WAYN (AM)
| City | Rockingham, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Branding | "Information Radio" |
| Frequency | 900 AM |
| Format | adult contemporary |
| Power | 1,000 Watts (day) 297 Watts (night) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 71152 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 34° 55' 30" N, 79° 44' 35" W |
| Affiliations | NCNN (North Carolina News Network) and Fox Sports Radio |
| Owner | WAYN Incorporated |
WAYN (900 AM) is a radio station based in Rockingham, North Carolina. The station plays a variety of adult contemporary and easy listening music. It also carries Fox Sports Radio as well as North Carolina State University football and basketball Games.
With a daytime transmission power of 1,000 watts, and a night time transmission power of 297 watts. WAYN broadcasts from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
WAYN signed on in 1946. The first voice heard on the station was that of Robert D. Raiford, now a John Boy and Billy commentator. In 2006, morning host Jimmy Smith celebrated 55 years on the station. He was 16 when he started, and still on the air at 76 to celebrate 60 years. Mayor Eugene McLaurin declared Jimmy Smith day in 2001 for his 50th anniversary. Smith retired in 2013 after 62 years.
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