of the Declaration of Independence. [4]
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They purchased The Giant Tire & Rubber Company of Akron, a tire-rebuilding business, in 1920, and in 1922 moved the business to Findlay, Ohio, [3] at a site at the intersection of Lima and Western avenues that is still occupied by Cooper Tire, adjacent to The Cooper Corporation facility. The Cooper name originates from 1919 when Cincinnati auto ...