| City of license | Rockingham, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Branding | "Information Radio" |
| Frequency | 900 AM |
| Format | adult contemporary |
| Power | 1000 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 1000 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, now a John Boy and Billy commentator. 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]