History
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.
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