| WAYN | |
| City: | Rockingham, North Carolina |
| Branding: | Information Radio |
| Frequency: | 900 kHz |
| Airdate: | September 1946 |
| Format: | Adult contemporary |
| Power: | 1,000 watts (day) 297 watts (night) |
| Class: | B |
| Facility Id: | 71152 |
| Coordinates: | 34.925°N -79.7431°W |
| Affiliations: | NCNN (North Carolina News Network) and Fox Sports Radio |
| Owner: | WAYN Incorporated |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
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]
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]