WIGN
Radio station in Bristol, Tennessee, United States
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WIGN (1550 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Bristol, Tennessee, United States, and serving the Tri-Cites area of Tennessee and Virginia. Owned by Mountain Music Ministries, LLC, the station broadcasts a format of Bluegrass Music, Southern Gospel Music and Christian talk and teaching.
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| Broadcast area | Tri-Cites - Johnson City -Kingsport - Bristol |
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| Frequency | 1550 kHz |
| Branding | WIGN 1550 AM & 92.1 FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Bluegrass Music, Southern Gospel and Christian talk and teaching |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mountain Music Ministries, LLC |
| History | |
First air date | August 16, 1962 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 63979 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 36°33′57.4″N 82°09′26.5″W |
| Translator | 92.1 W221EC (Bristol) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | 1550ambluegrass |
By day, WIGN is powered at 35,000 watts non-directional. But 1550 AM is a Canadian and Mexican clear-channel frequency. So to reduce interference, WIGN must greatly reduce nighttime power to 6 watts. WIGN also broadcasts on a 250 watt FM translator, 92.1 MHz W221EC.
History
On August 16, 1962, the station first signed on the air. It was originally a daytimer, required to go off the air at sunset. It later received low-power nighttime authorization. For much of its history, it has broadcast a mix of Classic Country, Southern Gospel and Bluegrass music.
