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Local radio station celebrates 60 years

By CASEY FABRIS BH News Service
Apr 26, 2017
Apr 26, 2017 Updated May 16, 2019
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Local radio station celebrates 60 years — Bill Jefferson (left), president of Franklin County’s WYTI radio station, started work at the station the day it went on air 60 years ago. He is still in the office most days, and his daughter Susan Mullins (right) is WYTI’s vice president and general manager. The wall of the front office is decorated with photos of musicians, newspaper clippings and honors collected over the years.
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By CASEY FABRIS BH News Service

Bill Jefferson still remembers his first day on the air at Franklin County’s WYTI radio station, 60 years later.

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Local radio station celebrates 60 years — WYTI radio disc jockey Carl Castillo reads the community events on air on April 19.

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Local radio station celebrates 60 years — Susan Mullins holds a photograph of WYTI’s first office in uptown Rocky Mount, including the station’s 1957 Chevy parked out front.

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Local radio station celebrates 60 years — A collage of Christmas cards and letters from musicians hangs in the station office.

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Local radio station celebrates 60 years — Despite the tall radio tower out back, the WYTI radio station blends into a residential area in Franklin County.

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Local radio station celebrates 60 years

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WYTI radio disc jockey Carl Castillo reads the community events on air on April 19.

Local radio station celebrates 60 years

Local radio station celebrates 60 years

Susan Mullins holds a photograph of WYTI’s first office in uptown Rocky Mount, including the station’s 1957 Chevy parked out front.

Local radio station celebrates 60 years

Local radio station celebrates 60 years

A collage of Christmas cards and letters from musicians hangs in the station office.

Local radio station celebrates 60 years

Local radio station celebrates 60 years

Despite the tall radio tower out back, the WYTI radio station blends into a residential area in Franklin County.

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