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.[1]
History
WAYN signed on in 1946. The first voice heard on the station was that of Robert D. Raiford, who later became a commentator for John Boy and Billy. In 2006, morning host Jimmy Smith celebrated 55 years on the station.[2] He was 16 when he started, and still on the air at 76 to celebrate 60 years.[3] Mayor Eugene McLaurin declared Jimmy Smith day in 2001 for his 50th anniversary. Smith retired in 2013 after 62 years.[4]
References
- ^ Richmond County Chamber of Commerce - retrieved on November 16, 2006
- ^ Mark Washburn, "55 Years Helping His Town Wake Up - Jimmy Smith Is Voice of the Morning on Rockingham Station," The Charlotte Observer, May 6, 2006.
- ^ Mark Washburn, "C-SPAN looks at Charlotte this weekend," The Charlotte Observer, September 24, 2011.
- ^ Barry Saunders, "Mornings aren't the same in Rockingham without radio voice of Jimmy Smith," News & Observer, October 9, 2013.
External links
- WAYN in the FCC AM station database
- WAYN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database